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Listening to North Shields: what conversation in our community is telling us
In North Shields, a conversation is unfolding about culture, community and the town’s future. As ideas gather around our Town of Culture bid, local voices speak with honesty — calling for transparency, youth investment, living heritage and people-first regeneration. From fishing roots to grassroots music, parks to libraries, residents share hopes and cautions alike. This article brings those voices together, revealing a town determined to shape its own story.
I Love North Shields Vintage Market | Handpicked. Reimagined.
This spring, I Love North Shields launches a celebration of everyday heritage, local stories and creative reuse. Handpicked vintage, antiques and objects with a past sit alongside music, making and style that shaped ordinary life. Slow down, browse with curiosity, and rediscover things made to last: workwear, vinyl, books, ceramics and one-off finds chosen for their character and story. A relaxed, nostalgic day rooted in the past, reimagined for now, with music, making, and local creativity throughout.
#ILNSPhotowalk4 | Before the Tide Turns
#ILNSPhotowalk4: Before the Tide Turns North Shields → South Shields Ferry at Sunset Some moments in a town’s life are quiet ones — the everyday routines...
The Next Gen Project: A Youth-Led Vision for North Shields
North Shields has always been shaped by its young people — their creativity, energy and ideas. Yet too often, young voices are missing from how the town is represented, remembered and imagined. Next Gen is a proposed new project from I Love North Shields in collaboration with Miriam Robson, designed to change that. Currently in development and subject to funding, Next Gen aims to create a youth-led edition of the I Love North Shields magazine, co-created with young people and rooted in their lived experience of the town today. This is not about telling young people what to say. It’s about creating the conditions for them to speak for themselves.
Pitch Your Idea: Volunteer with I Love North Shields
We’re genuinely excited to collaborate with people who have ideas. I Love North Shields is a community-led platform built on original storytelling — the kind that reflects real people, real places and everyday life in our town. We work with writers, photographers, filmmakers, creatives and event volunteers who want to contribute something meaningful, thoughtful and distinctive. Before applying, please read this page carefully. It explains how we work, what we’re looking for, and what you can expect in return.
From Grassroots to Community Platform: The Journey of I Love North Shields — and What Comes Next
In May 2024, I Love North Shields started with a simple question: How do we make sure people know what’s happening in their own town...
Day One at Our Beacon Centre Pop-Up: Community, Connection and Why We Do This
This pop-up has been made possible through an innovative scheme by The Business Factory North Tyneside, following the success of their pop-up shop at Wallsend’s Forum Shopping Centre. It’s designed to give grassroots and start-up initiatives the confidence, experience and support to step into retail — and for community-led projects like ours, that support genuinely matters.
A Fitting Farewell: North Shields 800 Ends with an Illuminated Celebration of Community
North Shields marked the conclusion of its 800th anniversary year with a powerful and visually striking illuminated parade, bringing thousands of people together to...
A Community-Led Platform Building Connection, Pride in Place and a Model for Other Towns
I Love North Shields is a community-led magazine and storytelling platform rooted in everyday life, local voices and place pride. It exists to ensure the stories of North Shields are told properly — consistently, independently and with care. What began as a small, grassroots publication has grown into something larger: a connector, a collaborator and a piece of local cultural infrastructure built with and for the people who live here. This article sets out what we do, the impact it has on local people, and why this model matters beyond one town.
New Town of Culture competition to shine a spotlight on the contribution of towns that tell national story
Why North Shields Should Apply for UK Town of Culture 2028 Following the success of North Shields 800, our town is already proving what’s possible...
