What's on Weekly

What's On Weekly South Tyneside Saturday 25th April 2015 Reference and Local Studies Library Central Library, Prince Georg Square, South Shields NE33 2PE Tel: 0191 424 7864 Fax: 0191 455 8085 Email: [email protected] www.southtyneside.info/libraries Central Library: Children’s 0191 424 7885 Lending 0191 424 7888 Reference and Local Studies 0191 424 7864 Branch Libraries: Boldon Lane 0191 456 2852 Chuter Ede 0780 523 7650 Cleadon Park 0191 424 6194 East Boldon 0191 424 7853 Hebburn 0191 483 2088 Jarrow 0191 489 7786 Primrose 0191 489 8564 Whitburn 0191 529 3412 Thursday April 23rd 6pm. Celebrate World Book Night at The Annual James Kirkup Memorial Poetry Competition at South Shields Central Library. Red Squirrel Press will be launching a pamphlet by last year’s winning poet William Bonar This year’s prize winner will be announced and will read their prize winning poem. Refreshments provided by the Kirkup Collection. World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books, which sees passionate volunteers gift books in their communities to share their love of reading. Join us on this special night and bring a book to gift as a community book giver. Free tickets available from the Reference & Local Studies Library 0191 424 7864. Factfinders Club Do you want to explore the world, learn new things, look at history, complete homework and create some fun facts? If you're aged between 8-11 join the newest club in town and become a Factfinder. The Club runs for 10 weekly sessions. Free. Cleadon Park Library. Starting Thursday 23rd April 4.15pm - 5.45pm. 0191 424 6194. Hebburn Library. Starting Saturday 25th April 11.00am - 12.30pm. 0191 483 2088. South Shields Central Library. Starting Monday 27th April 4.15pm-5.45pm. 0191 424 7855. Contact library for more details and to book a place. Saturday 25th April 9.30am-11.30am. Whitburn Library Open. Come along and use your Library on the one Saturday per month we are open. If you have any problems with your computer, phone or laptop, AgeUK will be available to give you help and advice. Thursday 30th April 10.30am-12pm. Library Chair. Book for the Early Years Family Session in South Shields Central Children’s Library 0191 424 7855. The session will involve meeting the Art Team, chatting about designs for the Library Chair and age appropriate crafts. South Tyneside Remembers: The Zeppelin Raids of 1915. Coffee morning/afternoon and display to commemorate the Zeppelin Raids on South Tyneside during 1915. Primrose Library Friday 1st May 10am-12pm Cleadon Park Library Wednesday 6th May 10am-12pm East Boldon Library Friday 8th May 10am-12pm Whitburn Library Thursday 21st May 2pm-4pm Jarrow Library Friday 22nd May 10am-12pm Boldon Lane Library Friday 29th May 10am-12pm Including an opportunity to research your World War 1 relative. Free event. Everybody welcome. Film Friday at South Shields Central Library May 8th 2pm Paris When It Sizzles (1964) William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Gregoire Aslan. 1

Tickets £1.50 from the Reference & Local Studies Library Monday 11th May 10am-1pm. Happiness and Wellbeing Drop In at Cleadon Park Library. Join us for a Happiness and Wellbeing coffee morning and find out about the five a day for mental health and enjoy some healthy soup. (Run by Happiness and Wellbeing South Tyneside) Wednesday Heritage Club at South Shields Central Library May 13th 2pm. Remembering Dave a tribute to Dave Walker, Local Historian, introduced by Alan Walker. Tickets £1.00 from the Reference & Local Studies Library 0191 424 7864. Saturday 16th May 12noon-4pm. South Tyneside Remembers. South Shields Central Library. South Tyneside Remembers is one of several activities being held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the Man With the Donkey, at Gallipoli on 19th May 1915. It will include various stalls, talks, displays and other activities. The organisations who have so far confirmed that they are attending are the North East War Memorials Project, the Tynemouth World War 1 Commemoration Project, The Time Bandits, Beyond the Western Front, the Jarrow and Hebburn Local History Society, the Hebburn Family History Group, the South Shields Local History Group, Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives, Beamish and Newcastle University. Mr Peter Hoy is also confirmed as a speaker. His talk will be "The Royal Naval Division at Gallipoli". For more information contact Catrin Galt 0191 424 7995 or email: catrin.galt @southtyneside.gov.uk. Wednesday 20th May 6.30pm New Writing North Read Regional Debbie Taylor & Robert Williams in Conversation at South Shields Central Library. Read Regional is a project that connects Northern authors with their local readers at their local libraries. Come along to hear Debbie and Robert talk about their work. Tickets £1 includes refreshments from the Reference & Local Studies Library 0191 424 7864. