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Arts & Culture

New Enterprise Studios Open Day Success!
New Enterprise Studios CIC, headquartered in Sunderland, England celebrate the success of their first official Open Day. This event was held on Saturday Oct 2nd, 2021. New Enterprise Studios was delighted by the attendance of The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Henry (Harry) Trueman and...
SummerStreets(1)
Sunderland’s Summer Streets music festival will return this year, but the event will have a new home. Summer Streets – which this year will be part of the Tall Ships Race – will move from its traditional site of Thompson Park, Southwick, to Seaburn Recreation Park. The festival, which will take...
Top Technology To Bring Monsters To Life In Sunderland
A bunch of specially created virtual reality monsters will take Halloween in Sunderland to a whole new dimension. The creations will come to life when visitors scan a QR code on buildings around the city centre, in a similar way to the Pokemon GO sensation of a few years ago. But...
photo courtesy ofStephen Wu, from Flickr Creative Commons
Street artists and performers of all kinds have been invited by Sunderland City Council to showcase their talents – the prize being a chance to entertain the public when the Tall Ships Race 2018 visits Sunderland.  Successful applicants will have two opportunities to perform during the four-day event, which will...
Local History Library @ ETR
THE LOCAL History Library @ ETR has reopened its doors once again as restrictions continue to relax and more venues welcome back visitors. The Elephant Tea Rooms, which first opened as the Local History Library @ ETR last year, will be open Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm. The Local History...
New Project Helping Veterans Improve Their Health And Well-Being Through Art
“Social prescribing is an innovative way to support health, wellbeing and reintegration through arts and creative practice”  As we honour those members of the armed forces who have fought and died in the line of duty on Remembrance Day - a project to help veterans improve their own health and...
Letter Unearthed After 125 Years from a Boy Who Asks Not to Be Forgotten
A deeply moving letter, written by an orphanage choirboy and hastily stuffed down the side of a church pew 125 years ago, has been found by workmen restoring the building. Addressed simply to ‘Dear friend’, the letter was written on 11 August 1897 by 13-year-old William Elliott, on the back...
Join the Festivities: Sunderland's Reindeer Dash 2023
People of all ages are welcome to join in the fun at Sunderland's beloved holiday tradition—the Reindeer Dash. Mark your calendars for the city's annual event, happening at The Bridges Shopping Centre on Sunday, December 3rd. And organiser Sunderland BID is urging as many families as possible to take part in...
A Heritage Plague To Highlight The Activism Of Sunderland's Quaker Women
The role played by North East women in the anti-slavery movement will be highlighted when a new Blue Plaque is revealed in the region. Later this month a heritage plaque will be unveiled in Sunderland city centre to highlight the activism of Sunderland’s Quaker women. The plaque will be fixed to...
Sunderland's Countdown to Christmas: Lights, Markets, and More
This year in Sunderland, you can enjoy a variety of festive favourites, including REINDEER runs, food fairs, and Christmas stockings. Sunderland BID, in partnership with Sunderland City Council, has announced a raft of activities set to take place in the city centre in the run-up to Christmas and beyond. And Thursday...

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