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NE1 magazine is brought to you by NE1 Ltd, the company which champions all that’s great about Newcastle city centre WHAT’S ON IN NE1 04 UPFRONT Comedy, film, and events to keep you busy over the festive period 08 TRY THIS Hootfest, new writers and more 11 FOCUS Getting fit in NE1

16 14 MUSIC First Aid Kit and the mighty Queen come to Toon 16 EAT OWT! NE1’s Newcastle Restaurant Week is back 18 HELLO 2015 12 20 Welcome the New Year in style GOODBYE 2014 HAPPY APPING 22 LISTINGS Take a look back on a busy year We take the new Hidden Your go-to guide in Toon, and ahead to 2015 Newcastle app for a test run to goings on in NE1

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HEN PARTY TODAY I’M Coop Chicken House is celebrating its first birthday on IMAGINE LISTENING TO... January 11 and everyone’s invited. Tyneside Cinema’s new Gallery space continues Coop is all about simple food done well; its tables heaving to provide food for thought in its programming of with chicken fresh from the wood-fired grill and sides including insightful installations. grilled corn, BBQ beans, sweet potato fries, and ‘slaw. Add to that In the new exhibition White Hole, John Smith ALEXANDER DINSLEY, 14 a pint from the excellent Wylam Brewery and away you go. In the epitomises the spirit of experimentation and imagination. STUDENT, NEWCASTLE meantime, the lunchtime menu is on offer noon-5pm Monday- Smith’s new work documents the artist’s memories of I won’t lie, I think a lot Friday and the takeaway menu is available until 9pm. Eastern Europe and questions idealised imaginings of life of what I’m listening to Coop Chicken House, Collingwood Street in other places and subverts the perceived boundaries is pretty generic. I like www.coopchicken.co.uk between documentary and fiction. Iggy Azalea, I think Tyneside Cinema, until January 11, free she’s pretty cool. Then www.tynesidecinema.com again, I do listen to quite a bit of classical music, too. BANKING ON LAUGHS WANT TO ROB MCCARR, 60, RETIRED It’s too easy at this time of excess to forget BUILD A LIL MCCARR, 59, MEDICAL the real meaning of Christmas, but thanks to SNOWMAN? ASSISTANT, NEWCASTLE The Stand you can enjoy great Disney smash-hit Lil: “We listen to a lot comedy and help others. Frozen is bound to of Smooth Radio, so a With nearly 5,000 people be the soundtrack lot of tunes from the accessing the city’s food banks to many families’ 70s and 80s.” monthly, a charity evening at The Christmas this year, Rob: “I like my Stand aims to provide laughs in and thanks to Seven Northern Soul CHEERS! return for food, with a star line-up Stories everyone can too; the classic soul singers. I tend Two iconic Newcastle pubs are getting major on offer in return for a bag (or more) enjoy a special sing-a- to listen to a lot of those records.” facelifts and new names. The Earl of Pitt Street, of shopping featuring Jason long screening of the formerly The Greyhound, will keep its traditional Cook, Carl Hutchinson animated family adventure. RICH HODGSON, 25, ASSISTANT exterior while the interior will be based on “Vivienne and Hardeep Singh Whether you’re dreaming of saving the world like MANAGER, NEWCASTLE Westwood meets Alfred Hitchcock”, which sounds Kohli (pictured). A list Princess Anna or you love the cuddly reindeer Sven, the I listen to a lot of tunes interesting. Meanwhile, the Vic & Comet, which of urgently needed event offers a chance for all the family to sing and dance for work. Tonight featured in the iconic film Get Carter and later food items is on The along. Build an Olaf-shaped snowman - no matter what we’ve got a chart became ONeill’s, becomes The Victoria Comet and Stand’s website. The the weather - and join in with Frozen-themed face painting bingo night as part of is dedicated to real ales and proper pub food. Stand, January 6, before the film. Just try to resist singing along to Let It Go, a big run of events, so The Earl of Pitt Street, Pitt Street 50p plus a bag of you’ll be belting it out with the rest of them in no time! I am listening to the www.facebook.com/theearlofpittstreet shopping, Seven Stories, December 28-January 4 tunes from that – it’s a lot of chart stuff The Victoria Comet, Neville Street www.thestand. (except Dec 31, Jan 1), £5 plus admission fee but there’s things like Michael Jackson’s

