Due to Dr Austin Ivereigh being required to stay at the Vatican for the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, his proposed lecture at Holy Name on the Legacy of Pope Francis has had to be postponed. (The lecture had been planned for Saturday 17 May.) For further information contact welcome@holynamejesmond.co.uk
This year the Friends of Jesmond Dene were lucky with the weather, and enjoyed a glorious morning for their Dawn Chorus Guided Walk. To find out more about the Friends and the great work they do in looking after our Dene, email friends.of.jesmond.dene@gmail/com .
The first week of this year’s Jesmond Community Festival is up, and one of the undoubted highlights was the performance of The Darling Dollies on St George’s Green on the first day of the festival. If you get a chance to see them at any other venue, don’t miss it! To help mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe the Dollies had polished up their repertoire of 1940’s songs, ending with “We’ll meet again”. Not a dry eye on the green!
Don’t forget the Festival Ceilidh, with the Redheughers, which will be taking place this Sunday (11 May) starting at 7:30 pm in St Hilda’s Church Hall, Thornleigh Road (around the corner from Starbuck’s). You can purchase tickets from rachael@redheughers.org.uk or just turn up a few minutes early on Sunday, with the correct cash (£7 for adults, £3 for children aged 6-17, 5 and under,free).
All places available on the Dawn Chorus Walk on 10 May are now taken.
Jesmond Choral Group and friends will be performing the Faure Requiem in Jesmond United Reformed Church on Tuesday 6 May, conducted by Jonathan Scott. This free event will commence at 7:30 pm, but get there a few minutes early to get a good seat. The concert will also include Cantique de Jean Racine, and more. For more information about future performances, or how you could join the group, email diane.carter@blueyonder.co.uk .