Family Fun Morning and Escape Room in Church

Come and mingle outside for some social distanced (but still) fun and sign up online for our in-person church escape room! Suitable for all Primary-aged children. Social distancing around family groups outside. Limited spaces. Sign up for slots 20 minutes apart, to move around the church in family groups. Adults will need to wear masks inside. JPC is opposite Jesmond Metro Station.

Guided Tours

Pre- booked walking tours of St Andrew’s Cemetery (last resting place of Eileen Blair, the first wife of George Orwell) and Jesmond Community Orchard, with City Guide John North and Orchard Chair Fiona Clarke. Booking essential, as numbers limited. The walks on 22 May were fully booked but there have been some last minute cancellations. For further information, email fionakclarke@yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible.

Keep Jesmond Clean Reunion and Litterpick

The total number of participants will be limited to 30, to comply with public health advice, so please email keepjesmondclean@gmail.com if you wish to take part. Equipment is provided. KJC is fully insured, and operates within H&S guidelines.

Orchard Open Day

A choice of craft activities, including painting pebbles, planting seeds, making miniature gardens and creating mini-beasts. Activities will be spaced, inside and immediately outside the Orchard, to ensure COVID security, so there will be a maximum of 30 people in each activity area, at any one time. For more information about the Orchard see www.jesmondcommunityorchard.co.uk .

History of Jesmond Parish Church

The church will be open from 1:30 to 3:30pm and Rev Alan Munden, author of “A Light in a Dark Place, a History of Jesmond Parish Church” will be in church to talk and answer questions. All welcome! Numbers will be limited inside, according to COVID regulations, and masks will be required, but free refreshments will be served outside, especially if you have to wait! The church is situated immediately adjacent to Jesmond Metro Station.

Guided Tours

Pre- booked walking tours of St Andrew’s Cemetery (last resting place of Eileen Blair, first wife of George Orwell) and Jesmond Community Orchard, with City Guide John North and Orchard Chair Fiona Clarke. Booking essential, as numbers limited. Tours last approximately 1.5 hours, with different guides for each area. Meet at the cemetery gates, Tankerville Terrace. To book, email fionakclarke@yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible, as there are very few places left.

“Try Church Sunday”

“The Economist” recently wrote that “God has had a good lockdown”, with the numbers of people attending church online increasing in number. If you’d like to try church you are welcome to join us online or in person, for a simple, uncomplicated service – see www.church.org.uk for more details. Refreshments after the service in person.

Energise and Socialise – Get Fit whilst Having Fun with Ann

A gentle seated exercise class with Ann Douglas (formerly Smiley). We start with a gentle mobility section and circulation booster and move into building muscular strength and increasing bone density, as well as exercises for co-ordination and flexibility. Work at your own pace. For this class you will need a scarf, or something similar. Email dementiafriendlyjes@gmail.com to be sent the Zoom link.

Italian Poetry and Music

Italian poetry and music, presented by Antonella Rea. There will be an online bilingual event, in Italian and English, suitable for all, and a special audio-visual trail in the Orchard itself. The trail, “Via l’Italia nel frutteto” will be in place between 17 and 31 May. To receive the zoom invitation or for more information about the trail, email info@antonellarea.co.uk . To take part in the trail it would be best if you have headphones as well as a smartphone.

Art on the Metro

A special Thursday evening talk by Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director of Nexus, the public body which owns and operates the Tyne and Wear Metro. For a Zoom invitation email events@jesmondlibrary.org .

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Energise and Socialise – Get Fit whilst Having Fun with Ann

A gentle seated exercise class with Ann Douglas (formerly Smiley). We start with a gentle mobility section and circulation booster and move into building muscular strength and increasing bone density, as well as exercises for co-ordination and flexibility. Work at your own pace. For this final class in the series bring all the equipment that you have used before: hand weights (food cans are fine), rolled up socks and a scarf or similar. Email dementiafriendlyjes@gmail.com to be sent the Zoom link.

Reid Park Road – Circular Walk – FULLY BOOKED

John North, City Guide, will lead this walk, lasting no more than 90 minutes, which will explore the area to the east of Osborne Road, and consider its history before modern Jesmond was built. Numbers of people on each Reid Park Road walk will be strictly limited, to comply with COVID restrictions.  Please note that this walk, on the morning of May 28, is now fully booked, but a further walk, on the same route, but with a different guide, is being organised on the afternoon of the same day. Email John on norths_2000@yahoo.co.uk to make detailed arrangements about any of the Reid Park walks. Please do not turn up for any of the Reid Park Road walks unless you have booked with John, in advance.

Reid Park Road – Circular Walk – FULLY BOOKED

Christine Dinsdale, City Guide, will lead this walk, lasting no more than 90 minutes, which will explore the area to the east of Osborne Road, and consider its history before modern Jesmond was built. Numbers of people on each Reid Park Road walk will be strictly limited, to comply with COVID restrictions.  Please note that this walk is also now fully booked. All the Reid Park walks should be booked by Emailing John North on norths_2000@yahoo.co.uk . Please do not turn up for any of the Reid Park Road walks unless you have booked with John, in advance.

Glorious Gardens

Discover the winners of the 2021 Glorious Gardens awards.

Victoria Tunnel Experience

Discover the secrets hidden under Newcastle’s city streets, joined live by one of the Ouseburn Trust’s award-winning tour guides, who will use video and images to take you through the tunnel. You will be able to interact and ask questions using a chat box, but you won’t be visible. Free admission, but please make a voluntary contribution to the Trust. To book go to https://www.ouseburntrust.org.uk/Event/jesmond-festival .