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MEET THEM ON THE CORNER Affectionately known as Lindisfarne Mk3, the latest incarnation of the revered Tyneside band will play a series of gigs at the City Hall in December. I’VE EATEN Ray Jackson’s Lindisfarne comprises six former members of the band, including Dave Hull-Denholm, Paul Thompson, Charlie Harcourt, Steve Daggett and Ian Thompson. Famous for their JANET PERIGO, 53, TEACHING SPOOK NIGHT iconic folk rock sound, the band will play hits including Lady ASSISTANT, LEEDS As the winter nights draw in and the weather howls at Eleanor, All Fall Down, Fog On The Tyne, Meet Me On The Corner My husband and I ate the window, there’s nothing like a scary story to set and many more and these shows will please fans new and old. at the Slug and the wintry mood and test the nerves. City Hall, December 20, 22, 23, from £22.50 Lettuce on the The hallowed halls of Newcastle’s independent library, www.newcastlecityhall.org Quayside last night The Lit & Phil, will play host to an evening of supernatural and enjoyed it. tales told by cultural historian Gail-Nina Anderson, poet I had the fish and Sean O’Brien and award-winning novelist Lesley Glaister. chips; while it’s simple food it’s done well. The Grade II listed building is the perfect location for a chilling night in; just watch out for what lurks behind those TIM NICHOLSON, 66, BRIDGE old bookshelves. Prepare to be severely spooked! ENGINEER, HIGH WYCOMBE The Lit & Phil, January 6, £5, www.litandphil.org.uk We’ve come up here for a couple of days and we’ve eaten at a LAUGHING HYENA few places; we loved Newcastle’s longest-established comedy club has a trio Carluccio’s. We’ve of superb live performances over the festive eaten at the one in period. Gravel-voiced comic David London too, the food and drink at the Hadingham will showcase his inimitable one here is equally as good. facial contortions and handmade BEST BRIDES CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE gags alongside the acerbic wit The North East Wedding Show returns in If you haven’t chosen the location for your big MICHAEL CHADKIRK, 41 of John Ryan and the self- January, with leading bridal coach Michele Christmas celebration, The Cluny has just the HEALTHCARE WORKER deprecating comedy musician Paradise set to share her invaluable advice on ticket; its festive event featuring The Great WHITLEY BAY Kate Lucas (pictured). On New everything from feeling calm and confident on Curve and Behold A Pale Horse. Melodic indie My wife and I recently Year’s Eve, Jason Cook is joined your wedding day to walking in fabulous shoes. rockers The Great Curve (pictured) bring their ate at Za Za Bazaar in by Glaswegian comic Larry Dean The 80-strong exhibitor list includes epic, infectious and anthemic sound, while the Gate. We liked the and a soon to be announced Debenhams, Moss Bros, Seaham Hall, Accent Behold A Pale Horse’s psychedelic Krautrock- selection that was on special guest. Hyena Comedy Original Bridal House, and The Designer Cake influenced rock will please fans of Radiohead and offer but I thought the Club, December 19, 20 and 31 Company. Pop Idol finalist Aaron Bayley and CAN. The first 100 people in get a free four-track best parts were some £15, www.thehyena.com his band will entertain visitors throughout the CD featuring two songs by each band, and of the burgers, and all the desserts weekend. Metro Radio Arena, January 24-25 organisers promise more surprises on the night. were fabulous. www.theukweddingshows.co.uk The Cluny, December 21, £5, www.thecluny.com

