FAMILIES who have missed out on meet and greets with Father Christmas this year due to the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions will be offered video calls. EVERY weekend, Father Christmas will be talking to children about their gift wish lists all from the comfort of their homes through a Zoom call, […]
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Cricket World Cup Trophy set to visit Beamish Museum
Visitors will have the chance to see the Cricket World Cup Trophy at Beamish Museum on Monday, April 8, as part of a national tour. The Trophy stops off at the museum as part of a tour of England and Wales ahead of this summer’s Cricket World Cup. Rhiannon Hiles, […]
Beamish to host The Great North Steam Fair again in 2019
It’s all systems go for Beamish Museum in 2019, which once again hosts The Great North Steam Fair from April 11-14 this year. Julie Wilson, Head of Communications at Beamish, said: “We’ve got a fantastic programme of events and festivals taking place throughout 2019, including the Great North Festival of […]
Great future projected for old cinema, as 1950s museum tourist attraction
THE old Grand Electric cinema in Ryhope, Sunderland is to be taken brick-by-brick to its new home in the 1950s Town at Beamish Open-Air Museum in County Durham. Jacki Winstanley, Beamish Museum’s marketing officer, said: “We looked at a number of cinemas around the region. The Grand Electric in Ryhope […]
8 date ideas that won’t break the bank in the North-East
Whether you’re just starting out or have been together for years, dating is a significantly important part of any relationship. With Christmas coming up you might be thinking about trying to save some pennies and dating might be the last of your priorities, but it doesn’t have to be that […]
WATCH: Beamish Museum hosts suffragette rally in support of International Women’s Day
Beamish Museum in County Durham celebrated International Women’s Day (March 8) by hosting a suffragette rally to commemorate the stands that took place in the early 1900’s. The rally took place in the 1900s town centre, which demonstrated townswomen fight for the right to vote. Beamish Museum workers, in full […]