GATESHEAD CHRYSANTHEMUM & DAHLIA SOCIETY SHOW
Saturday 9 September 1pm - 4pm & Sunday 10 September 9am - 4pm
The Grove, Saltwell Park
Flower show with amateur exhibits in flower, vegetable, bakery and handicraft item classes. Suitable for all the family. Free
SHIBDON POND HIDE EVENT
Sunday 10 September, drop in between 10am and 3pm
Shibdon Pond Local Nature Reserve Hide
A chance to look at the birds, especially waders, with experts on hand to answer your questions and point out the birds. Please bring binoculars. Suitable for all the family. Free. For information tel: 01207 545212
COUNTRY CRAFTS & GREEN WOODWORKING GROUP
Mondays - 11 September 10am - 3pm, Bill Quay Community Farm
Come along and learn traditional country skills and wood turning. Suitable for adults
Free. For information tel: Jayne Calvert 0191 433 3524
COUNTRYSIDE SCAVENGER HUNT
Sunday 17 September, start any time between 1pm and 2.30pm
Start at Derwenthaugh Park car park, Winlaton Mill
Look closer at the countryside and try and win a book token! Take part in this
scavenger hunt and look for clues and information along a three mile trail around Derwent Walk Country Park and Derwenthaugh Park.
Some steps and steep gradients. Suitable for all the family.
Cost £1. For information tel. 0191 414 2106
THE NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
Saturday 9 September, 10am - 4.30pm, Gateshead International Stadium
Cost: £3 accompanied children under 15 free. http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/
THE ALLOTMENT - New Perspectives Theatre Company
Thursday 14 September, 6pm, Brandling Community Centre, Church Place, Felling
A comedy about war, displacement, asylum and compost heaps a play to make audiences laugh out loud one minute and wipe away tears the next - tough, unsentimental, full of heart. Four strangers drawn from four war-torn corners of the world into the plans of a middle-aged sociology student convinced that gardening holds the key to healing shattered lives.
Family show particularly suitable for 15 years +
PAPA PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am, Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library
Monica longs to play with the moon, so her ather sets out on a remarkable journey to make her wish come true. Papa Please Get The Moon For Me will delight the youngest audiences as it explores the fascination we all have with the beautiful waxing and waning moon; through physical storytelling, live music and dance.
Family show particularly suitable for 3 - 6 year olds. Box Office 0191 433 8420
GRANNY VAMPIRE - Moby Duck Theatre Company
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am , Tyne View Primary School, Rose Street
My Nan's a vampire! How cool is that? Sunita is dead excited about going to visit her family village in India but when she gets there, Grandma's a big disappointment. She's vegetarian, faints at the sight of blood and doesn't even wear her feet backwards - the way all self-respecting Indian vampires should. A blend of storytelling with South Asian dance, live music, digitally generated projections and haunting, evocative masks. Start your Hallowe'en celebrations with Moby Duck's unmissable performance! Family show particularly suitable for 8 - 11 year olds.
Box Office 0191 433 8420
ROBINSON CRUSOE - Intext Performance
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am, Carr Hill Primary School, Carr Hill Road, Deckham
An actor has been touring in a play about Robinson Crusoe. Now he is on his way home, but after a storm he is stranded in an airport on the far side of the world. He begins to tell the classic story and talks to the audience about himself and his family at home. Episodes from Daniel Defoe's classic are re-told alongside a more personal, modern tale of loneliness, isolation, friendship and families. Family show suitable for 9 - 11 year olds. Box Office 0191 433 8420
NATIONAL MOTHWATCH NIGHT
Saturday 23 September, 7.30pm to late! Shibdon Pond Local Nature Reserve
A rare opportunity to explore the mysterious and fascinating world of moths. Suitable for all the family. Cost £1 Numbers are limited, please book in advance, tel. 01207 545212
GATESHEAD AND DISTRICT ALLOTMENTS OPEN SHOW
Saturday 23 September 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 24 September 9am - 4pm
The Grove, Saltwell Park
Flower show with range of amateur exhibits
Suitable for all the family. Free.
