Featured Events in Gateshead in May 2025 (July Updated)

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Essential Skills Event and Training Open Day Are you a 19+ adult looking for something new and exciting to do? Do you want to find a new hobby, learn a new skill, or gain qualifications? Come and join us at the Freight Village (Linden Homes - just off Felling bypass) for our Essential Skills Open Day! Come along for a cuppa and a chat with our friendly staff. We have some exciting courses and events starting in May so come along to find out more! Do you fancy yourself as a detective? Our fun Murder Mystery on the Building Site event, might just be for you. Are you interested in growing your own vegetables? Come and chat to us about our upcoming planting workshops. Do you want to meet new people and learn at the same time? Ask us about our Essential Skills courses. Meet our team, explore different workshops, and discover how you can enhance your essential skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to invest in yourself and your future. See you there! Essential Skills courses are open to adults 19+ living in the North East Combined Authority areas: Gateshead, Newcastle, County Durham, North Tyneside, Northumberland, south Tyneside and Sunderland. Please note - we will contact you regarding other courses and events we are running. Please check our privacy policy and opt out when booking if you'd prefer not to be contacted aboout anything other than this event: Privacy Policy | Learning and Skills Information Source: Gateshead Council Learning and Skills | eventbrite

Join JIAB and Bernadette Wilde for a night of music and merriment while raising money for the Womans Cancer Detection Society! 9th May at 7pm at Gateshead Legion Club Tickets are £5 *CASH ONLY on the door* Information Source: Julie Weaver | eventbrite

You can now book onto our May City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton. This session will feature an incredible spotlight, TBC. So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face. Parking is free at this event, subject to availability. The code for parking will be made available at the event. Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com Information Source: City Ladies | eventbrite

The Thinking Digital Conference returns on 14 & 15 May 2025. The event kicks off with a choice of practical & fun pre-conference workshops on 14 May and is followed by a full day of inspiring keynote talks from world-class speakers on the 15 May at the iconic Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead. After a joyous TDC24, we look forward to our 16th edition of the Thinking Digital Conference in 2025! Student Passes: To apply for a student pass, please email us at info@thinkingdigital.co.uk Refund Policy If you're unable to attend Thinking Digital 2025 we'll give you free access to our webcast and transfer your registration to Thinking Digital 2026. This option remains open until 5pm, 15 April 2025. If you'd like a refund, we grant: * 100% refunds minus £10 admin fee until 01 March 2025 * 50% refund minus £10 admin fee 02 March- 31 March 2025 * No refunds after 31 March 2025 Information Source: Thinking Digital | eventbrite

Sat 17 May 2025 | 13:00-16:00 £30 per person This fun and informative session will involve learning how to transfer your own design onto a rubber stamp and then carving out the stamp with specialist relief cutting tools. You will then be given the opportunity to experiment with creating a second colour layer for your image. The relief prints that you create can be printed on a variety of cards, papers and mini zines. The artist will also provide a variety of pre-cut stamps for you to experiment with. Kath Bell is a print and book artist who as well as creating and selling her own work, teaches print and book binding techniques in art schools and community settings. Suitable for beginners as well as those with experience. All materials and equipment will be provided on the day. Refreshments provided. Please advise us of any dietary requirements or allergies. Suitable for ages 12+ Please note we cannot offer refunds on this event. Accessibility We want our events to be inclusive and accessible. If you have any accessibility requests or questions, please email myexperience@balticmill.com . Ahead of your visit, you can find out about Baltic's facilities and accessibility here . Information Source: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art | eventbrite