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Clippy Matters Wednesdays 10.30 – 11.30am Hebburn Library. Thursdays 10.30 -12.00noon Whitburn Library. Thursdays 1.30-3.00pm Jarrow Library. Fridays 11.00-12.30pm Central Library. A friendly, informal proggy mat making session. Help a traditional craft come back to life. Knit & Knatter Monday: Central Library 10.00-11.30am/Jarrow Library 1.30-3.30pm/Boldon Lane Library 2.00-3.30pm. Wednesday: Cleadon Park Library 10.00-12.00noon. Thursday: Whitburn Library 1.30-3.30pm. Friday: East Boldon Library 10.00 -12.00noon. Friendly knitting groups. Everyone is welcome from the beginner to experts. Computer Courses and Drop-in Sessions Open to anyone aged over 50, Age UK runs courses at a number of libraries, to book a place or for further details contact Age UK on 0191 456 6903 Councillor Surgery Saturday: Whitburn Library 9.30-10.30am A monthly session, for advice and assistance from a local councillor. Contact Whitburn Library for dates 0191 529 3412 Family History Sessions Drop in sessions take place every other Saturday between 10am and 11.30am at Cleadon Park Library. These sessions provide a basic introduction with helpful tips on how to conduct your own research. For more information call 0191 424 6194. We also run bookable sessions at South Shields Central Library every Friday between 10am and 4pm. These sessions provide in depth and guided support and help to trace family trees.

A maximum of six 1 hour sessions can be booked. To book call 0191 424 7864 The People’s Café at South Shields Central Library. Monday - Friday 10am – 3pm Offer a selection of homemade light meal from £1.50. Healthy Cookery Demonstrations are held every Tuesday at 12.15pm, Volunteer With Us - Volunteers are central in running the People’s Café. The People’s Café is run by Tyneside Mind in partnership with South Tyneside Libraries. All profits made from the café go back to support Tyneside Mind. Reading Rebels – Are You a Teen and Like Reading? Why not join us at East Boldon Library every 3rd Thursday of the month 4.30-5.30pm South of Tyne Sensory Support Groups Hebburn Library 2nd Friday of every month, 12.30-1.30pm Do you have hearing/sight loss? Come along to our information stand on sight and hearing loss. For more info contact Rebecca Miller on 18002 0191 454 5500 or [email protected] South Shields Local History Group 1st Monday of the month 5 - 6.50pm It provides an opportunity to share your interests with members, contribute to the newsletter and to “get involved” with group activities / projects. South Shields Local History Group Talk 3rd Monday of the month 5 - 6.50pm South Shields Central Library www.southshieldslhg.org.uk Write Together South Shields Central Library. Friday 10.30am-12.30pm. Enjoy writing? Why not join our group? (Room next to cafe) Website: writetogethershields.wordpress.com Children's Activities... For more info. log onto: www.southtyneside.info/libraries Baby Bounce: Central Children's Library, South Shields. Tuesdays 10-11am. Gentle knee bouncing & finger rhymes for babies, suitable for babies of all ages. Bookstart Bear Club: A free fun membership club for all babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Sign up and get rewards when you share stories, books and rhymes in the library. To sign up and receive your free membership pack, contact your local Library. Children's Knitting Club: Central Children's Library, South Shields. Wednesdays 4.30 - 5.30pm. Everyone is welcome, led by friendly library staff and volunteers. Free drop-in. Children’s Play Station Club: Central Children’s Library, South Shields. Mondays 4.00 - 6.30pm. Many games, half hour sessions. Wobbly Walkers: Interactive music and rhyme sessions for families with toddlers who are learning to walk. (ages 1 - 2 years) Contact your local Library for details. