The Festival is underway!
The weather wasn’t as good as it might have been, but it didn’t rain during the excellent St George’s Spring Fete!
St George’s Spring Fete is tomorrow!
The 2024 Jesmond Community Festival kicks off on Saturday 4 May and one of the first events is the St George’s Spring Fete. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather, but if it does rain, there is plenty of undercover space in the church and church hall.
The Church Bells will be ringing from 11:40 am, with the event opening at 12:00 noon and lasting until 3:00 pm, with entertainment for everyone, include the Newcastle Allstars Steel Band, the Newcastle Concert Band, Irish dancers, children’s activities, toys, books, stalls of all sorts, displays, afternoon tea and Pimm’s.
The event will be opened by the Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley.
Newcastle High School for Girls
From Newcastle High School for Girls:
“We are delighted to invite you to come and picnic in the beautiful grounds of NHSG Junior School as part of the Jesmond Community Festival. Bring a picnic and rug and some games and explore our little bit of the countryside in the middle of the city!
We are also offering the opportunity for your children to take part in a wide range of fun activities with football, cricket, mini rugby, archery and performing arts workshops all included. We will also be offering a history talk and walk in the grounds.
All families are welcome to join in, whether your child attends NHSG or not. This is a free event but booking is required. Make sure to book your tickets now, and spread the word: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DKTJ
Once you have booked your ticket, we’ll provide further information on the workshop opportunities”
The event is on Saturday 18 May, starting at 11:30 am.
All places on Dawn Chorus walk taken
All the available places on the Dawn Chorus walk are now reserved, For information about other events and activities run by the Friends of Jesmond Dene email friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail.com .
Dawn Chorus
The first event in this year’s Jesmond Community Festival is the Dawn Chorus Nature Walk, which starts at 4:30 am on Saturday 4 May. And there are only two places left on it, so, if you are interested, email friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail.com immediately!