Amazing Space
Free
Suitable for all ages
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New Writing North Young Writers
Free - attend as many or as few sessions as you like
12-19 year olds
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Chess for all
Free
Suitable for all ages
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No Place Like Home
Free
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Poetry + Video
Free
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South Shields Fiction Writers
Free
For adults
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Novel Writing Course with Tracey Iceton
£75 per person for full course
Suitable for ages 16+
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FabLab’s Book of the Month – The Wizard of Oz
From £4 per creation
Suitable for children and families
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Learn How to Vinyl Cut
£12.50 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Arts and Crafts
£1 per child
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Lego® drop-in
Free
Suitable for children and families
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Laser Cut a Robot Mask
£6 per child
Suitable for children aged 6+
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Space Robotics
£3 per child
Suitable for children aged 7-11
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Create your own Robot Arm
£6 per child
Suitable for children aged 6+
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Tales of Robot Adventures
£3.50 child/ £2.50 adult / £10.50 family of 4/ under 12 months £1 to be paid at the shop on the day/ £25 group ticket (10x tickets)
Suitable for under 7's and their families
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Journey into the Cosmos
£5 per person
Suitable for adults and children over 12
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Learn How to Laser Cut
£12.50
Suitable for 16 years +
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World Book Day with Nancy Revell
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Learn How to 3D Print
£12.50 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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FabLab Book of the Month – Alice in Wonderland
From £4 per creation
Suitable for children and families
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Eileen: The Making of George Orwell
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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The Northern Crime Syndicate
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Writing Workshop with Becci Sharrock
Free
Suitable for 12-19 year olds
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Arts and Crafts
£1 per child
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Laser Cut a Dinosaur Door Sign
£8 per child
Suitable for children aged 6+
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Create a Dinosaur Pencil Topper
From £4 per creation
Suitable for children and families
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Roarsome Laser Cutting
£8 per child
Suitable for children aged 8+
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Dinosaur T-Shirt Printing
£10 per child including t-shirt
Suitable for children aged 8+
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Animal Stories
£3.50 child/ £2.50 adult / £10.50 family of 4/ under 12 months £1 to be paid at the shop on the day/ £25 group ticket (10x tickets)
Suitable for children up to 14 years
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Dinosaur Tales
£3.50 child/ £2.50 adult / £10.50 family of 4/ under 12 months £1 to be paid at the shop on the day/ £25 group ticket (10x tickets)
Suitable for under 7's and their families
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A.M. Peacock – A Newcastle Noir 2020 Fringe Event
Free
Suitable for ages 16+
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Red Squirrel Poets
£1.50 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Become a Detective: CSI for Kids
£3 per child
Suitable for 7-12 year olds
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Fingerprint drop-in
£1 per keyring
Suitable for children of all ages
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Young Writers’ Day: Writing Mystery with New Writing North Young Writers
Free
Suitable for 12-19 year olds
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Sci-Fi Tales
Free
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William Shaw and Olivia Kiernan in Conversation
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Arts and Crafts
£1 per child
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The Secret Garden
£4 per person
Suitable for children over 8 and their families
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Design your own book bag
£10 per child (including tote bag)
Suitable for children ages 8+
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Create and Design in FabLab
From £4 per creation
Suitable for children and families
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A Splash of Colour – Costume Talk with Meridith Towne – At Jarrow Focus
£3 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Perk Up Your Playing – Ukulele Workshop
£2.50 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce in Conversation
£5 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Detective Adventures
£3.50 child/ £2.50 adult / £10.50 family of 4/ under 12 months £1 to be paid at the shop on the day/ £25 group ticket (10x tickets)
Suitable for under 7's and their families
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YouTube Masterclass with Jenny Wotherspoon
£3 per person
Suitable for ages 12+
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The Matinee Murder – A Night of Murder Mystery
£8.50 per person
Suitable for ages 18+*
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Poetry reading with Keith Hutson
Free
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Great Expectations
£5 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Plotting vs ‘Pantsing’ – different ways to approach the writing process – With Robert Scragg
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Bringing your characters to life – writing workshop with Robert Scragg
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Location, location, location – where and when to set your story – writing workshop with Robert Scragg
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Picking up the pace – how to build suspense and create killer twists – writing workshop with Robert Scragg
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Day – What Do Publishers Want?
