Arts & Culture

Discover North Shields’ creative side — from music, art, and photography to festivals, fashion, and performance. The Arts & Culture section of I Love North Shields celebrates the stories, people, and spaces shaping our town’s cultural heartbeat.

Helena-Lily: Young talent with big dreams

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Helena-Lily is only 11, nearly 12, but she has already spent a quarter of her life singing and performing. Her passion for music started...

ALL ABOARD SOUTH TYNESIDE COASTAL HEROES TOUR

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By Mark Tavender No way was I going to turn down an opportunity to go on a trip on The Tyne Idols Bus. I first...

ART: SCULPTURE TO HONOUR LIFE OF MARY ANN MACHAM | Walkway North Shields

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Simmie and Mim had the privilege of visiting Keith Barrett's studio in North Shields, where he is working on a monumental 10-foot-high bronze sculpture....

Raising the Threshold: HMRC Band Challenges the Status Quo with Music That Hits Hard

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At last, HMRC are taking a stand against injustice. But it's not what you think.  There's a vibrant live music scene in North Shields and the surrounding area; we’re...

The Wasting Time Podcast hosted by Nick Brownlee-Sayers and Chris Doughty

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POP PUNK AND A PODCAST IN PITTSBURGH This magazine is all about championing local creativity and creative content. And sometimes that local creativity can go...

Sabrina Kennedy: North Shields’ Rising Music Star

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North Shields never ceases to amaze me. I’ve known for some time that this town is home to many wonderful creative artists, whether they are musicians, singers, painters or potters - but I am beginning to wonder just how many. You really don’t have to look far and the chances are you have met someone living in North Shields who’s written a song or penned a poem or painted a picture. In fact, it was a chance meeting that led me to discover the musical talents of Sabrina Kennedy. I was having a coffee at the ultra-cool Hyem coffee shop in Church Way when Sabrina and Johnny Cash walked in. I had never met either before. Casual conversation followed and I noticed Sabrina’s American accent - naturally, I asked where she was from (Boston, Massachusetts) and we got chatting.

The Rise of Poetry in the North East Region

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‘A LITTLE POETRY JEWEL’ IN OUR REGION  Richard O’Brien finds out more about the Poetry Book Society.  In 2016, a piece of literary history came to...

Explore Baba Yaga: North Shields’ Café and Bar

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Originally established in Whitley Bay two years ago Baba Yaga has finally wandered on those chicken legs and set up a new venue in...

HELS PATTISON: MAKING GREAT MUSIC: IT’S JUST WHAT SHE DOES

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There is such a rich seam of musical talent along our stretch of the coast that it is impossible to get to see or...

Local Author: Shields Sherlock- The Books of B Baskerville

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Have you ever walked the streets of North Shields and thought this would be a great place to dump a body? No? Well, local...

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