by Don Jenkins | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Westend residents become graveyard tour guides as part of National Cemeteries and Love your Burial Ground Week Stories of the Stones group members, Ian and Pam Royal took their love of local history to the next level by trying their hand as tour guides at a community...
by Don Jenkins | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
What does the Montagu Pit disaster mean to the lives of people living today? Local residents take part in creative sessions to help commemorate the people who died in the Montagu Pit Disaster A group of West End residents took part in a creative writing and arts...
by Don Jenkins | Jun 11, 2024 | Events
Residents and those with connections to the West End of Newcastle gathered at a celebration event at the John Marley Centre, Scotswood to launch the Stories of the Stones poetry book and website. Members of local history group, Stories of the Stones presented memories...
by Don Jenkins | Feb 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Local residents write poetry to explore their memories of growing up in the WestEnd The Stories of the Stones group tried their hand at writing poetry, celebrating memories of growing up in Newcastle’s WestEnd. The group of local residents having been meeting...
by Don Jenkins | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Residents of the West End took part in a historic tour of St John’s Cemetery to find about the lives of those buried there. Last week, a group of residents who live or grew up in the West End of Newcastle took part in a historic tour of St John’s Cemetery. The event...