Creative Climate Club Every 4th Saturday of the month Front Room | 14:00-16:00 Donation & free tickets available Creative Climate Club is a free, monthly meeting for people who care about nature and are interested in creatively responding to the world around us, our local environment, and wider climate issues. The monthly meetings will involve creative activities which can help us care for the environment, such as: Creative opportunities with artists such as painting, collage, sketch-booking and photography. Opportunities to learn with local community experts such as bee foraging walks, pond ecology and talks about the Rive Tyne and its health. The chance to make a connection with local nature, wildlife and planting of urban spaces, such as a ‘garden crawl’ to local community gardens. Over time, members of the club will collaborate to develop our next steps, identifying practical tasks like litter picks, gardening and tree planting that we’d like to collectively participate in, new places we’d like to visit and people we’d like to hear from, and creative activities we can respond with. Held in our Front Room for ages 13+. Bees-Eye-View Sat 26 Apr | 14:00-16:00 Join the Baltic Beekeepers for a walking tour focusing on the surprising range of nearby plants which provide the local bees, including our rooftop honeybees, with their nectar and pollen. We'll meet in Baltic Front Room and venture out from there, returning at the end for a well-deserved complimentary drink. Pond Dipping with Mike Jeffries Sat 24 May | 14:00-16:00 Did you know dragonflies are moving North in the UK and pond animals are hatching and growing faster? The life in and around our ponds can tell us a lot about our changing climate and its impact, and May is a perfect time to grab a net and go pond-dipping. This month we'll explore the connection between ponds and climate with pond ecologist and artist Mike Jeffries by taking part in the Big Pond Dip at Ouseburn Pond. We'll meet at the Hello desk, just inside Baltic's entrance, then set off on a 20-minute walk to visit Ouseburn pond, within Ouseburn Orchard. There, Mike will talk us through the pond dip, assessing the quality of the pond based on the animals we find. Mike will talk to us about his research into how ponds 'mop up' carbon, the wildlife he's recorded around the pond over the years, and ways to improve a pond for freshwater wildlife. After the pond dip, we'll head back to Baltic for a free drink in our Front Room . All equipment provided, but please wear appropriate shoes for walking on grass and marshy ground around the pond. If you'd prefer to meet us at the pond, we plan to arrive there for 14:30 - please book a place via Eventbrite and send Jenny an email at: jennya@balticmill.com so we know not to wait for you at Baltic. Collage and zine-making Sat 28 June | 14:00 - 16:00 Join ecologist and artist Mike Jeffries for a collage and zine-making workshop. We'll take our findings from May's Creative Climate Club session - the Big Pond Dip at Ouseburn pond (don't worry if you weren't there - we'll share what we found!) and reflect on how climate change is affecting the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside, to create fun and experimental collages, bringing these together to make a collective zine. All over free refreshments in Front Room . All materials provided, but feel free to bring any images, magazines or found materials to collage with. The Cramlington Forager Sat 26 July | 14:00-16:00 Meet Gemma, The Cramlington Forager, for an informative session about the free food at our fingertips and how to safely and responsibly forage in nature. Join us in Front Room over a free cuppa to find out more. Nature's Cure in Time of Need Sat 23 August | 14:00-16:00 Have you ever found comfort in nature during a tough time? Is there a special outdoor spot that always brings you joy? Do you have a story about how nature has helped you? We want to hear it! Join the Natural History Society of Northumbria for a free workshop to hear about their Lottery Heritage Funded project, Nature's Cure in Time of Need . Join us for chats about the nature that inspires us and help NHSN collect nature stories. Each story you submit as part of the workshop will be accessioned into a new collection in NHSN's North East Nature Archive (NENA) housed in the Great North Museum: Hancock . We'll also be indulging in a bit of simple book-binding, crafting nature journals which you can take away with you to help you notice the nature around you. About Nature’s Cure Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature is a Heritage Lottery-funded project dedicated to capturing stories from underrepresented voices. It explores how nature has provided solace and strength during challenging times in the north east. By preserving these personal narratives in NHSN's North East Nature Archive , housed in the iconic Great North Museum: Hancock , the project ensures that future generations can connect with the ways nature has shaped and supported our local communities. Through workshops, events, and storytelling, Nature’s Cure in Time of Need invites everyone to share their story. Accessibility View information on getting to Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and plan your visit by reading our visual story on what to expect when visiting us. You can view Baltic's access facilities before your visit. For access requests specific to the event, please email myexperience@balticmill.com to let us know about any requirements you have. There is no charge to attend this event, and we encourage donation tickets. If you're unable to attend the event, we are unable to refund your donation. Information Source: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art | eventbrite