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Maker Faire at the Centre for Life

Home > Tyne & Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne > Times Square > Life Science Centre

Maker Faire takes place at the Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP.

Below is a link to a competition to win one of five family tickets to Maker Faire.

Life Science Centre Centre For Life Times Square Newcastle upon Tyne

Maker Faire commences Saturday 27th April 2013 and promises to be the world’s largest “show and tell” weekend.

The competition closes on Sunday 21st April.

Visit Maker Faire Newcastle upon Tyne UK Competition to enter (opens in a new window).

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Published on 11th April 2013 16:30.

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Tyneside & Northumberland Beer & Cider Festival

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The 37th Tyneside & Northumberland beer and cider festival 2013 kicks off today at Northumbria University Students Union at 2 Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8SB.

Tyneside And Northumberland Beer and Cider Festival 2013 Logo

The Tyneside & Northumberland beer and cider festival runs from Wednesday 10th April until Saturday 13th April 2013.

If you are a card-carrying member of CAMRA (Campaign For Real Ale) then you get free entry to the festival and can start sampling the 140 ales, 30 ciders and 10 perries that are on offer from 4pm on Wednesday 10th April.

General admission is from 6pm (until 10:30pm) and costs £3.

On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th the festival runs from 12 noon until 10:30pm and on Saturday 13th April the hours are 12pm until 7pm.

Full details of the Tyneside & Northumberland beer and cider festival and the beers and ciders on offer can be found in this programme guide…

You can see some news footage of the festival here…

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Published on 10th April 2013 16:11.

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Screen-Con at The Parks Leisure Centre

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On Saturday 4th May 2013 The Parks Leisure Centre on Howdon Road, North Shields, NE29 6TL will host Screen-Con 2013.

Here you can meet some of the UK’s best-loved sci-fi celebrities, villains and heroes including Sylvester McCoy of Doctor Who and The Hobbit fame and Jeremy Bulloch (Star Wars’ Boba Fett).

Screen-Con 2013 At The Parks Leisure Centre North Shields Flyer

The day will involve fun activities, mixing with favourite sci-fi and fantasy stars and species, watching and joining parades, shopping at sci-fi market stalls, meeting other sci-fi and pop culture fans, collecting autographs and hanging out with Dalek’s, Stormtroopers, Aliens, Predators and cosplayers from Star Wars, Anime, Manga and more.

You will also be able to have your photograph taken with the TARDIS, KITT from Knightrider, The Doctor’s favourite companion K9 and other artists, stars and costumers who will be attending this event.

Tickets are now on sale here (opens in a new window).

Tickets cost £9.95 for adults and £4.95 under 15’s.

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Published on 2nd April 2013 15:38.

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Arbeia Roman Fort Summer Season

Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum can be found a few minutes walk from us over on Baring Street, South Shields, NE33 2BB.

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Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum reopens for the summer from tomorrow.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum kick things off with a dramatic day of free-entry Roman re-enactments with Cohors Quinta Gallorum between 10am and 5pm.

Find out what life was like at Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum in the third century, from the clothes people wore to the weapons they used, and meet some ‘real’ Roman soldiers.

A fantastic day out for all the family at Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum in South Shields.

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Published on 28th March 2013 22:13.

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O2 Academy Newcastle upon Tyne March 2013

Home > Tyne & Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne > Westgate Road > O2 Academy Newcastle

The O2 Academy Newcastle have just released their new gig listing poster.

This March 2013 poster covers gigs from Monday 24th March 2013 until Wednesday 29th January 2014.

You can take a look at the poster here…

O2 Academy Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SW Gig Listings March 2013

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Published on 25th March 2013 16:10.

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