William Wordsworth said “poetry takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”, so it’s fitting that a Jesmond poetry club should meet in a church to share love for this particular art form. And tomorrow, as part of Jesmond Community festival, the club will open
The annual Jesmond Community Festival gets under way this week after its official launch at 97&Social on Tuesday (May 7th) by Lord Mayor David Down and chair of Jesmond Community Forum, Dave Cross. Local councillors and community group representatives were also among the attendees. With
Jesmond Community Festival brought a day of Italian poetry to the orchard on Tankerville Terrace, courtesy of Antonella Rea who teaches Italian language classes in Newcastle and Northumberland and has been organising cultural events like this since September 2017
The actors of local production company Class Act Drama have donated all the proceeds of their performances of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest to Jesmond Library
Time travel, mystery, romance, music, comedy, drama – and free mulled wine – are the ingredients for this evening’s performance of Dark Christmas at the Royal British Legion in West Jesmond.
Residents have a final two days to see the exhibition in Jesmond, reports Priyanshi Sharma
Keith Jewitt’s book of haiku verse gets its launch this evening at Jesmond Library
Priyanshi Sharma attended Jesmond Library’s Thursday evening talk on John Wesley’s Newcastle
Siobhan Newmarch learns more about the exhibition from fromer BBC Look North weather presenter Trai Anfield
Siobhan Newmarch recalls the life of a local spoken word poet, and the memorial event held to honour him