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Elevation - North Shields mural project call for artists
Elevation, a local arts charity and official North Shields 800 project has just released its call for artists.
They are looking for five suitably experienced artists, who will each deliver a large-scale mural over the summer.
The deadline to apply is 10th June.
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North Shields 800 Celebration: North Shields FC to host summer daytime festival
A North Shields 800 Celebration event will bring the town’s community together for a day-long party with a festival atmosphere.
It will be held at the North Shields FC ground at Silkey’s Lane on Saturday 21 June from 11am to 7pm.
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Throughout 2025
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Old Low Light 1225 Exhibition
Exciting plans in progress
Based at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre, a new permanent exhibition will explore the heritage and history of North Shields from 1225 to the present day.
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North Shields Murals Project
Exciting plans in progress
Bringing the walls of North Shields to life. Working with artists to create a series of high-quality public murals that capture the history and spirit of the town.
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I Love North Shields
Magazine editions dedicated to North Shields’ 800th anniversary made by and for the community of North Shields, featuring events, art and culture, interviews and much more.
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North Shields Voices
Exciting plans in progress
A community archive project by Remembering The Past, capturing a snapshot of life in North Shields in 2025, with an exhibition in the Autumn.
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Gannin' Shoppin'
Exciting plans in progress
Discover the fascinating history of shopping in North Shields and celebrate today's thriving independent businesses through an exciting collaboration between Remembering The Past and Northumbria University.
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North Shields Music Scene
A video from Sira Studio in collaboration with I Love North Shields featuring some leading lights from North Shields’ booming music scene
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North Shields: 800 Years of Harmony
Exciting plans in progress
A music film documentary celebrating the rich musical heritage of North Shields, produced and directed by Northeast Fuse and XL Creative Media with musician Liam Fender and local performers.
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The Flight Home
Exciting plans in progress
The Flight Home is an art trail featuring life size herring gulls, each decorated in a way that reflects the history, heritage and culture of North Shields.
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North Shields Textile Map
Join artist Gaynor Devaney to help create this special textile map of North Shields, a legacy of the town’s 800th anniversary year.
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Photos of old North Shields
Throughout the year, Discover North Tyneside will share some of its best, newly digitised collection of photographs at North Shields library.
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![The Molten Building in North Shields with the sun rising behind it, half light, cars and parked in the forerground and old fashioned street lights in silhouette, you can just see the pier lighthouse in the background]()
The Molten Building
Film produced by Sira Studio Ltd, North Shields in association with I Love North Shields, to celebrate all the great things happening around Fish Quay and North Shields in 2025.
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The Living River
Exciting plans in progress
A unique and immersive view of the town’s history through the lens of the River Tyne. This short video will focus on the river’s perspective of North Shields, and how it has shaped the town’s identity and development.
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North Shields By Rail
Throughout June, North Tyneside Steam Railway is celebrating North Shields 800 with an exhibition, talks by guest speakers and now a visiting locomotive!
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Deeds, Words and Danger
Exciting plans in progress
Deeds, Words & Danger is a theatre heritage project inspired by suffragette Norah Balls, empowering women and girls in North Shields through drama and storytelling. Led by Workie Ticket Theatre.
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The Exchange 1856
Music, big screen events, theatre, dance and comedy in a beautifully-restored Grade II listed building in the heart of North Shields. Explore the full programme.
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Discover North Tyneside
Discover North Tyneside is the local studies service. It has a wide variety of photos and information about North Shields, and family history resources to help you find your North Shields ancestors.
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Stephenson Steam Railway
Travel back in time to when coal was king at the Stephenson Steam Railway. Take a trip on a two-mile industrial railway and learn about the development of the steam locomotive.
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I Love North Shields - North Shields 800 bumper digital edition
The I Love North Shields North Shields 800 special - all 13 issues in one bumper edition (nearly 800 pages in total!) - read it online here. Look out for copies of the print edition appearing around the town.
Your daily fix of local history - a month’s worth all in one place
North Shields 800 street parties
Would you like to host a street party to celebrate North Shields 800 where you live?
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