Friends of Saltwell Park Events
Friends of Saltwell Park are currently not holding events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Please scroll down the page to find out about the sorts of events Friends of Saltwell Park hope to hold in the future
NEWS: Heritage Open Days (HODS) Heritage and Sculpture Walks in Saltwell Park
There are 3 Walks being held during HODs which have been arranged by FoSP. These events must be booked through the HODs website booking system. They are not bookable through FoSP. Please click here (or visit our NEWS page) to see more information about the FoSP led walks and book a place on them on the HOD website booking system.
Events programme
All events are open to Members of the Friends of Saltwell Park and Non-Members.
Most events take place in, or from, the Training Centre in Saltwell Park (near the Model Boat Club building on the south side of the lake) and start at 10.30am (unless otherwise specified). Events generally last an hour and a half, and there is no need to book unless otherwise specified.
For events in the Training Centre there is a charge of £1 Members / £2 Non Members which includes refreshments (served before the event starts so please arrive 15 minutes before the start time if you wish to join us for refreshments).
Please note, events listed below are all organised by Friends of Saltwell Park. For information about other events in the Park - such as Fireworks, Food Market and Enchanted Parks - please visit Gateshead Council's website
Events 2020
Saturday April 11th 2020 10.30am
CANCELLED
Physical activity for all:
an informal and interactive session in the Park
Paul Rea (Saltwell Harriers Coach)
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Wednesday April 22nd 2020 7.30pm
CANCELLED
Annual General Meeting
All welcome
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Sunday May 10th 2020 9.30am
CANCELLED
A Bird Walk in the Park
Michael Turner...
Until we know more about restrictions
due to coronavirus we will not be holding
any events. Please see home page for
more information.
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June Event...watch this space...
Until we know more about restrictions
due to coronavirus we will not be holding
any events. Please see home page for
more information.
Past Events
Saturday March 7th 2020 10.30am
The Great and the Good of Gateshead
- the sequel. Ian Daley
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Saturday February 8th 2020 10.30am
History of the Jewish Community
in Gateshead
Peter Bladon
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Saturday 11th January 2020 10.30am
The Poems and Songs of
Tommy Armstrong the Pitman Poet
Noel Adamson
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Saturday 9 November 2019 10.30am
Prisoners of the British
Bernard Hope returned and gave a fascinating
account of the confinement in Britain of German
Servicemen between 1939 and 1948.
Saturday 12 October 2019 10.30am
Heritage Talk
Ian Daley told us about the Great and the Good
of Gateshead. The sequel will be next March!
Saturday 7 September 10.30am
City Slickers and Country Yokels
Urban and suburban areas are increasingly popular
with beekeepers. In our countryside, intensive
agriculture is not always welcoming to honeybees,
whereas in towns and cities there is a surprising
amount of diverse food to be found. But where
exactly do our urban honeybees go?
Thank you Dr Rinke Vinkenoog for a fascinating
talk - which plants we see bees on and what types
of pollen turn up in their honey is very different.
Some links to help those who want to help pollinators:
British Bee Keeping Association
Rosy Bee Rosy has done 5 years of research !
There are quite a few books, but this has
bee experts contributions too:
Plants for Bees: A Guide to the Plants That Benefit the
Bees of the British Isles by Kirk, W. D. J., Howes, F. N. (2012) H
Tuesday 20 August 8-9.30pm
Bat Walk
Northumberland Bat Group guided us on this
popular event- bat detectors and infra red light
to see bats in the dark. Great!
Saturday 10 August 2019 10.30am
Heritage Walk
Despite rain before and after we joined Ian Daley
to discover the heritage of the Park.
Thank you Ian for an informative and enjoyable
walk.
Love Parks Week 2019 – 12th - 21st July 2019
Saturday 6 July 2019
History of the Tyneside Cinema
Thank you Margaret Dodds for telling
us about the history of the
Tyneside Cinema which opened in 1937
and is the last surviving news theatre
still operating as a cinema.
Saturday 8th June 2019
BOWES RAILWAY
Amanda Cuskin joined us with volunteer John
to tell us about Bowes Railway and the
Heritage Trail Challenge. Watch out for further
information about how you can obtain your
Heritage Trail Passport and collect stamps
when you complete a trail. Thank you Amanda,
history on our doorstep. Hope Friends visit.
Sunday 12th May 2019 - Bird Walk
Michael Turner lead us around the Park looking
and listening for birds that live in the Park all year
round or are just passing through.
Lots of birds seen and heard ... including 5 cygnets
which made their first appearance today!
Weather perfect too. Thank you Michael for
a lovely walk and for sharing your knowledge.
Wednesday 24th April 2019- AGM
All welcome. Join us from 6.45pm for refreshments
before the meeting starts at 7pm.
Saturday 13th April 2019 - Lit & Phil
The Literary & Philosophical Society was formed
in 1793 and its historic library is Newcastle's
must-see visitor attraction.
Lit & Phil guide Pat Lowery gave us a fascinating
insight into its history and hidden treasures.
Saturday 9th March 2019 - Honest Graft
We entered a world of tree grafting adventures with
Tyneside Beekeeper's Association - diverse,
weird and wonderful! We discovered the benefits of tree
grafting both to us and pollination insects.
After the talk the Tyneside Beekeeper's Association
ran a grafting workshop at the Training Centre
in Saltwell Park, with tools provided.
Thank you Alistair Robinson from
Honest Graft.
Saturday 9th February 2019 - Land of Oak & Iron
Karen Daglish joined us to speak about the
Land of Oak & Iron, an area that was once home to a
world-leading iron and steel industry and is now an
area of natural beauty.
Thank you Karen, very significant history right on
our doorstep.
Saturday 12th January 2019 - History of the Clippy Mat
An excellent talk and demonstration by Jo Wilson on rag
mats, known locally as Clippy Mats, that were a common
sight in most working class homes in the North East until
the 20th century. Today the craft is being preserved by
local groups. After the talk and demonstration we were
able to have a go ourselves.
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