We flew past Airmstrang's factory, and up to the Robin Adair Just gannin' doon te the railway bridge, the 'bus wheel flew off there The lassies lost their crinolines off, an' the veils that hide their faces An' aw got two black eyes an' a broken nose gannin' te #blaydonraces

We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon toon, The bellman he was callin' there, they call him Jackie Broon; Aa saw him talkin' to sum cheps, an' them he was pursuadin' To gan an' see Geordy Ridley's concert in the Mechanics' Hall at Blaydon. #blaydonraces

A VE Day party in Tamworth Road, Arthur’s Hill, Newcastle. Wounded soldiers from the nearby General Hospital were invited to join the celebrations. #VEDay80

Our new children's book - Fly, Fly Blackbird by Brian Blanckley - is now available from our website. Only £4.99. Available from summerhillbooks.co.uk

#Monkseaton On this day, 1st June 2012, Charlie Steel officially launched his book 'Monkseaton Village Volume One' (Summerhill Books) Andrew Clark at the old Whitley Bay Library.

The Shipyard Lads - Shipbuilding Deaths in Sunderland 1830-1984 by Derek E. Haynes - is now available from our website summerhillbooks.co.uk. Only £4.99, 60 illustrations. All proceeds from the book go to Down’s Syndrome North East.

Andrew Clark I still drink from the tankard I used to use in the "new" Robin Adair when they closed the Ord Arms down in 1965/6.

🏆Trophy Ceremony - SSA Men’s National Cup 2025 ⚽ Winners: West Ham United Foundation Runners-up: Everton in the Community Spirit Award: Foundation of Light Congratulations to all the teams for making history on and off the pitch! #SSANationalCup2025 #StreetSoccerFoundation

Great to see our logo on the sleeves of the new Heaton Stannington FC kits as part of our sponsorship deal. A lot of our staff are long-standing supporters of the club, and this further strengthens those links.

I know I should show a clip from Bullitt, Dirty Harry or Enter The Dragon here to pay tribute to one of the all-time great film and TV composers - Lalo Schifrin, who has died today aged 93 - but this original Starsky & Hutch intro still absolutely rocks

The best live music you'll hear today...

Morning. Happy Gala Day to everyone taking part in today’s Big Meeting in Durham. Looking back to old miners from Westoe Colliery, South Shields (1909-1993) with a combined service record of more than 300 years.

A great photo of the Durham Miners' Gala in the 1970s. The Hylton Lodge Banner can be seen in the background. #DurhamMinersGala

Andrew Clark Here's another from back then.

An aerial view of Newcastle and Gateshead in the early 1990s.

𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 🤝 Our Boldon Village Hall #PLKicks group received their Mayor's Awards this week after completing the four-part programme 🏆 Having taken part in the skill, physical, volunteering and expedition aspects of

#NewcastleUponTyne Great to see that planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the Keelmens Hospital Listed Building Application: Restoration and reconfiguration of existing building to create 12no. apartments on ground floor and 8no. apartments to first floor

Blackbird inspires first book by author, 83. Andrew Clark DurhamWildlifeTrust culturednortheast.co.uk/p/blackbird-st…

We are united ⚫⚪🏆 Our Down syndrome football team have done us proud at the Genuine Cup in Houston, Texas.