Contact Gateshead Council Events Team 0191 433 6900
TESCO MINI & JUNIOR GREAT NORTH RUN
Saturday 30 September from 11.30am
Newcastle and Gateshead Quaysides
Free to spectators
September events in Gateshead
GATESHEAD CHRYSANTHEMUM & DAHLIA SOCIETY SHOW
Saturday 9 September 1pm - 4pm & Sunday 10 September 9am - 4pm
The Grove, Saltwell Park
Flower show with amateur exhibits in flower, vegetable, bakery and handicraft item classes. Suitable for all the family. Free
SHIBDON POND HIDE EVENT
Sunday 10 September, drop in between 10am and 3pm
Shibdon Pond Local Nature Reserve Hide
A chance to look at the birds, especially waders, with experts on hand to answer your questions and point out the birds. Please bring binoculars. Suitable for all the family. Free. For information tel: 01207 545212
COUNTRY CRAFTS & GREEN WOODWORKING GROUP
Mondays - 11 September 10am - 3pm, Bill Quay Community Farm
Come along and learn traditional country skills and wood turning. Suitable for adults
Free. For information tel: Jayne Calvert 0191 433 3524
COUNTRYSIDE SCAVENGER HUNT
Sunday 17 September, start any time between 1pm and 2.30pm
Start at Derwenthaugh Park car park, Winlaton Mill
Look closer at the countryside and try and win a book token! Take part in this
scavenger hunt and look for clues and information along a three mile trail around Derwent Walk Country Park and Derwenthaugh Park.
Some steps and steep gradients. Suitable for all the family.
Cost £1. For information tel. 0191 414 2106
THE NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
Saturday 9 September, 10am - 4.30pm, Gateshead International Stadium
Cost: £3 accompanied children under 15 free.
http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/
THE ALLOTMENT - New Perspectives Theatre Company
Thursday 14 September, 6pm, Brandling Community Centre, Church Place, Felling
A comedy about war, displacement, asylum and compost heaps a play to make audiences laugh out loud one minute and wipe away tears the next - tough, unsentimental, full of heart. Four strangers drawn from four war-torn corners of the world into the plans of a middle-aged sociology student convinced that gardening holds the key to healing shattered lives.
Family show particularly suitable for 15 years +
PAPA PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am, Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library
Monica longs to play with the moon, so her ather sets out on a remarkable journey to make her wish come true. Papa Please Get The Moon For Me will delight the youngest audiences as it explores the fascination we all have with the beautiful waxing and waning moon; through physical storytelling, live music and dance.
Family show particularly suitable for 3 - 6 year olds. Box Office 0191 433 8420
GRANNY VAMPIRE - Moby Duck Theatre Company
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am , Tyne View Primary School, Rose Street
My Nan's a vampire! How cool is that? Sunita is dead excited about going to visit her family village in India but when she gets there, Grandma's a big disappointment. She's vegetarian, faints at the sight of blood and doesn't even wear her feet backwards - the way all self-respecting Indian vampires should. A blend of storytelling with South Asian dance, live music, digitally generated projections and haunting, evocative masks. Start your Hallowe'en celebrations with Moby Duck's unmissable performance! Family show particularly suitable for 8 - 11 year olds.
Box Office 0191 433 8420
ROBINSON CRUSOE - Intext Performance
Saturday 14 October, 10.30am, Carr Hill Primary School, Carr Hill Road, Deckham
An actor has been touring in a play about Robinson Crusoe. Now he is on his way home, but after a storm he is stranded in an airport on the far side of the world. He begins to tell the classic story and talks to the audience about himself and his family at home. Episodes from Daniel Defoe's classic are re-told alongside a more personal, modern tale of loneliness, isolation, friendship and families. Family show suitable for 9 - 11 year olds. Box Office 0191 433 8420
NATIONAL MOTHWATCH NIGHT
Saturday 23 September, 7.30pm to late! Shibdon Pond Local Nature Reserve
A rare opportunity to explore the mysterious and fascinating world of moths. Suitable for all the family. Cost £1 Numbers are limited, please book in advance, tel. 01207 545212
GATESHEAD AND DISTRICT ALLOTMENTS OPEN SHOW
Saturday 23 September 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 24 September 9am - 4pm
The Grove, Saltwell Park
Flower show with range of amateur exhibits
Suitable for all the family. Free.
Contact Gateshead Council Events Team 0191 433 6900
TESCO MINI & JUNIOR GREAT NORTH RUN
Saturday 30 September from 11.30am
Newcastle and Gateshead Quaysides
Free to spectators
www.gateshead.gov.uk
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