Past Events

Back by popular demand, our green fingered volunteers will be back at the Old Low Light on Saturday 20 July.

Free

A varied programme including French songs, operatic arias and musical theatre favourites by some of the greatest composers dating from the 18th century to date.

£10 per person + Booking fee

Explore the religious, military and maritime history of Tynemouth and learn how it came to be the popular place to live and to visit that it is today.

£4 per person. + Booking fee

It is a pleasure to welcome back Jean Scott who will talk about how lords, legends, dignitaries and dogs were all subjects captured by the brush and palette of H.H Emmerson, a father figure among North East artists.

Like many of his fellow artists, he drew on the local inhabitants of Cullercoats for inspiration.

£4 / members half price

Mindfulness Drop-In Class lead by Michael Atkinson of the The Centre for Mindfulness and Wellbeing.

Donation (Suggest £3-£5).

Join members of Tynemouth Radio Club to find out more about how Morse code, devised in the 1830s and used extensively in World War Two, is still very popular with radio amateurs all over the world. You can hear it and even have a go at sending a message in Morse.

Free.

Join Peter Jackson to explore the history of Preston Village.

£4 per person. + Booking fee

Explore the history of Clifford’s Fort & the Tynemouth Lifeboats. (For 10 People - 1Hour Walk).

£4.00 + Booking fee

Former Old Low Light trustee and local historian Dave Young to understand the part the Tyne played in what would become known as America’s Second Revolution.

£4 / members free + Booking fee

Pat Stevens will talk about Geordie Ridley, the Tyneside concert hall songwriter and performer from the mid-19th century, whose songs were a commentary on working class life, the most well-known being Geordie anthems ‘The Blaydon Races’ and ‘Cushie Butterfield’.

Pat will reflect on how Geordie began song writing after an accident at work, singing in music halls and mining institutes across Tyneside at a time when many people were living in poverty, while at the same time great changes were taking place, with some people prospering.

£4 / members half price

A five-day art exhibition is to take place later this month by Linda Kay who is inspired by things that catch her eye when she is out walking or cycling. 25% of all sales will go directly to support our heritage centre.

A founding trustee and active volunteer at the Old Low Light, Linda has a background in graphic design and for more than 25 years ran her own successful company. Her early training, long before computers became the main design tool, provided a good grounding in everything from photography to life drawing.

Now retired, she is a regular walker and cyclist, and uses her time while out and about to store valuable visual memories, sometimes sketching or taking a photograph for reference.

£4pp, members free

Mindfulness Drop-In Class lead by Michael Atkinson of the The Centre for Mindfulness and Wellbeing.

Donation (Suggest £3-£5).