Join your fellow detectives for this online event and help Jesmond Library volunteers to solve a chilling crime based on the Ann Cleeves book “The Darkest Evening”. Jesmond Festival’s first recorded murder. To receive a Zoom invitation email events@jesmondlibrary.org . There is no charge, but if you wish you can make a donation to the library through http://www.justgiving.com/jesmond-library .
The Teddy Bear Trail is organised by the Friends of Jesmond Library. The 2021 trail will run from 22 May to 6 June, so as to include half term, and all the teddies will have a theme related to a children’s story, film or TV programme.
This year there will be two trail routes, both starting from Jesmond Library. Route One includes the North side of Jesmond Dene Road (Beatty Avenue etc), where there were lots of keen hosts for teddy bears. There are around 25 teddies on this Trail – as it finishes at the bottom of Keyes Gardens many trailers may well wish to wander into the Dene for an ice cream or picnic!
Route Two is a bit longer, covering a number of central Jesmond streets, bringing the total number of bears to around 70, and making the event our biggest yet! To minimise the chances of COVID problems there will be no paper forms, but the instructions, maps etc will be available on Facebook, and displayed in the library windows.
Watch out for further information! In the meantime, if you have any queries, email joanaarvold@icloud.com or telephone 07747 359607.
This year’s Glorious Gardens competition is open to all Jesmond gardeners with a little bit of Paradise in front of their house. Entries for gardens of all sizes are welcome, and there’s a special category for the best wildlife-friendly plot. To make the competition truly inclusive, this year there will be a prize for the prettiest single container. Email Greeningjesmond@hotmail.com for details of how to enter. The closing date for entries is Tuesday 18 May and the awards will be presented on Friday 28 May.
To celebrate Jesmond Community Festival 2021 Jesmond Library is inviting local community organisations and businesses to help decorate the library windows. Each organisation will be allocated one window and invited to produce a display on the theme of “Vibrant Jesmond”. If you are interested, contact Sarah Breakey on sbreakey57@gmail.com well before the middle of April.
Unfortunately COVID restrictions mean that we won’t be able to enjoy a live concert by the Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra as part of this year’s Jesmond Community Festival. But instead NUJO are recording two special videos for us, “Spain” by Chick Corea and “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. Watch out for further information towards the end of April!