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October 2018

Book launch- The Cairo Brief by Fiona Veitch Smith

October 20, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

All are welcome to attend the launch of The Cairo Brief, the fourth novel by CWA Dagger nominated author, Fiona Veitch Smith, in the popular 1920s detective series, Poppy Denby Investigates. Celebrate Poppy’s latest adventure by (if you dare) wearing period 1920s costume and enjoying…

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Saving Boldon Library

October 25, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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November 2018

Taking the Plastics Challenge

November 1, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  We look forward to telling you about our progress campaigning for a #PlasticFree #Jesmond and hearing ideas you have too. Tonight you get three speakers for the price of one! Plastic Free Jesmond & Sandyford team member & local resident Clare Andrews will talk…

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Philanthropy, Enterprise and Society in the North East of England Dr Mike Price

November 8, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Philanthropy, Enterprise and Society in the North East of England Dr Michael Price, Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship, Wealth and Philanthropy, Newcastle University.   The north east has a rich philanthropic heritage. Many organisations and institutions which we all value, owe in some part their…

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Plans for Bells Yard

November 15, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Historical Fiction with Spirit!

November 22, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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The Sir James Knott Family’s Legacy to the North East

November 29, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

" a look at the family behind one of the north-east's biggest and most well known charitable trusts which gives nearly £2 million a year to local good causes." The Sir James Knott Family’s Legacy to the North East’

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December 2018

Maureen Cronshaw – Waitrose stores

December 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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January 2019

John Whalley and Gerard Reissmann – Save our NHS

January 17, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Keith Jewitt – Novels of University Life

January 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Penny Middleton – Whinfield – POSTPONED

January 31, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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February 2019

John Armstrong – Telling the story – Alnwick’s Fusiliers Museum

February 7, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Poppy Holden – Unquiet Graves

February 14, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Dementia Friendly Jesmond

February 15, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Meeting 2pm-3pm open to the public.

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Dementia Friends training for library volunteers

February 18, 2019 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
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Dementia Friends training for library volunteers

February 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Stories from the pit

February 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Vera Baird – A life in law and politics

February 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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March 2019

Myra Robinson – More misadventures in Italy

March 14, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Dementia Friendly Jesmond

March 20, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Meeting 6-7pm open to the public.

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Jane Gulliford Lowes This talk has been postponed

March 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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April 2019

Rachel Jones-Wild – Mindfulness

April 4, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Kathleen Kenny – Arandora Star

April 11, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Cathy Massarella – Nexus

April 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Tony Waterston and Clare Andrews – Extinction rebellion

April 25, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Lib Dem councillors surgery

April 27, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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May 2019

English language conversation group

May 2, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until July 4, 2019

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Robin Coningham – Archaeology of Jaffna Fort

May 2, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Labour councillor surgery

May 4, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Third of the month, repeating until June 30, 2019

An event every month that begins at 4:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 31, 2019

Wendy Young & Stella Postlethwaite

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John Urquhart – Welcome to Geordiestan

May 9, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Tony Waterston – Thomas Burt

May 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tony Waterston tells the story of Thomas Burt, the miners’ leader who became the first working class MP, and lived in Jesmond. Entrance fee £3 per head, to help keep our library open.

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Susan Wood – A house through time

May 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A Thursday Evening Talk by Susan Wood, a family historian who is an adviser on the popular BBC 2 series. £3 per person entrance.

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Lydia McCaslin – Planning ahead – legal and money matters

May 30, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A talk promoted by Dementia Friendly Jesmond. Lydia McCaslin, an accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly, helps you plan ahead. Donations of at least £3 per head, please.

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June 2019

Caroline Coode – Printmaking

June 6, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Penny Middleton – Whinfield’s industrial heritage

June 13, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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David Rimmer – Energy goes local

June 20, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Keith Murray-Hetherington _ Bonnie Bobby Shaftoe

June 27, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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July 2019

Sue Edwards

July 4, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sue Edwards is a Dementia Friend and gives free advice and information on lasting powers of attorney, home trusts, property protection trusts, wills and funeral plans. Questions welcome on the night.

