North Shields 800.
Keith Spedding gave us a presentation today entitled "North Shields 800"
Keith began with some facts, The people of North Shields are working as a team to host a year of celebrations for the town’s 800th anniversary.
It will bring everyone together to enjoy a calendar of exciting events that celebrates North Shields past, present and future. A programme of events has been selected to appeal to a wide range of audiences and to celebrate North Shields’ maritime, mining, railway and industrial heritage as well as its reputation as a vibrant destination for arts and culture and a thriving location for business.
The North Shields team will include a spectacular parade of boats and a blessing of the fishing fleet, a parade along the Fish Quay, exhibitions, street art murals, heritage projects, community events and performances.
In 2025 it will be 800 years since a small village made up of simple huts called shiels was founded on the north bank of the Tyne, where the Fish Quay stands today. Created in around 1225 as a fishing port to serve Tynemouth Priory, it grew into the thriving harbour of North Shields.
From the 1760s, the town expanded to the bank above the riverside. Today North Shields and its surrounding neighbourhoods have a population of approximately 35,000. The celebrations coincide with North Tyneside Council’s Ambition for North Shields regeneration programme which includes: The Riverside Embankment Walkway linking to the town centre to the Fish Quay
The restoration of Northumberland Square conservation area, the Exchange Theatre and Howard Street. The creation of a new Transport Hub and Thomas Brown Town Square, a series of public art installations across the town Improvements to the main shopping street, Bedford Street.
Questions followed on several points to conclude a very entertaining morning.
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