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Saturday 25th April 11am – 1.30pm Angel Annes’s Jewellery making for beginners at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields. No experience necessary. Over 2 ½ hours tuition plus free DVD of ‘Tips and Techniques’ to take home with you. Light refreshments. All for £15.00 per person. Ask at reception for more information or to book directly or log on to www.twmuseums.org.uk/southshields. Any queries please contact Anne King: 07961 588063. Saturday 25th April 12pm. Bede and the Bible. Franklin Harkins from the University of Durham will be talking about Bede and the Bible. Bede’s World, Church Bank, Jarrow. Saturday talks take place each month, usually on the last Saturday of the month. The talks generally last for an hour. 0191 489 2106 [email protected] Saturday 25th April 7.45pm. The Searchers in Concert at the Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields. 0191 454 1234. Price: £19 / £18 Concessions. The Searchers: John McNally Frank Allen Spencer James Scott Ottaway.

Sunday 26th April 10am-12noon. Ranger Ramble. Join Souter's Rangers and the Coastal Conservation Group on a ramble around Marsden Circular. A spectacular seven mile walk over Cleadon Hills and along the sea cliffs passing Windmill Field, Marsden Old Quarry and Marsden Rock. Appropriate footwear and clothing should be worn. Meet in the Foghorn Field. Dogs on leads welcome. For more information contact Anne Cauwood on 0191 5290909 or email [email protected] Note: finishing time is approximate. Monday 27th April 2pm-4pm & 4.45pm-7.15pm. Save a life-give blood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Temple Park Road, via Bramham Court Mormon Chapel, South Shields. For more info. Visit blood.co.uk or call 0300 123 23 23. Monday 27th April 6:30 – 8pm. Care Quality Commission-Tell us about your care! Best Western The Sea Hotel, Sea Road, South Shields. Come to our public listening event, meet our inspectors and share your experience of the services and care provided in the last year by South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust Share your experience anonymously at any time: Share online: www.cqc.org.uk [email protected] By telephone - 03000 616161 Monday 27th April 7pm. Young Performer of the Year Talent Night at the Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields. 0191 454 1234. Price: £7 / £6 Conc. The search is on for 2015's Young Performer of the Year! The award, sponsored by Port of Tyne, is part of the Best of South Tyneside Awards, organised by the Shields Gazette in partnership with The Customs House and South Tyneside Council. All those nominated battle it out in a bid to impress the judges and be shortlised for the awards this summer. Past winners include X Factor winners Joe McElderry and Little Mix's Jade Thirwall. Tuesday 28th April 7.45pm. Foster & Allen: Gold and Silver Days at the Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields. 0191 454 01234. Price: £21. For nearly four decades in the music business, Foster & Allen have continuously managed to scale new heights. Mick Foster and Tony Allen will be performing songs from their new album as well as all their hits. Thursday 30th April 7.45pm. Scratch Night at the Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields. 0191 454 1234. Price: £3. Come along to The Customs House Scratch Night, in conjunction with Generic Girl Productions, for an evening of brand new material. Local acts will be showcasing some of their work in progress and asking you, the audience, to let them know what you think. From Thursday 30th April until the 18th June. The Anglo-Saxon World is a mini module run at Bede's World by Durham University Archaeology Department. This is a short intensive module for the public which requires no previous knowledge of the subject area, but it does take participants in-depth into an exploration of the early medieval world of Bede. Join us to learn about health and disease in the early medieval era, find out how people ate and how they lived their lives. Our evening sessions will run in the museum giving unrivalled and