Four North Shields ladies describe how their families were moved from the tight-knit slums around the docks and the Fish Quay to the gleaming new ‘Ridges Estate’ - which was later renamed ‘The Meadow Well’, and was the site of serious rioting in 1991.

📍Diary Date 📍 Saturday 5th July 2-3pm at The Baptist Church, Howard Street , North Shields ▶️ FREE ◀️ talk by Trustee Dave Young #Heritage #FrederickDouglass #NorthShields northshields800.com/whats-on/frede…

Date for your diary! FREE talk by Trustee Dave Young about Photographer/Artist Lyd Sawyer as part of this event at The Linskill Centre Saturday 28th June. FREE event 10am and 4pm. Dave’s one hour talk starts at 1:30pm Join us - no need to book! #NS800 #NorthShields #heritage

Commonwealth War Graves Commission talk by Michael Dale Saturday 10 May, 11am North Shields Library

Morning. I wrote about #VEDay for the parish mag and the sinking by U-boat, just before the peace, of the merchant ship Avondale Park. Among those lost was donkeyman William Harvey from South Shields. His family were hanging bunting at their home off Mile End Rd when…1/2

Join us at North Shields Library on SATURDAY 10th May between 10am and 3pm #NorthShields #LocalHistory #Heritage

OTD 1889 aged 69 Edward Jennings VC died. Take a listen to an audio drama that we made about his amazing life youtu.be/ff8W72TOogc?si… #LocalHistoryDay

Today!

📍 Would you like to join us for a guided Walk and Talk on Sunday 22nd June at 1pm? Link to find out more below. Places are limited - so you will need to book! E: [email protected] #NorthShields #Heritage #GuidedWalk heritologists.com/2025/05/10/gui…

A FREE Community Day at The Linskill Centre, why not come along and join us #NorthShields #Heritage

📍Additional date released 👇🏽 Graves of the Brave walk and talk, Preston Cemetery #NorthShields Sunday 6th July 1pm Email to sign up - only 14 places available [email protected] heritologists.com/2025/06/04/gui…

A FREE Community Day at The Linskill Centre, why not come along and join us in the Priory Room #NorthShields #Heritage

Trustees Dave and Keith sprucing up Victor Noble Rainbird’s headstone this morning. Can’t believe it’s been 9 years since we unveiled it! #NorthShields #Heritage

Diary Date 📍Saturday 5th July - 2pm-3pm 📍North Shields Baptist Church, Howard Street ▶️ FREE ◀️ talk by Trustee Dave Young No need to book - just come along! An opportunity to learn about ex-slave and anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass who visited #NorthShields

Saturday 28th FREE Community Day Linskill Centre 10am-4pm Join us, and many other groups to celebrate #NorthShields 800th anniversary. Dave’s FREE one hour talk about photographer Lyd Sawyer starts at 1:30pm - no need to book just turn up! #Heritage

📍Saturday 5th July - 2pm-3pm 📍North Shields Baptist Church, Howard Street ▶️ FREE ◀️ talk by Trustee Dave Young No need to book - just come along! An opportunity to learn about ex-slave and anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass who visited #NorthShields

Unfortunately due to predicted rain this afternoon we have made the decision to POSTPONE the walk/talk on Sunday 6th July. New date TBC - apologies to those who have booked.

Big thanks to Sue and Soroptimist friends for hosting a focus group today. We ran them through a draft script for our next film project - their input was extremely useful. Plenty of food for thought - as well as actual food - delicious cake and scones 😋 #Heritage #NorthShields

Grand to be back New York Primary School for the first of two days exploring slavery, abolitionists and the link to North Shields. Some really good work from Year 5 pupils! #BlackHistoryMonth #LocalHistory #NorthShields

Day 2 at New York Primary School learning about slavery, abolitionists and the role of North Shields - all done! Two classes of lovely engaged children! Totally exhausted now - hats off to teachers! #NorthShields #Heritage