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BEAT THE SLUMP WORD ON THE The limbo between Christmas and New Year is generally filled with gluttonous guilt and credit card woes, so STREET rejoice that The Stand comedy club is on hand with an alternative to the festive slump. A taste of Texas Five top-notch comedians will provide chuckles has arrived in aplenty, with an extra special party planned on Toon thanks to New Year’s Eve. Ubiquitous Northern comic Gavin the arrival of Webster (pictured) will be joined by Tyneside US-style funny man Mike Milligan, Lee Ridley - aka Lost barbecue Voice Guy - the speechless comedian who performs smokehouse using software from an iPad - and up and coming stand-up Longhorns on Mosley Street. The menu Katherine Tanney. Keep smiling…it’ll soon be next Christmas. is inspired by the Lone Star state and The Stand Comedy Club, December 27-31, £15 features Badass Beef Brisket and (except December 31, £25), www.thestand.co.uk Memphis Hog Butt to eat in or WRITERS UN-BLOCKED take away. Mosley Street It’s said that everyone’s got a good book in them, but it’s www.longhornsbbq.co.uk IT IS A WONDERFUL LIFE! playwriting skills that Live Theatre is hoping to develop There’s nothing like a festive film at Christmas, in its next Writers Group course, beginning in January. If you’re a fan of and if you’ve exhausted your DVD collection The Live Writers Group from January 14-March 18 problem solving the Tyneside Cinema is on hand with several supports and develops budding writers who are passionate and being locked cinematic treats. Along with the usual Christmas about theatre, helping them through the process of writing in a room for an favourites like It’s A Wonderful Life, complete with a one-act play. The select group of emerging playwrights hour (who isn’t?), live musical accompaniment; there’s quintessential will be guided through the process of plotting, writing and check out the Christmas film Home Alone; The Muppet developing their play by celebrated playwrights and theatre amazing live exit Christmas Carol, the finest version of A Christmas makers. Each participant will also receive a 30-minute game Escape Newcastle. Escape gives Carol ever made (in our opinion); and Yippee-kay- one-to-one session after they’ve received their feedback teams of up to five one hour to solve ay! Bruce Willis is back in Die Hard. report to help writers work on the next step. clues to find keys and make their way Tyneside Cinema, December 19-24 Live Theatre, January 14-March 18, £120 out. Be warned, getting started can be www.tynesidecinema.co.uk www.live.org.uk the biggest puzzle of them all. Mosley Street www.escape-newcastle.co.uk

TOON TWEETS If you’re looking …A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GOT PEOPLE TWEETING… TWEET US @NEWCASTLENE1 for a pint in a traditional setting, BARRY DEEMING (@DUNNYCAT): SANDRA TANG MAMAK CORNER (@MAMAKCORNER): pop over to the Chinese garden, Stowell (@SANDIEBEACH): Dare to try ? Chong Qing Spicy Chicken. Stein Bier Keller in Street, Newcastle Just stunning @nufc @fenwicknew #restaurant #NewcastleNE1 #Newcastle the Bigg Market. @intueldonsquare @waterstonesnewc @NEFollowers @NorthEastTweets The Bavarian from top of Grey’s Monument food and beer on offer is served at communal benches and long tables in ST OSWALD’S HOSPICE GET INTO NEWCASTLE NIKKI CROWLEY (@NIKKICROWLEY1): a traditional keller setting, and you’ll find (@STOSWALDSUK): (@NEWCASTLENE1): #Newcastle getting very festive at it in the cellar of the Royal Buildings at The queue is building for the opening Free hugs* offered by the monument… City Vaults. Wunderbar! of our #ChristmasMarket! Not long @GeekRetreatUK in #Newcastle Bigg Market, www.facebook.com/

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From 27th November we are open 9am – 9pm weekdays, 9am – 7pm Saturdays and Body Zone in Carliol Square is the biggest 11am – 5pm Sundays… even more time to kiss your Christmas list goodbye. health club in the city, with gym, classes and personal trainers. www.body-zone.org.uk Weekdays from 18th December: 9am – 10pm Xmas Eve: 9am – 5pm Due to open in early January, Pure Gym on Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm* St James’ Boulevard offers 24/7 training, New Year’s Eve: 9am – 5pm free classes and more. www.puregym.com

The Zone at Newcastle College offers personal trainers and a spa with steam room, whirlpool bath and detoxifying floatation tank. www. ncl-coll.ac.uk

If lifting weights and hardcore workouts aren’t your thing, retreat to Yogalilies for yoga and pilates. www.yogalilies.co.uk

Check out The Barre in The Close for workouts inspired by ballet, yoga, and pilates. www.the-barre.com

Mindfulness Based Therapies is offering Lottery-subsidised classes including meditation, mindful yoga. pilates, and tai chi at Newcastle Buddhist Centre. www.mindfulnessbasedtherapies.co.uk

Therapies at Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic in Saville Place include physio, massage, pilates, acupuncture, podiatry, and golf and running assessments. www. newcastlesportsinjury.co.uk

The new TripleX Nutrition store on Clayton Street stocks a range of weight loss and diet supplements and there are special offers for the New Year. www. triplexnutrition.com

