Top Dog Film Festival – new virtual event!
30 April - 3 May
The Top Dog Film Festival is back in the UK and Ireland this April, with a brand-new collection of heart-warming films celebrating the incredible bond between dogs and their human companions.
Showing virtually, the Top Dog Film Festival features...
As the golden leaves of October begin to descend, the North East buzzes with anticipation, ready to embrace the spookiest season of the year: Halloween. From family-friendly fright fests in Burnopfield to atmospheric outdoor cinemas in Sunderland, the region is packed with enchanting events for children and families. With...
February is everyone's favourite month, when the sun shines over the soothing wind and rain, and half term is when you have to make the most of it while it lasts.
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Sat 15 - Sun 23 Feb 2020 (11am - 3pm)
Get Hands on With History: Fairies...
A series of new artworks will go on show this autumn to mark the 85th anniversary of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema.
Artists Adina Nelu, Sofia Barton and Colette Whittington and Tim Brunsden were given access to the cinema’s archive of photographs, programmes and correspondence and were invited to reveal hidden stories...
Pioneers of folk-rock, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever, taking it out of small clubs and into the world of gold discs and international tours.
Five decades on and the band, led as ever by the iconic vocals of Maddy Prior and a line-up featuring some of...
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, FoodCycle volunteer Jane has set herself the challenge to volunteer at every FoodCycle Project in the North East – to raise awareness and to encourage others to get involved.
FoodCycle relies on their team of incredible volunteers to take surplus food and turn it...
The Newcastle-based shopping and dining destination, Eldon Square, has partnered with a local charity, Tiny Lives Trust, to raise vital funds as part of the ‘One Great Day’ event that will be hosted in the centre on Saturday the 3rd of September.
The national event, ‘One Great Day’, is an...
People originally due to perform at this year’s South Tyneside Festival are set to return as concerts are rescheduled for next summer’s music extravaganza.
Will Young, Ella Henderson, The South, Shalamar and The Fizz will take to the Bents Park stage for next year’s series of open-air Sunday Concerts, after...
How to flip the switch on screen time
Don’t feel bad about your children spending hours watching their favourite films over the Christmas holidays. Former primary school teacher Becky Cranham of education resource experts PlanBee shows how canny parents can make it an educational experience.
Many parents fret about the amount...
The Sick Children’s Trust, the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a warm and comfortable place to stay when they need it most, is thrilled to announce that Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke is to become an official ambassador for the charity.
Anton...
