THE North is known for all manner of interesting things: pasty’s, inconsistent football performance and general rag-tag rebellion against anyone south of Yorkshire. That being said, our biggest claim to fame is our stoic remembrance of the countless men and boys who lost their lives in the dank dark underbelly […]
A NORTH East car restorer is following a trend first pioneered by Prince Harry, with the electrification of a classic motor – for owners with deep pockets. Aston Workshop (AW), based at Beamish in County Durham, have created this program, featuring a recently restored Aston Martin DB6, to fit their heritage […]
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 […]
Beamish Open-Air Museum held its annual steam fair last weekend, with a focus on WW1, proving to be a fun day out for all. The show featured a variety of road vehicles, engines and trains from 1914 – 1918 in action around the museum. Beamish hosted around 120 exhibits including […]
The North East for Europe campaign group is highlighting regional landmarks that would not exist without EU funding. Many of the North East’s iconic buildings and projects have been created and regenerated with money from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) which comes from the EU, including: The Core Science Central in […]
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 […]
International Women’s Day, originally International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated each year on March 8th. Worldwide women continue to excel in social, political, cultural and economic backgrounds. Each year we are nearer and nearer to the common goal of gender equality and women (and men alike) all over the globe […]