Places are still available on the free, virtual tour of the Ouseburn’s Victoria Tunnel, which will take place at 3:00pm on Sunday 8 May. Please make a voluntary contribution to the Ouseburn Trust, if you can. To book go to www.ouseburntrust.org.uk/Event/jesmond-festival .
All the High West Jesmond Guided Walks planned as part of this year’s Jesmond Community Festival are now fully booked. However Julie Jacques tells me that she expects that the walk will be repeated later in the summer, as part of the City Guides programme. For more information contact juliemjacques@btinternet.com
Further information has been announced concerning this year’s Teddy Bear Trail, which will have a “Reet Royal” theme. Entry Forms will be available on May 7 at the St George’s Spring Fete and from May 10 in Jesmond Library. There will be a modest charge of £1 per entry. The trail itself will not all be in place until Saturday 21 May.
The Jesmond Festival Guided Walks in High West Jesmond are now all full up! Please do not turn up for these walks if you have not reserved a place. It is possible that further such walks may be organised in future – if you are interested, please contact juliemjacques@btinternet.com .
All places on the Charles Mitchell walk available on May 9, May 13 and May 19 have now been booked. At the time of writing, there are still places available on May 25 at 5:00pm, but if you are interested, contact norths_2000@yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible, or you risk being too late!