by Christopher Clarke | Dec 16, 2025 | News
The 2026 Jesmond Community Festival will start on Saturday 2 May and last until Sunday 31 May. Over the next few weeks this website will be updated with information about the 2026 Festival. At present a lot of the detailed information still refers to 2025!
by Christopher Clarke | Jul 2, 2025 | 2025 Festival, Events
Most of this year’s Jesmond Community Festival is over now, but don’t forget that you have until Saturday 20 September to enter this year’s Jesmond Photographic Competition, which has the theme of “Togetherness”. Full details of the competition are available in Jesmond Library, as are entry forms, or email info@jesmondfestival.org.uk to have copies email straight to your in box.
by Christopher Clarke | Jun 16, 2025 | 2025 Festival, Events, News
Jay Yi was one of the keen followers of this year’s Teddy Bear Trail!
by Christopher Clarke | Jun 15, 2025 | 2025 Festival, Events, News
As usual, the 2025 Teddy Bear Trail was a great event, with 32 Teddies in various “travelling” guises distributed over many Jesmond Streets. Full details of the locations of all the bears is now on display in Jesmond Library.
The two favourite entries were Hiking Hamish and Hilary, and Barnacle Bear.
We are indebted to Symonds Taylor for printing all the entry forms, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s for donating prizes, and Tesco for providing yummy Teddy treats for each child returning a form. And of course the organisers, the Friends of Jesmond Library.
by Christopher Clarke | Jun 9, 2025 | 2025 Festival, Events, News
The Guided Walk of Jesmond Vale, organised by the Friends of Jesmond Dene, benefited from glorious weather. For more information about the Friends and their activities, email friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail.com .