The “Received Wisdom” exhibition at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens started on February 1st 2020, and is looking to challenge the myth that creativity and the desire to make art is something that only comes at a young age. Jonathan Weston, Exhibition Officer at Sunderland Museum and Winter gardens, said it […]
Libraries across Newcastle will celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week by stocking the new Reading Well booklist for children. The collection is made up of 33 books and is targeted towards children who are in key stage two – aged 7 – 11, and has been curated by health professionals, children, […]
After a successful run last May at The Customs House, ‘Everywhere We Go’ is back in May for the second year running. The play, co-written by Dale Meeks and Iain Cunningham of Boyle Yer Stotts Productions, is about South Shields Football Club’s historic FA Vase victory in 2017. After selling […]
Durham city was transformed into the Lumiere light festival to mark the event’s special 10 year anniversary, proving popular once again with 165,000 visitors. Durham’s Lumiere Festival, organised by arts group Artichoke, runs every two years and is the largest free light festival in the UK. One million visitors have […]
Crowds gathered to watch as the Christmas lights at South Shields were lit up by East 17 on the most festive event of the year. The South Shields Lights Switch On took place on November 21. BBC Newcastle’s Gilly Hope hosted the event and she was joined by Mayor Councillor […]
If you haven’t already heard, Fenwick’s Window this year is Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. This follows their film themed windows of the past two years, Paddington Bear in 2017 and The Snowman in 2018. Before the big reveal, we asked a few people in the crowd what they […]
It is incredible how many pumpkins are wasted in the wake of Halloween every year in the UK. According to an article 42 per cent of British people buy pumpkins for this holiday and over 18,000 tons of edible pumpkin is thrown away. However, this plant has many nutritious benefits […]
Giant tentacles and enormous eyeballs have heralded the launch of the North East’s biggest Halloween celebration. Sunderland’s Lights Out festivities begin on October 25, marking a packed programme of entertainment across the city for both adults and children. And at the heart of the event are giant tentacles which can […]
By Hannah Smith Blogs are great, if I do say so myself. They open so many doors for you, it is actually unbelievable. Due to having my blog (Words of Hannah), I have been able to meet the editor of the UK Cosmopolitan magazine, appear on book blog tours and interviewed […]
Sunderland graduate Jenah May has launched a theatrical project, Eagle Artistry, which focuses on wellbeing, fighting stigma around mental health and working with the victims of trauma and from fractured backgrounds. Inspired by her own struggle with mental health and overcoming adversity from domestic violence, miscarrying her twins and fighting […]