The Reading Agency: Summer Reading Challenge
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South Tyneside Libraries Reading Group – The Word
Free, booking required
First Tuesday of every month and second Saturday of every month. Suitable for ages 16+
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Chess for all
Free
Suitable for all ages
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Line Dancing at The Word
Cost £1 per session, payable at the door.
Suitable for adults
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Wednesday Heritage Club
£2 if booking in person, £2.88 if booking online (includes booking fee)
Suitable for ages 16+
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Knit & Natter at Hebburn Central Library
£1 per person, no booking required
Suitable for ages 16+
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Seated Pilates at Cleadon Park Library
Free, drop-in
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Hebburn Central Stitch Social
Free, drop-in
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South Shields Creative Writing
Free
For adults
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Arts and Crafts Club
Free, booking required.
Suitable for ages 8+
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Seated Exercise at The Word
Free, drop in on the day
Suitable for all ages
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Walking for Wellbeing
Free*
Suitable for all ages
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Women’s Words Writing Group
Free
Suitable for ages 16+
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Sunday Sessions with Jen Stevens
Free
Suitable for all ages
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Northern Grit: Gripping Thrillers from the North East Streets
Free, booking required
Suitable for ages 16+
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How to Write a Killer Thriller with Marrisse Whittaker
All three sessions: £11.55 per person if booking online, £10 in person at the shop.
Suitable for ages 16+
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Seated Swans with Complete Ballet CIC
£1 per person on entry
Suitable for adults of all ages and abilities
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Creative Calligraphy Taster – at Jarrow Focus
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person
Suitable for ages 16+
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History Wardrobe Presents…Fashion Revolution
£9.38 per person if booking online, £8 in person at the shop.
Suitable for ages 16+
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Slow Stitching Group
Free, drop-in
Suitable for ages 12+
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Inpress Writing Conference – The Route to a First Book
£2.88 per person per session if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Writing Conference – The Many Jobs of a Writer
£2.88 per person per session if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Inpress Writing Conference – Shaping the Story
£2.88 per person per session if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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How to Build an Online Author Presence with Gillie Hatton
£5.04 per person if booking online, £4 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Plot Structure for Novels with Gillie Hatton
£5.04 per person if booking online, £4 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Learn how to 3D Print
£22.38 per person, booking fee included
Suitable for ages 16+
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In Conversation with Matt Haig- A Borrowbox Event Displayed at Hebburn Central Library
Free, booking required
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Writing for Wellbeing Group
Free, drop-in
Suitable for ages 16+
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Library Walks
Free, booking required
Suitable for all ages
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Writing for Wellbeing – WRITE Festival
Free, drop in
Suitable for ages 16+
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Northern Bookshelf Live: An Audience with Robert Rutherford
£2.88 per person if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Northern Bookshelf Live: An Audience with Caroline Roberts at Hebburn Central
£2.88 per person if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Creative Writing Day with Aidan K Morrissey
£11.55 per person if booking online. £10 in person at the shop.
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with T.M. Logan
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Therapeutic Writing Workshops with Amy Hartwell
£6.13 per session, booking required.
Suitable for ages 16+
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Novel Writing with Helen Aitchison
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Let’s Talk Adult Non-Fiction with Helen Aitchison
£3.96 per person if booking online, £3 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Coffee and Quills with South Shields Fiction Writers
Free, drop-in
Suitable for ages 16+
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Therapeutic Writing Workshop with Amy Hartwell – WRITE Festival
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Learn how to laser cut
£22.38 per person, booking fee included
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with Glenda Young
£2.88 per person if booking online, £2 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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SOUTH TYNESIDE SINGS – Road Trip Songs
Free, drop-in
Suitable for all ages
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Women’s Words Creative Writing
FREE, booking required
Suitable for ages 16+
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Read Aloud for Seniors – Author Event at Cleadon Park Library
Free, no booking required
Suitable for ages 60+
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A Poet in Every Port: Rhymes on the Tyne with Rowan McCabe
£3.96 per person if booking online, £3 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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A Poet in Every Port: Word Exchange Workshop
Free, booking required
Suitable for ages 18+
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A Poet in Every Port: Mobile National Poetry Library
Free, drop-in
Suitable for all ages
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Children’s Collage Fabric Bookmark
Free, drop-in
Suitable for ages 5+
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Children’s Code Club
Free, booking required
Suitable for ages 8+
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Regency Tea Dance Workshop
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Learn how to Vinyl Cut/T-Shirt Press
£22.38 per person, booking fee included
Suitable for ages 16+
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Small Stories, Big Impact: Writing Short Fiction
£11.55 per person if booking online. £10 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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An Audience with Jeff Brown
£6.13 per person if booking online, £5 in person
Suitable for ages 16+
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BIPC Presents: The Business of Writing
Free, booking required
Suitable for ages 16+
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Meridith Towne Presents… The Summer Season – at Jarrow Focus
£3.96 per person if booking online, £3 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Kevin Maguire in Conversation with Feargal Sharkey
£8.30 per person if booking online, £7 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Noir at the Bar
Free, booking required
Suitable for ages 16+
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Bay Tales Presents The Word is Murder… South Tyneside’s Crime Fiction Festival
£7.21 per person if booking online, £6 in person at the shop
Suitable for ages 16+
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Pitman Poets
£11.55 booking fee included
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An Afternoon with Ann Cleeves
£8.83 per person, booking fee included
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South Tyneside Sings – Food Glorious Food
Free, drop-in
Suitable for all ages
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Teen art session – paint a Dementor
£2 per ticket, booking required
Suitable for ages 12-16
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Spooky Daytime Disco
£2 per person
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South Tyneside Sings – Hello Children Everywhere
Free, drop in activity.
Suitable for all ages
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A Christmas Carol
£8.83 per person, includes booking fee
Suitable for ages 16+
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Cèilidh at The Word
£2 per ticket, booking fee included
Suitable for all ages
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History Wardrobe presents – A VERY VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
£9.38 per ticket (booking fee included)
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South Tyneside Sings – Doorstep Carols
Free, drop-in
Suitable for all ages
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Festive Daytime Disco
£2 per person
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Teen art session – create the Northern Lights in pastels
£2 per ticket, booking required
Suitable for ages 12-16