The Royal Station Hotel has a 10m pool, *Selected stores only, please check with individual retailers. New Year’s sauna, steam room, plunge pool and fitness Day Centre closed. suite. www. royalstationhotel.com For more information go to intu.co.uk/eldonsquare10 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 11 THAT WAS THIS IS RUBY2014... WAX NEWS2015! THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT 2014 IN THE TOON

January 14-20, with more than 40 venues The New Year brought with it involved. Newcastle Pride took the seventh NE1’s Newcastle over the city, with the Town Moor NE1’s Fashion Week: Restaurant Week, with more than stage sponsored by NE1 and a NE1’s ping pong Julien Macdonald 25,000 vouchers redeemed. second stage in Times Square. February August NE1’s Music Week: NE1’s Zapcat Grand Prix WITH NE1’S STEPHEN PATTERSON Chinese New Year brought NE1’s Monument Movies Jamal Edwards at Space2 parades, parties, fireworks attracted big crowds to the LOOKING AHEAD and the odd dragon to Toon. foot of Grey’s Monument. March NE1’s Newcastle Restaurant TO 2015 The first Newcastle Comic Week returned for the eighth Con saw thousands of people time; more than 20,000 people 2015 is going to be action packed dressed as everything from redeemed vouchers. NE1’s from the moment Big Ben chimes in Daleks to Batman descend Newcastle City Marina had a the New Year. on the city, and Jamie’s Italian visit from a superyacht, NE1 Rugby will hold the city in its thrall - moved into Monument Mall. brought ping pong to the streets, kicking off with the Rugby League Magic April and more than 25,000 people Weekend in May, followed by the Rugby Choreographer Matthew Bourne watched NE1’s Zapcat Grand Prix World Cup in October, both events to brought his amazing all-male powerboat racing on the Tyne. be played at St James’ Park. I’m sure interpretation of Swan Lake September there is a joke about odd shaped balls in to Newcastle, and boyband The Great North Run saw its NE1’s Quayside Seaside there somewhere… McBusted rocked the city. one millionth competitor cross NE1’s regular events will fill up the May the finish line and celebrated rest of the calendar. NE1’s Restaurant NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week the occasion with an Opening Week kicks off proceedings in January took place May 9-16, with more Ceremony on the Quayside. (19 – 25), and again in August. August than 60 events including a October will be a busy month, with powerboats launch party at Bonbar, a catwalk The first NE1’s Newcastle Music returning to the Tyne in NE1’s Zapcat event with Company magazine, Week took place across the Grand Prix - expect the same amount of Alive After Five: NE1’s Monument Movies another incredible Northumbria city – with big names joining local Grey Street thrills and spills as we had in 2014. University catwalk event at Baltic, musicians and Jamal Edwards, NE1’s big screen returns to Grey’s local designers taking centre and the RSC popped up too. Monument for NE1’s Monument Movies stage at Tiger Tiger, and VIP November in July for more free film screenings. guests Julien Macdonald and We celebrated four years of Alive Elsewhere in the city, great changes Sophie Ellis Bextor. After Five, which has brought an continue apace with a major revamp June extra 7.9m people to the city and for intu Eldon Square’s Sidgate as We welcomed summer with £350m to city centre business; construction begins on creating 20 new the return of NE1’s Quayside while Kylie, Nicole Scherzinger, restaurants and eateries. Seaside for a fourth year, and and Lady Gaga popped in. Beyond that, planning is well Vamos! Festival returned. December underway on many new food and drink July Michael Buble, Kasabian and the venues but alas, details are at this time, The second NE1’s Newcastle longest panto run in the UK. It’s a top secret. One thing’s for sure, 2015 is Cocktail Week took place July great end to the year! going to be a good one.