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Streets for People

July 11, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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September 2019

English conversation

September 19, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Jane Gulliford Lowes – The Horse keepers daughter

September 19, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Library climate exhibition

September 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Keith Jewitt – Pre-Raphaelites at Wallington

September 26, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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October 2019

Diana Finley – Finding Lucy

October 3, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Diana Whaley – Mapping Northumberland: The Ordnance Survey of c 1860

October 10, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Wendy Fail – Recycling

October 17, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Clare Andrews and Tony Waterston – Heading for extinction

October 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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IT One to One sessions

October 26, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 12:30 pm on Saturday, repeating until December 14, 2019

Please book a session at the library.

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John Griffiths – Jesmond’s forgotten artist – Pont of Punch

October 31, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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November 2019

Neil Murphy – People powered places – co-housing and community led development

November 7, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Francesca Hodgson and Sarah Mercer – Women’s legal landmarks

November 14, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Ian Inglis The Beatles in Newcastle

November 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Dementia Friends

November 22, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Information area. Meeting starts at 2 pm.

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Sandy Irvine – Changing Newcastle

November 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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December 2019

Keith Jewitt – Machiavelli and me

December 5, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Marion Anderson – Wonderful Tyneside Folk

December 12, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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January 2020

North Jesmond  Labour Councillor’s Surgery

January 4, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 3:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until September 1, 2020

An event every month that begins at 4:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 10, 2020

Information area 1st Saturday of the month 3.00-4.00pm 2nd  Thursday of the month 4.00-5.00pm

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English Conversation

January 16, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until June 25, 2020

Information area Please contact events@jesmondlibrary.org if you require further information or would like to attend.

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Emma Stevenson- Exercise and nutrition for health across the lifespan

January 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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February 2020

Keith Jewitt – Women artists of the Renaissance

February 13, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Michael Howard – Gardens of Jesmond

February 27, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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March 2020

Italiano language workshops

March 9, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Dave Weatherstone – The Northumberland Hussars in World War 2

March 12, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Jane Whittaker – The Bowes Museum

March 19, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Tony Storey

March 26, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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April 2020

Peter Tracey – Maps

April 2, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Elaine Hall – Witchcraft in 17thC Newcastle

April 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Conall Mallory

April 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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May 2020

Jesmond festival talk/dementia

May 14, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Thursday evening talk – Genetics

May 21, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Information area A Thursday evening talk sponsored by St Hilda’s Church

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October 2021

North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

October 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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One event on December 18, 2021 at 10:00 am

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November 2021

IT Support

November 2, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Tony Waterston – Riding on a bike to COP 26

November 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

November 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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December 2021

IT Support

December 7, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

December 18, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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January 2022

IT Support

January 4, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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North Jesmond Councillors’ Surgery – Lib dem

January 29, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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February 2022

IT Support

February 1, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

February 5, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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John North – The North East Coast Exhibition of 1929

February 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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March 2022

Trevor Wood and Fiona Erskine – crime writers in conversation

March 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Stall – British Red Cross Carers Emergency Contact Scheme

March 19, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

March 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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April 2022

North Jesmond Councillor’s Surgery – Lib Dem

April 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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October 2022

North Jesmond Lib Dem Surgery

October 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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North Jesmond Lib Dem Surgery

October 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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November 2022

Turkish language and culture

November 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until January 19, 2023

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North Jesmond Lib Dem Surgery

November 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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December 2022

North Jesmond Lib Dem Surgery

December 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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January 2023

Turkish language and culture

January 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until February 23, 2023

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Turkish language and culture

January 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Turkish language and culture

January 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Turkish language and culture

January 26 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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North Jesmond Liberal Democrat Surgery

January 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Fourth of the month, repeating until December 23, 2023

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February 2023

Turkish language and culture

February 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Turkish language and culture

February 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until February 23, 2023

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Turkish language and culture

February 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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North Jesmond Liberal Democrat Surgery

February 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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March 2023

North Jesmond Liberal Democrat Surgery

March 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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