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.
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 .
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.
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 cafe provides free, good quality tap water to all customers, while also selling re-usable water bottles, which it will re-fill, free of charge.
Tony Waterston, coordinator of Plastic Free Jesmond and Sandyford (part of Keep Jesmond Clean) says “We are delighted that Harvest is leading the way in what we hope will become the norm in a few years time”.