by Christopher Clarke | Mar 27, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events
Every Friday during this year’s Jesmond Community Festival will feature a lunchtime performance on the magnificent organ of St George’s Church. The recitals will start at 1:00 pm and are free, but with a retiring collection in aid of the Organ Restoration Fund.
The guest organist on 12 May will be Daniel Cook, Durham Cathedral, 19 May will feature Tim Harper, Ripon Cathedral, 26 May Paul Ritchie, Newcastle, and 2 June Tamsin Brown, Carlisle.
Outside the Festival period you can also enjoy Drew Cantrill-Fenwick on 5 May, and other guest organists throughout June and July, ending on 21 July with Drew (again!).
by Christopher Clarke | Mar 24, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
The Festival event originally planned for Saturday 13 May in Jesmond United Reformed Church will now take place on Friday 2 June instead, same time and same place. Many apologies for any inconvenience caused, especially as the printed festival programme will now be incorrect, for this event.
The programme for the evening is as follows:
Songs, Vocal Ensembles and Piano Music by Offenbach, Bizet, Berlioz, Delibes, Saint-Saens and more, performed by Jane Corbitt (soprano), Delia McNally (mezzo soprano), Les Hodgson (tenor), John McCauley (narrator/bass) and Len Young (piano). Tickets £12. Refreshments available.
The event will commence at 7:30pm.
by Christopher Clarke | Mar 17, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events
Keith Jewitt’s guided tours on the theme of “Seafarers of Jesmond” look likely to be very popular, so don’t leave it too long, if you are thinking of booking! Email info@jesmondfestival.org.uk in order to book. See the festival programme for dates and times.
by Christopher Clarke | Feb 17, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
The Jesmond Glorious Gardens Awards have a new email address gardensinjesmond@gmail.com . And the organisers have announced the categories for the 2013 Awards: Pocket Garden, Larger Garden, Best Container and Best Wildllife Friendly Garden. Entries must be submitted by Thursday 18 May and there will be an Awards presentation in Jesmond Library on 24 May (6pm).
by Christopher Clarke | Jan 30, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
Jesmond Library is again organising the popular Teddy Bear Trail as part of the 2023 Jesmond Community Festival. Would you like to host a bear? For more information please contact joanaarvold@icloud.com or pop into the library.
by Christopher Clarke | Jul 2, 2022 | Events, News
Some of the most popular events in this year’s Jesmond Community Festival were the Guided Walks. A new event being organised by the Friends of Jesmond Dene should therefore be very popular!
It’s on 20 August, starting at 11:00am and ending about 1:00pm. The walk will follow the route taken by the Prince and Princess of Wales on this day in 1884, when they officially opened Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene. Suggested donation £5; pay on the day. There is a limit on places so please book via friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail.com as soon as possible.
