The Jesmond Community Festival runs from May 8th-25th, with 80 events held over 17 days across Jesmond. Our reporters Louis Francis, Sean Edward Seddon and George Welch attended the festival’s press launch, where they encountered town criers, stilt walkers and hula-hoopers.

To find out more about the events happening across Jesmond in the coming weeks, visit the Jesmond Community Festival website.