by Christopher Clarke | Jun 24, 2023 | News
A message from John North……
Dee Pass and I led a walk during the recent Jesmond Festival. It was oversubscribed and inevitably some people were disappointed not to get a place. Dee and I are now offering a final Tyneside Flats to Tankerville walk in the hope that many of the people who failed to get a place first time round will be able to attend. This walk will be on Thursday July 6th at 5.00pm. Places are limited but anyone interested in the walk should email me at norths_2000@yahoo.co.uk and I’ll allocate places on a first come first served basis. As before there is no charge for this walk, but donations to Jesmond Festival funds will be appreciated.
by Christopher Clarke | Jun 3, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
Today’s walk in Heaton Park, organised by the Friends of Jesmond Dene, benefitted from glorious weather.
(3 June 2023)
by Christopher Clarke | Jun 3, 2023 | 2023 Festival, News
Make sure that you hand in your entries for the Musical Teddy Bear Trail to Jesmond Library by 4:00pm on Tuesday June 6. And there is still plenty of time to enter the photographic competition, whose closing date isn’t until September.
On Sunday 4 June, the last day of the festival, you can take the kids along to the Steam Train rides in Exhibition Park between 11am and 3pm, or you can go and watch the children dancing upstairs at Jesmond Pool (book at erinhdance@outlook.com ).
And this evening, 3 June, at 7:00pm enjoy Music for a Summer Evening with the North East Recorder Orchestra at the URC.
Many thanks to all the fabulous performers and event organisers who have given us such a great Community Festival this year!
by Christopher Clarke | May 26, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
The results of this year’s Glorious Gardens competition were announced in Jesmond Library on 24 May. The winning Large Garden was entered by Julia Murden of 47 Larkspur Terrace; the best Container came from Catherine Snowden, 34 Kingswood Avenue; the winning Wildlife Garden was at 2 Wolseley Gardens (Jamie Jones); and the winning Pocket Garden was at 60 Holly Avenue (Peter and Penny Udall).
Many congratulations to the winners, to all who entered the competition, to the organisers, and to Waitrose and Acorn Hardware, who donated prizes.
by Christopher Clarke | May 26, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
This year John North combined forces with fellow City Guide Dee Pass, in order to accommodate more people onto his popular guided walks. This year’s topic was “Tyneside Flats to Tankerville” and included a variety of pieces of local history from the Jesmond Cinema through West Jesmond School to Newcastle High School for Girls and more. Less well-known corners were the house where Nancy Spain, the writer and media personality, lived, and the community garden established by enthusiasts from the United Reformed Church.
by Christopher Clarke | May 26, 2023 | 2023 Festival, Events, News
The winners of this year’s Jesmond and Sandyford Plastic Free Awards for North and South Jesmond have been announced.
The winner for North Jesmond was the Pink Lane Bakery and Cafe, Acorn Road, whose award was presented by Wendy Young at a meeting in Jesmond Library. Pink Lane stated “Reducing plastic use is really important to us. For more than ten years we have used only recyclable brown paper bags, and we switched to compostable coffee cups and lids a couple of years ago. All our daily logistics are done by electric van or cargo bike.”
The South Jesmond winner was the Urban Green Cafe in Exhibition Park, who particularly emphasised their use of compostable takeaway packaging and have recently introduced a 25p discount for customers who bring their own cup.
Congratulations to both winners, and to the organisers of the competition, who come under the banner of Keep Jesmond Clean.
