New trustees for Jesmond Pool
Paul Ryder and Simon Leach bring “new blood” to the board of directors, reports Chris Hay
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Final festival round-up
Fiona Clarke and Jessica Brown sign off this year’s event with reports on a walking tour… and the crowning of a Jesmond master chef
Comic heroes visit Jesmond – kapow!
Jess Ballantyne does battle with Dragon Ninja, Feisty Flora and Crazy Karate Cat at drawing workshop
Pushy Mothers help new mums back into shape
Rachel Flint meets the young mums doing weekly ‘buggy workout’ sessions in Jesmond Dene
Belly dancing in Jesmond
Caroline Howley reports from the festival’s free dance workshop – while Anastasia Tschepressow follows the action with her video camera
Football coaching and rabbits from hats
Joe Mellor and Catriona White report back from a couple of festival events for children
England women’s cricket star at free Jesmond coaching
Danielle Hazell to bring festival to a finale at club’s day of family fun this Sunday
Trumpeting success
Watch and listen to Rachel Flint’s report of the brass and wind festival at the RGS
Choirs and cakes
Fiona and Chris Clarke report on some tasty but contrasting festival highlights
Swing it – in Jesmond
Anastasia Tscheprassow captures on camera some of the moves from the festival’s swing dance workshop, while Jess Ballantyne talks to one of the dancers