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Lecture at Holy Name

Holy Name parish in Jesmond is delighted to welcome papal biographer, journalist and commentator Dr Austen Ivereigh to give its annual public lecture in the church on North Jesmond Avenue on Saturday 16 May, at 11 am, as part of this year's Jesmond Community Festival....

Holy Trinity Walking Group

The Holy Trinity Walking Group have announced the route of their walk on 2 May - and changed the start time to 10.00 am. Starting at Ilford Road Metro the walk will go through Jesmond Dene, following the Ouseburn to the Tyne, before crossing the Millenium Bridge en...

Sketches in the Footnotes

This year's NPS Art Exhibition, on show in Jesmond Library throughout May (during normal library opening hours) will feature artwork inspired by Rob Walton's very funny and creative book "Please Don't Read the Footnotes". Rob's playful poems and stories helped the...

Calling all Gardeners!

The Jesmond Community Orchard Plant Stall will be outside Boilerhouse, on Acorn Road, on Saturday May 2nd, from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Fill any empty corners of your garden with homegrown plants or shrubs, or get yourself an indoor plant!

Festival Circle Dance

Please note that the Festival Circle Dance in Jesmond Library will be on Wednesday 27 May, starting at 2:00 pm, as stated on this website, and not on Wednesday 26 May, as incorrectly stated in the printed Festival programmes. This also applies to to the Pop Up Cafe in...

West Jesmond School Festival of Music

West Jesmond School have announced the timings of the individual performances during the School Festival of Music which will form part of Jesmond Community Festival, and take place in Jesmond Library on the morning of Wednesday 20 May. All welcome, for all or part of...

Pick up a Programme!

The programmes for the 2026 Jesmond Community Festival have now been printed and are available in Jesmond Library. Why not pick up a bundle, so that you can distribute some to friends and colleagues?

St George’s Spring Fete

The 2026 St George's Spring Fete will be taking place on Saturday 16 May, mid-way through this year's Jesmond Community Festival. Make a note in your diary!

2026 Jesmond Community Festival

2026 Jesmond Community Festival dates

Photographic Competition

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...

Following the Teddy Bear Trail

Jay Yi was one of the keen followers of this year's Teddy Bear Trail!

Teddy Bear Results

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...

Jesmond Vale Heritage Walk

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 .

Revolution on Tyneside

Keith Jewitt can be relied on to give a fascinating and well-researched talk, and last night's offering "Revolution on Tyneside" was no exception! Jesmond Library was packed as Keith described the visits of Garibaldi and others to Tyneside.

Jesmond Gardens

The joint winners of our 2025 Jesmond Gardens Competition were 2 Lily Avenue and 4 Lansdowne Gardens. Third place was 39 Osborne Road, while there were Special Mentions for 5 Hartside Gardens and Woodland Mews. The judges found it very difficult to come to their final...

Kids Prom Cancelled

St George's Church tells us: Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, it’s necessary to CANCEL Wednesday’s Kids’ Organ Prom. If you’d have bought tickets in advance, you will be reimbursed via Eventbrite. Our apologies for any disappointment or inconvenience!

Jesmond Gardens

Here is a link to the video, showcasing all of our fabulous entries for 2025: https://youtu.be/PYtf3O7Btao?si=SM3HubLtsnAGmgIU

Jesmond Old Cemetery

Last Saturday's tour of Jesmond Old Cemetery made the most of the glorious weather. After the tour everyone stayed to chat in the sun, drinking tea and coffee, and enjoying home-baked scones and cakes. For more information about the Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery...

Cricket Club Quiz delayed

Due to a fixture being installed in the club house, Newcastle Cricket Club will be unable to hold their quiz on Friday 23 May, but it will instead take place on Thursday 29 May. Please contact the manager, Rob Dreyer, on manager@newcastlecc.org.uk or 07955560906 for...