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ROCK ROYALTY RIGHT MEDICINE Unquestionably one of the most loved and Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna respected bands in British rock history, Söderberg (AKA First Aid Kit) found fame with Brian May and Roger Taylor bring the latest their harmony-drenched cover of Fleet Foxes’ incarnation of Queen to the Metro Radio Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, which went Arena in January. viral on YouTube in 2008. Having recruited their new frontman from Since then, the folk duo have achieved high American Idol, Adam Lambert is proving to critical acclaim for their lush country-tinged be a hit with his skilful vocals and stylish live melodies and folky influences. Having collected performances. With critics hailing the newly many awards including four Swedish Grammis, rejuvenated band a monumental success, the their latest album, Stay Gold, has been met with quality of the songwriting and majesty of their critical acclaim and the girls’ image is set to performance always shines, and thanks to ramped appear as part of a limited edition set of Swedish up production for the new tour, we are promised postage stamps in January, not long before their a visual and aural feast. Metro Radio Arena highly anticipated gig at the City Hall. City Hall

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OUR PICK: EARLY BIRD HURRY HERE: EXPRESS Dabbawal This Indian street food pioneer NE1’S Lane 7 Enjoy bowling, special events is a must-go for sharing food and Indian and good food in one unique venue; it’s tapas ahead of a visit to the Theatre Royal. NEWCASTLE a food and fun phenomenon. St James High Bridge, www.dabbawal.com Boulevard, www.lane7.co.uk

Harry’s Bar If you’re going to see a show in RESTAURANT Coop Chicken This fun and funky diner is the city centre you should head to Harry’s; home to chicken spit-roasted over a flame the food and drink on offer is top notch, WEEK IS BACK pit. Simple and good. Collingwood Street as are the surroundings and service. Grey The next NE1’s Newcastle Restaurant Week www.coopchicken.co.uk Street, www.harrysbarnewcastle.com runs January 19-25 2015, when more than 70 of Newcastle’s restaurants will offer fixed-price Burger Stop Like locally sourced gourmet Carluccio’s The menu is an authentic taste menus of £10 and £15. beef in glazed brioche buns in a myriad of of Italy and if you’re off out, they’ll get a NE1’s Newcastle Restaurant Week now delivers combos? Just go. Dean Street wiggle on for you. Grey Street a 44% increase in trade during the week for the www.burgerstop.co.uk www.carluccios.com businesses involved and in January 2014, more than 25,000 people took advantage of the offers, equating Expert choice: Lauren Archer Expert choice: Jane Pikett, editor, to more than £250,000 worth of business for the www.scranonthetyne.com appetite, www.appetitemag.co.uk restaurants which took part. Here’s a selection of Fat Hippo Underground “Call in advance The Town Wall “That rare thing - a pub what’s on offer. and they’ll have your order ready. The best with great beer and food; a dish of whitebait Ahead of the ninth NE1’s Newcastle Restaurant burgers in Newcastle, no contest. Mine’s followed by a chip shop platter and a pint is Week, here are some must-visit venues. Enjoy! an American!” Shakespeare Street a great pre-theatre tea .” Pink Lane For a list of participating restaurants and www.fat-hippo-co.uk www.thetownwall.com offers go to www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/ restaurantweek. Offers go live from December 22 NEW TO NE1’S NEWCASTLE TRY THESE: CASUAL TWEET US USING RESTAURANT WEEK Uno’s Family-run Uno’s Italian menu is Nudo All forms of noodles and sushi are packed with popular trattoria dishes, #NE1RESTAURANTWEEK here. An Asian taste sensation! Low Friar daily specials and superb Italian produce. Street, www.nudonoodles.co.uk Sandhill, www.unotrattoria.co.uk Miller & Carter One of the many new Lola Jeans New to Newcastle, LJs is a additions to the Toon’s food scene and the food and cocktail haven and a breath of home of great British beef. Mosley Street fresh air in the Toon. Market Street www.millerandcarter.co.uk www.lolajeans.co.uk Newcastle College Chef’s Academy Marco Polo The bustling atmosphere at A chance to sample the work of the newly refurbished Marco Polo is perfect for cookery school at Newcastle College. classic Italian favourites. Dean Street Scotswood Road, www.ncl-coll.ac.uk www.marcopolonewcastle.com Expert choice: Paul Short Expert choice: Jeff Lyall www.tasteofthenorth.co.uk www.newcastleeats.co.uk Tyneside Bar Cafe “A great place in the New to NE1’s Restaurant Week, Bierrex home of Tyneside Cinema with dishes brings authentic BBQ food to Newcastle. It’s inspired by the movies including the gratifying, reasonably priced and laid back. Kahuna Burger, which deserves its own star Pilgrim Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Pilgrim www.facebook.com/bierrex Street, www.tynesidecinema.co.uk 16 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 17 FOCUS

