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 now from Jesmond Library.
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.
At last, some good weather for a walk! This one was organised by the Holy Trinity Walking Group. to Edmondbyers, on 1 June.
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.
The very well attended Kids’ Organ Prom in St George’s Church on 29 May featured Saint-Saens “Carnival of the Animals”.
15 children took part in today’s “sporty” crafts session in Jesmond Library.