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Christmas carol concert brings Christmas spirit to Jesmond

St George’s Christmas Carol concert takes place on December 17. Zoe Huang speaks to the conductor behind it

Jesmond’s live music scene struggling because of higher costs and fewer venues

The local live music gig scene is in trouble, venue owners and musicians have warned. The pandemic, recent rises in inflation and closure of local music venues such as the Dun Cow pub near Clayton Road, have forced many musicians to cancel or curtail their

Safe and not-so-scary Halloween fun for kids at Jesmond Library

Pumpkins, witches and black cats – children have a chance to kick-off Halloween 2022 today (Tuesday 25 October) with a Halloween Craft event at Jesmond Library. The 90-minute session begins at 2pm and provides safe and fun activities for children aged 3-8 years, accompanied by

Local movie fans get the silent treatment – with organ music

Film fans in Jesmond will get a chance to watch a silent version of Phantom of the Opera tomorrow evening (Saturday 15 October) at St George’s Church, accompanied by professional organist Darius Battiwalla. The film will start at 8pm as St George’s, a church built

Local poet helping Jesmond fall in love with verse again

More than 150 years after Newcastle poet and songwriter James Horsley published his famous Lays of Jesmond collection, another local poet aims to revive interest in Jesmond verse at a monthly meet-up that begins next month. Steven Morris will launch his poetry-sharing group on March