HAPPY ...change yourself, NEW YEAR! Newcastle is a great place to see in the new year, the only trouble being you may be spoilt for choice. Try these... start with your skin... First stop is the Quayside, where a spectacular fireworks display will welcome in the New Year and a parade involving WINTER OFFERS 2014 sports and community clubs will celebrate 1. Luxury Pure Beauty Facial - Regular £79.00 NOW £19.00 the arrival of the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Music and a carnival performances will begin 2. Glycolic Acid Peel - Regular £79.00 NOW £25.00 at Grey’s Monument at 5pm, with a parade 3. Slimming and anticellulite Body Wrap NEW ! Regular £79.00 NOW £25.00 down to the Quayside from 5.30pm and Treatments for all skin types • Full range for treatments for hand and feet fireworks at 6pm and again at midnight. Newcastle Quayside Facial and body treatments • Waxing, eyebrows, lashes • Nails www.newcastlegateshead.com

Free consultation & 20% discount for students River Escapes is offering something a little bit different for the discerning reveller; enjoy BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW! the fireworks from a prime position on the River Tyne, a three-hour cruise and disco plus nibbles and a toast at midnight. River Escapes, www.riverescapes.co.uk

A must for every proud Magpie, St James’ Park is putting on a fun-filled dinner and dance complete with champagne on arrival, live entertainment, and a midnight piper. St James’ Park, www.nufc.co.uk

As You Like It’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will be a lavish affair, as merrymakers are encouraged to don their best togs and a bit of sparkle for a glittering evening spread over three floors with four bars, an elegant 33 St. James Boulevard, Nexus garden terrace and superb restaurant, which House, Newcastle upon Tyne includes live music and disco. As You Like It NE1 4AX www.asyoulikeitjesmond.com 01912210555 Further sophistication is on offer at Tiger Tiger, where a classy Black And White ball is set to be a stunner. Think Audrey Hepburn chic mixed with classic live entertainment. Tiger Tiger, www.tigertiger.co.uk 18 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 19 HIDDEN HIDDEN NEWCASTLENEWS NEWCASTLE

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The fair on the frozen Tyne The Cross House fire Year: 1814 Between Year: 1919 Flammable January 15 and February celluloid film stored in the 6, a stretch at the mouth premises of The Famous of the Ouseburn became Laskey Film Services caught layered with ice 10ins thick, fire and spread from the attracting huge crowds who 6 basement of Cross House ventured on to the surface on the corner of Westgate and started skating, playing Road and Fenkle Street. football and riding horses Eleven people died, several and carriages across. jumped and others were rescued by firemen. 2 The execution of Jane Jameson Year: 1829 Her The flying donkey of the 5 hanging attracted a crowd Castle Keep Year: 1733 of 20,000 to the Town Moor A showman drew a huge gallows. Jane Jameson crowd to the Castle Keep, had murdered her mother 3 claiming he was about to fly 4 Margaret by stabbing her 2 from the top. He strapped in the heart with a red-hot his wings to a donkey for poker. Her spirit is reputed to 1 a test flight. It survived, its haunt the Quayside around fall having been broken by the John Wesley Memorial. 5 landing on an onlooker who died as a result. 3 6 HAPPY APPING F Some of the most fantastic and incredible stories of Newcastle stretching as far back as the 13th Century have been brought to life in the revamped Hidden Newcastle app. Free on the App The unwrapping of an Store and Google Play, and developed by NE1 Ltd and Tyne and Earl Grey heads south Egyptian mummy Wear Archives and Museums, it features more than 75 weird and Year: 1941 A lightning Year: 1830 The opening wonderful stories. strike on July 25 hit Grey’s of a sarcophagus at the It also has a GPS-enabled map function which pings an alert as Monument with such force Lit and Phil in 1930 was a you pass the stories’ original locations, so you can stop and take that it blasted Earl Grey’s huge coup. Three surgeons in the atmosphere as you soak up the story. Here are a few of our head off. It is reported opened the well-preserved favourites. For more, download the app! that the head ended up sycamore case and it took www.hiddennewcastle.org displayed in the window of a two hours to unwind the ladies’ outfitters in Grainger cloth protecting the body, TWEET US USING Street where it landed, which was “in a remarkably alongside a sign saying perfect state” #HIDDENNEWCASTLE ‘Earl Grey Shops Here’. 20 21 LISTINGS VISIT WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK FOR FULL LISTINGS SEND YOUR EVENT LISTINGS TO [email protected] LISTINGS

