Jesmond Methodist Church
St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2DL
Jesmond Community Festival
2011 Jesmond Community Festival, 19 March-3 April
JMC EVENTS
Wednesday 23 & 30 March, 10-12noon. Handicraft Workshop. Come along to JesSpace, bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks or embroidery needles and share your skills, have a chat and make things for a good cause. Materials provided. For the novice or expert – all welcome! Saturday 27 March, 10-12noon. Messy Church. Decorate an Easter Egg, or take part in a wide variety of fun, crafts activities. For kids, accompanied by adults.
Following the Festival, the Handicraft Workshops have continued as Jes Craft - click here for more details.
2010 Jesmond Community Festival, 13-27 March
JMC EVENTS
Saturday 13 March
Stephen Richardson Band
Gospel, blues and Christian music. The Stephen Richardson Band were formed in 2007 from musicians at various churches in the Newcastle area. All welcome!
Friday 19 March
Swing Dance Workshop and Social Dance
Beginners lesson at 7:00pm, to introduce Lindy Hop, followed by social dance (about 8:30pm). Free and open to all ages. Lindy Hop is fun, sociable and great exercise, danced mainly to the swing music of the 1920’s – 1950’s. No previous dance experience or partner required. See the flyer here for more information.
Saturday 20 March
Dance Workshops
Take your pick from three different free taster sessions provided by students from Northumbria University Dance Society, or come to all three! Latin (about 12 mid-day, particularly suitable for over 50’s), Breakdance (about 1:15pm, particularly suitable for teenagers), Belly Dance (about 2:30pm, suitable for anyone!) – followed by a short performance at the end of the day (c. 3:45pm).
Wednesday 24 March, Thursday 25 March and Friday 26 March
Electronic Pop Music
Three evenings of electronic pop music from The Edison Project, a local music duo: David Graham and David Newton. See the flyer here.
Friday 26 March
Chocolate Indulgence
Join us for an evening of chocolate indulgence whilst we watch the award-winning movie Chocolat. Afterwards we will tempt you with a variety of chocolate treats, goodies and a hot drink! Small donation towards refreshments.
Saturday 27 March
Messy Church
Decorate an Easter Egg, or take part in a wide variety of fun, crafts activities. Here is the flyer and some photos.
Saturday 27 March
Jazz Night with the Vieux Carre Jazzmen
An evening of traditional jazz with the Vieux Carre Jazzmen, ranging from Louis Armstrong to pop numbers.
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