Autumn 2008 talks and events
Gosforth Library, Friday 12 September, 2.00pm Ken Smith talks about the miners of the Great Northern Coalfield. Free event. Phone Gosforth Library on 01912771811 for details.
Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Tel 0191 2320192 for details, and to book tickets. Numbers limited so book early!
Tuesday 14 October, 6pm. Hidden Chains: the Slavery Business and North East England. John Charlton launches his new book with an illustrated talk. Refreshments.
Wednesday 22 October, 6pm. Walking with Witches. Lynn Huggins-Cooper launches her new book for children aged 9-13. Refreshments. Children welcome.
Tuesday 11 November, 1pm. Tyne Shipyards in Wartime: Ken Smith revisits the shipyards of the Tyne and their wartime service. Free event.
Tuesday 18 November, 1pm. The Poet and the Medical man: John Charlton explores the North East's part in the Abolition of Slavery movement. Tickets £1 to include tea or coffee.
Tuesday 25th November, 1pm. An Alarming Accident, or every glass tells a story: the forgotten engraved glass of North East England. Author Willaim Cowan explores the fascinating stories behind 'disaster glasses'. Tickets £1 to include tea or coffee.
Wednesday 3rd December 10.30am - 12.00 noon. Everyone is welcome at our Christmas coffee morning. Tyne Bridge Publishing books on sale at bargain prices.
For any further information please email us at tynebridge@newcastle.gov.uk.
'Tyneside's Finest' is now available on CD or tape cassette. See the page for 'Tyneside's Finest' for further information.
Help us to remember the 1960s
Did you live, work or play in Newcastle in the 1960s? Did you have nights out at the Oxford Rooms, the Dolce Vita or the Club a Go Go? Do you remember practising screaming while queuing for concerts or shopping at Bus Stop and City Stylish? Were you a mod, a rocker, a beat or a hippie, or did you think young people were a disgrace? Did you buy your first car, have a bathroom added to your home or move into a new estate? Do you remember your first visit to the newly built Central Library?
If so, Tyne Bridge Publishing at Newcastle Libraries wants to hear from you. In 2009 we hope to publish a new book on Newcastle in the 1960s as part of the celebrations surrounding the opening of the new City Library and we need your memories to help it come alive. We’re interested in every aspect of life in Newcastle from food, fashion and football to school, shops, supermarkets. We are looking for contributions of up to 500 words about any aspect of life in Newcastle in the 1960s.
You may send us as many contributions as you like.
We regret that we may not be able to publish all the contributions we receive, but the authors of those that we do choose will receive an invitation to the book launch and a copy of the book.
Photographs, tickets, programmes etc would also be very welcome, if you are happy to share them with us, but be sure to attach your name and address so we can return these items to you safely.
Please send your contributions to: Tyne Bridge Publishing, PO Box 88, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 1DX, or email them to tynebridge@newcastle.gov.uk putting 1960s in the subject line.
Don’t forget to include your full name and address, phone number and email address (if any). Written contributions will not be returned, so remember to keep a copy for yourself. Please note that we may edit contributions to fit the space available. The editor’s decision is final and we regret that we can not enter into any correspondence about contributions.