A community picnic and programme of entertainment in Usworth Park on Saturday 3rd August will celebrate Washington’s mining heritage.
The Miners’ Picnic will mark the...
The idea of the Stars and Stripes flag fluttering in Washington on the Fourth of July may not sound unusual, but yesterday the Star-Spangled...
Holy Trinity Church in the East End of Sunderland will be undergoing extensive restoration work over the next 12 months.
An event to promote the...
Did you know that at least 78 blue plaques can be found in Sunderland?
Blue
plaques are permanent notices that commemorate influential people, landmark
events or important...
Two
events will be taking place in Sunderland to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (27th
January).
On
Friday 25th January at 10.00 a.m., the mayor of Sunderland – Cllr...
Some historic Sunderland toilets – located beneath an old tram shelter in Seaburn – have reopened to the public following a restoration programme.
The Victorian-era...
Sunderland City Council will hold events today (11th July) to remember the Srebrenica genocide, which took place during the Bosnian War (1992-5).
The genocide saw...
Sunderland’s Washington Old Hall celebrated American Independence Day this year by welcoming some very special guests.
Representatives from Tudor Place, a historic building in the...
Sunderland primary school children have teamed up with a professional author and illustrator to create a book celebrating Sunderland’s maritime past.
The book – based...
A project is underway to gather people’s memories of a historic Sunderland landmark.
Ghosts of Hylton Castle aims to capture people’s recollections of growing up...