Who is the person that sums up Jesmond for you? Who are the people that encapsulate what Jesmond is, or should be all about? Who are Jesmond’s “local heroes” – without whom it would be a much less interesting, vibrant and enjoyable place to live and work?
We asked for your views, listened to them, then despatched a team of JesmondLocal student writers, photographers and film-makers to meet and interview your nominees so that we can celebrate their contributions in a multimedia gallery of Jesmond’s “local heroes”.
Click below to see some of our first attempts…
Local hero: Dorothy McMahon. Produced by Lindsay Mackenzie
Local Hero: Fiona Clarke. Produced by Georgie Cossins.
Local Hero: Mark Reeve. Produced by Jon Offredo and Dan Howarth.
Local Hero: Bev Fox. Produced by Sophie Bauckham and Matt Turner.
Unfortunately, Bells Yard is not used by children, but rather by older teenagers and students / adults who cause problems for the Connaught Mews residents. What a great achievement for Fiona Clarke, a “Jesmond Hero”, that she has managed to make people actually leave Jesmond as a direct consequence of the Yard reopening!!!