May 2021

Jesmond Community Festival

Jesmond Community Festival

NEWS 

2025 Jesmond Community Festival

2025 Jesmond Community Festival

The 2025 Jesmond Community Festival will start on Saturday 3 May and end on Sunday 1 June. Start planning yourevents now!

Jesmond People

Jesmond People

The winner of this year's Jesmond Photographic Competition was David Whinham with his photograph "The Fab Four of Jesmond". Runner Up was David Pretswell. All the winning photographs will feature in our 2025 calendar "Jesmond People", available soon from Jesmond...

2024 JesFest

2024 JesFest

The 80 events which comprised the 2024 Jesmond Community Festival recorded over 12,200 attendances - although of course quite a lot of people attended several events, so there will be a lot of double counting.

Holy Trinity Walking Group

Holy Trinity Walking Group

At last, some good weather for a walk! This one was organised by the Holy Trinity Walking Group. to Edmondbyers, on 1 June.

Patience

Patience

The last of this year's big Festival musical highlights was Jesmond Choral Group's performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience", with the help of the Priory Singers, conductor Jonathan Scott, pianist Julia Kennard and a host of guest soloists.

Carnival of the Animals

Carnival of the Animals

The very well attended Kids' Organ Prom in St George's Church on 29 May featured Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals".

Sporty Crafts

Sporty Crafts

15 children took part in today's "sporty" crafts session in Jesmond Library.

Walking in Jesmond Dene

Walking in Jesmond Dene

The Friends of Jesmond Dene "enjoyed" another rain-interupted walk in Jesmond Dene on 26 May. For more information about what they get up to when it isn't raining, email friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail.com .

Recorder Revels

Recorder Revels

The North East Recorder Orchestra (NERCO) performed a varied programme of "Recorder Revels" at Jesmond United Reformed Church on 25 May. Highlights ranged from Handel to Scott Joplin and Gershwin.

Plastic Free Harvest

Plastic Free Harvest

The winner of this year's Plastic Free Jesmond & Sandyford Award has been announced and it is the cafe Harvest in St George's Terrace, run by the Ouseburn Coffee Company, which was the first Jesmond catering business to commit to no use of single use plastics. The...

Elvis in St George’s

Elvis in St George’s

The talented Gary Jay performed a most entertaining evening in St George's Church, making friends with Elvis fanatics and sceptics alike.

The Northumberland Club

The Northumberland Club

The Northumberland Club have announced an extra free Jesmond Festival event! On Saturday 1st June the Club will be holding a Taster Day, with Tennis from 9 am to 11 am, Squash/Racketball from 10 am to 11 am, Pickleball 11 am to 12 mid-day and Badminton 12 mid-day to 1...

Glorious Gardens

Glorious Gardens

The winners of the 2024 Glorious Gardens Competition, part of Jesmond Community Festival, have been announced as: Best Pocket Garden: 46 Salisbury Gardens; Best Container Garden: 46 Honister Avenue; Best Wildlife Garden: 63 Holly Avenue; and Best Large Garden: 55 Reid...

A Rainy Royal Route!

A Rainy Royal Route!

Congratulations to those brave members of the Friends of Jesmond Dene, and their friends, who carried on with their walk along the "Royal Route" through Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene, despite the heavy rain!

Jesmond Women’s Institute

Jesmond Women’s Institute

A good crowd for last night's WI meeting in St George;s Church Hall. The speaker was the textile artist Ailish Henderson

The Redheughers

The Redheughers

The Redheughers performed at the Festival Ceilidh which took place at St Hilda's Church Hall on 17 May.

Festival Train Rides

Festival Train Rides

The Tyneside Society of Model and Experimental Engineers once again marked Jesmond Community Festival with a day of "Festival Special" Model Steam Train Rides. This very popular attraction is situated behind the Wylam Brewery, in Exhibition Park.

West Jesmond School

West Jesmond School

This Wednesday, 22 May, a great opportunity to appreciate the musical and dance talents of the children at our local primary school, West Jesmond, as they perform in Jesmond Library, for Jesmond Community Festival. Open to all (unless the building gets full up!). 9:30...

Close Harmony in May

Close Harmony in May

Dark Sky Voices joined Les Hodgson, Bonnie Brinn and Len Young for a superb and varied evening of "Music for the Pool" at Jesmond United Reformed Church on 18 May. All the money raised will be shared between Jesmond Pool and St Oswald's Hospice.

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

27 people aged from 7 months to 79 years joined Chris Bostock and the Storytellers Street Band on the green outside Holy Trinity Church on 18 May, for stories, music and dancing. The weather was glorious and a good time was had by all!

Brandling Village walks

Brandling Village walks

All of the Brandling Village guided walks during this festival period are now fully booked. Sorry, if you have missed your chance!

Vintage Afternoon Tea

Vintage Afternoon Tea

Seniors enjoyed a Vintage Afternoon Tea at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday 16 May.