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House of Smith, DIRTY POP Digital, Life Science Centre, life.org.uk Exploring our concepts of Discovery Museum, house-of-smith.com Student party. yourfutureisdigital.com mental health. UNTIL JANUARY 23 twmuseums.org.uk/ O2 Academy, o2academy KIDS NewBridge Project, discovery EVERY THURSDAY newcastle.co.uk JAY ROCKWELL AND Newbridge Street West, TOM MCGUINNESS JASON HOPPER POP MUSIC CHRISTMAS thenewbridgeproject.com Exhibition of the talented UNTIL JUNE 28 LOVEDOUGH FULL MOON Party bangers! HOLIDAY CAMP artist’s paintings and prints Best of hip hop and RnB. Electro and hip hop.. Music Slash Art, DECEMBER 22-23 UNTIL JANUARY 11 University Gallery, WHEN THE LAMPS Tup Tup Palace, Riverside Nightclub, musicslashart.com The two-day camp includes Northumbria University, WENT OUT tuptuppalace.com riversidenewcastle.co.uk singing, writing and recording GAIL PICKERING northumbria.ac.uk/ Life on Tyneside in the DRAGNET seasonal tunes, creating your Focusing on a pioneering universitygallery First World War. DANCE SMOOVE AND FRIENDS Electro, hip hop and own tree decorations and social experiment in Discovery Museum, A little bit of everything. Get your funk on! disco fun. playing Christmas games. £60pp for full two-day camp, community television. NORMAN CORNISH twmuseums.org.uk/ 11pm. Music Slash Art, The CUT, or £35pp for one day (friend / sibling discount available). Baltic, balticmill.com The many faces of this discovery Floritas, floritasbar.com musicslashart.com thecut.squarespace.com Loft Music Studios, popmusicexperience.co.uk

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FROM DECEMBER 26 11.30am and 2pm. EVERY TUESDAY through the human body. 10.30pm. Seven Stories, DEC 28, JAN 2, 3 AND 4 £12/£7.50. 10am-6pm, til EVERY MONDAY Eazy Street, Unbroken sevenstories.org.uk 8pm on Thurs. eazy-street.co.uk Mr Turner SING-A-LONG FROZEN Life Science Centre, REWIND Pride UNDER 5’S MUSIC SPECTACULAR life.org.uk Student night. 11pm-4am. EVERY FRIDAY Northern Soul MAKING Enjoy a sing-a-long Powerhouse, Concerts and classes screening of Frozen. £5 UNTIL JANUARY 6 Westmoreland Road CARWASH DJ STEVE GRANT DECEMBER 28 for bumps, babies and plus admission fee £7, £6 Camp pop with Mutha Disco, funk and soul. beyond. £3, 9.45am, conc, various times. NIGHT AT THE KARAOKE Tucka and Beauty O Killer. 5pm-2am. The Reel Rock Tour: Reel 11am, 1.30pm, Fri/Sat Seven Stories, TOY STORE With DJ Drama. SR44, Scotswood Road Sunset Blvd, Rock 9: Valley Uprising 9.45am, 11am. 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Live Theatre, live.org.uk Metro Radio Arena, sagegateshead.com O2 Academy, o2academy sagegateshead.com hoochiecoochie.co.uk Masked metallers. £39.50. The Bodega, Westgate stoswaldsuk.org newcastle.co.uk Metro Radio Arena, Road, thebodega UNTIL DECEMBER 30 PETER BREWIS & DECEMBER 28 JANUARY 13 metroradioarena.co.uk newcastle.co.uk CHRISTMAS AT THE PAUL SMITH: FROZEN DECEMBER 23 CINDERELLA CATHEDRAL BY SIGHT STRICTLY SMOKIN’ QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT JANUARY 20 THE NEW BRIDGE Classic Christmas Charity event raising Collaborative project KING BEE BIG BAND Iconic rock band with General knowledge quiz. pantomime for all money for Teenage Cancer performed live. Premiere local funk. Xmas dance. £7, 4pm. newly recruited frontman. FIRST AID KIT £1, 8.30pm. the family. From £10, Trust. £13, 7pm. £12.50, 8pm. £7, 7pm. Hoochie Coochie, From £59, 7pm Swedish folk sisters. £25. The New Bridge, Argyle various times. 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