unique evening access to exhibits and the reconstructed Anglo-Saxon farm. The mini module consists of 8 sessions run on Thursday evenings 7.00 - 8.30pm and costs £7.50 per person per session, or £35 per person for a block of all 8 sessions. To book contact Claire Douthwaite on 0191 489 2106 ext 209. Bede’s World, Church Bank, Jarrow. Friday 1st May 7.30pm. The Accidental Activist an anti-cuts comedy featuring sketches, songs and stand-up at the Pier Pavilion, Pier Parade, South Shields. Tickets £10 contact 0191 454 4167 or pay on the door. April – June 2015 CREST South Tyneside-Race for Jobs is a Big Lottery funded project supporting ethnic minority individuals and communities to gain access to employment, education training and enterprise opportunities. What’s on offer?  IAG sessions with qualified professionals

 Free use of computers with Internet  Training workshops  Access to volunteering and work placement  Self-employment and enterprise workshops Interested? contact CREST, Unit 7, Waverley Business Park, Market Dock, South Shields NE33 1LE Telephone: 0191 427 6611/ 07527 157561. Email: [email protected] www.crest.uk.com CREST (Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside) are a registered charity which aims to promote racial equality and to assist people from communities in South Tyneside (and further afield) to enjoy a better quality of life by supporting those in need to gain access in education, training and employment, to raise aspirations and to ensure their voice is heard. 10th South Shields Boys’ Brigade & Girls Association is a youth organisation for young people from 5 to 18 years. Meet at the Living Waters Church, Laygate, South Shields.  Anchors Friday 6.30-7pm Ages 5 to 8.  Juniors Friday 7pm-9pm Ages 7 to 11  Company Section Friday 7pm-9.30pm.  10th South Shields Boys’ Brigade & Girls Association Youth Band Wednesday 7pm-9pm Ages 8-18 years. Iyengar Yoga for beginners and improvers at Boldon Community Association, New Road, Boldon Colliery. Monday and Friday 9.30am-11.15am. Tuesday 7pm-8.45pm. Come along and join us in relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Contact Trish on 0191 416 0563 for further details or Boldon Community Centre 0191 536 8085. Men In Sheds at West Boldon Lodge, West Boldon NE36 0BG. Men In Sheds is a great way to socialise with like minded people, share your skills and learn new ones! Activities include woodwork, gardening and conservation tasks! Mondays 12noon-3pm. For more info. Contact Nick on 0191 456 6903. (Age UK South Tyneside) Walking Football. Would you like to try walking football? Come along, meet new friends, get fit and have fun! Mondays & Thursdays 1pm-2.15pm. Come along to a warm welcome! Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare, Low Lane, South Shields NE34 0NA For further info. Contact Nick on 0191 456 6903. (Age UK South Tyneside) Whitburn Lunch Club meets every Thursday at Whitburn Methodist Church 12noon till 1pm. Lunch £3.00. Please come and join us for your lunch and a friendly chat. Everyone is welcome. Get Set for Running Course Starting in South Tyneside South Tyneside Council's Sport and Leisure Team in conjunction with Run England is starting the new running group at Monkton Stadium, Dene Terrace, Jarrow. The ten week course starts on Wednesday 6th May, from 7pm to 8pm, and is open to people aged 18 and over. The course costs £25 and is designed to develop running abilities and promote noticeable improvement week on week. With a mixture of session based activities and road runs, the course is challenging and fun. Those who are interested in joining the group are invited to attend a welcome meeting on Wednesday 29th April 7pm to 8pm, to get further information and to register. The Team, in partnership with Age UK, also hosts a running group specifically for people over the age of 50. The Silver Striders running group is age appropriate and takes participants through the stages of walking to jogging then on to running in a friendly, sociable environment. The sessions cost £2 each and take place on Thursdays from 10am to 11am at Monkton Stadium. For further information about either of the groups, contact Simon Simpson on 0191 424 7397 or email [email protected] or call Andrea Fyall on 0191 424 7857 or email [email protected]