£2 per person, per session
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Day – The Art of Self Promotion
£2 per person, per session
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Day – Authors In Conversation
£2 per person, per session
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Day – Practicing your pitch
£2 per person, per session
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Day – one-to-ones
£2 per person, per session
Suitable for ages 16+
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Different Routes into Publishing with A.M. Peacock
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective with Susannah Stapleton
£3 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with Linda Green – At Jarrow Focus
Pay what you decide
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
£5 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Wor Dialect Day
Free - drop in to individual events
Suitable for all ages
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One-to-one Masterclasses with Sixth Element Publishing
£2 per masterclass
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with Clara Barley
Pay what you decide
Suitable for ages 16+
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Crime Writing – What Happens Next with A.M. Peacock
£2 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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All Aboard the Empire Windrush – Film Making with Bigfoot
£1.50 per child
Suitable for ages 8-12
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Wednesday Heritage Club – Cemeteries of South Shields
£1.50 per person. Tickets to be purchases in person from The Word from 13 May.
Suitable for ages 16+
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You’re Nicked: Investigating British Television Polices Series with Ben Lamb
£3 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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History Wardrobe presents… What Were We Thinking?! The 1970s Show
£6.50 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
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Lemn Sissay in Conversation with Anna Foster
£5 per person
Suitable for ages 16+
Library Events At The Word
| Event | Date | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Baby Bounce | Free | Gentle finger, knee bouncing and action rhymes for babies. Suitable from birth - 13 months or when they start walking. | |
Wobbly Walkers | Free | Structured, interactive music and rhyme sessions for families with toddlers. Suitable for 13 months or when they start walking to 2 year olds. | |
Wednesday Heritage Club - North East Ghosts | £1.50 | Come along for a talk by Ken Smith. | |
Mardi Gras Arts and Crafts | £1 per child | Children will enjoy creating a range of Mardi Gras themed crafts. | |
Children's Arts and Crafts at The Word | £1.00 | Come along for some holiday crafts. Booking is essential - tickets are available to purchase from the 2nd floor of The Word. | |
Mardi Gras Arts and Crafts | £1 per child | Children will enjoy creating a range of Mardi Gras themed crafts. | |
Children's Arts and Crafts at The Word | £1.00 | Come along for some holiday crafts. Booking is essential - tickets are available to purchase from the 2nd floor of The Word. | |
Library Voices | £4.00 | Join our friendly new choir. | |
Write Together | Free | Come along to our friendly mutual support group for writers of all genres. | |
Mat Making | Free | Try your hand at a traditional craft. | |
Library Ukuleles | Free | Join our friendly ukuleles group. | |
Knit and Knatter | Free | Come along to one of our friendly, welcoming library knitting groups. | |
Jiggle and Wiggle | £1.00 | Action rhymes and songs for toddlers. Suitable for 2-3 year olds. | |
Baby Bounce | Free | Gentle finger, knee bouncing and action rhymes for babies. Suitable from birth - 13 months or when they start walking. | |
Wobbly Walkers | Free | Structured, interactive music and rhyme sessions for families with toddlers. Suitable for 13 months or when they start walking to 2 year olds. | |
Library Storytots at The Word | £1.00 | Stories, crafts and songs for pre-school children. Suitable for 3-4 year olds. Booking is essential - tickets are available to purchase from Level 2 of The Word. | |
Arty tots | £1.00 | Stories, painting and songs for pre-school children. Suitable for 3-4 year olds. Booking is essential - tickets available to purchase from Level 2 of The Word. | |
Wobbly Walkers | Free | Structured, interactive music and rhyme sessions for families with toddlers. Suitable for 13 months or when they start walking to 2 year olds. | |
Library Voices | £4.00 | Join our friendly new choir. | |
Write Together | Free | Come along to our friendly mutual support group for writers of all genres. | |
Baby Bounce | Free | Gentle finger, knee bouncing and action rhymes for babies. Suitable from birth - 13 months or when they start walking. | |
Mat Making | Free | Try your hand at a traditional craft. | |
Library Ukuleles | Free | Join our friendly ukuleles group. | |
Knit and Knatter | Free | Come along to one of our friendly, welcoming library knitting groups. | |
Jiggle and Wiggle | £1.00 | Action rhymes and songs for toddlers. Suitable for 2-3 year olds. | |
Baby Bounce | Free | Gentle finger, knee bouncing and action rhymes for babies. Suitable from birth - 13 months or when they start walking. | |
The Word Reading Group (first Tuesday of the month) | Free | We meet up once a month on the first Tuesday of the month and enjoy lively discussions about books and reading. | |
Wobbly Walkers | Free | Structured, interactive music and rhyme sessions for families with toddlers. Suitable for 13 months or when they start walking to 2 year olds. | |
Homework club | Free | Come along to our homework club at The Word. Make use of our extensive range of books and online services to work on school projects, homework, exam revision or just build your knowledge. | |
Library Storytots at The Word | £1.00 | Stories, crafts and songs for pre-school children. Suitable for 3-4 year olds. Booking is essential - tickets are available to purchase from Level 2 of The Word. |