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16th - 22nd December 2005 What's on in the region 13/12/05
How the Sea Came to Be
16 November - 31 December 10.30am & 1.30pm Discovery Museum,
Newcastle upon Tyne Tickets: £7.75/£5.75 Discount
for parties of over 10 Box Office: 0871 7000 125. Northern Stage
theatre company has joined forces with Discovery Museum to transform
the Great Hall into a theatrical wonderland. A world of magic,
music and colour will delight under sixes and families.
Christmas Lunches
Saturday 26 November to Sunday 18 December 2005. Cragside, Northumberland
Closed Mon and Tues Five-course meal served in the Stables restaurant
Adults: £24.00, Children: FREE
Normal admission charges apply. Booking essential 01669 622038
mandy.hall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Cinema India: The Art of Bollywood Cinema India.
10 December 2005 - 26 Feburary 2006 at Sunderland Museum and Winter
Gardens. The Art of Bollywood celebrates the vibrant visual culture
of Indian film and explores the stylistic and historical development
of Indian cinema art. The exhibition features more than 70 posters
capturing the excitement and glamour of Bollywood from the early
stages of the industry to present day films.
Santa at Souter
Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Tyne & Wear, Friday 16 December
2005 & Saturday 17th December.
A chance to meet Santa and let him know what you want for Christmas!
4 - 6pm Children: £3.50 0191 5293161 barbara.matheson@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Booking essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult
DLI Art Gallery Exhibition: Society Of Wood Engravers
Friday 16th December 2005 10:00am - 4:00pm Admission Charges:
Adults £3.00, Concessions (student, unemployed, senior citizen)
£2.00, Child £1.25, Family Ticket £7.00 A welcome
return to the gallery for this group which was founded in 1920
by a group of artists, including Eric Gill and John Nash, and
has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This annual
exhibition includes around 120 of the best wood engravings and
other relief prints, selected from open submission to illustrate
the freshest ideas from today while recognising their debt to
the past and traditional skills.
German Christmas Markets
Friday 16th December 2005 German Christmas Markets At Harperley
POW Camp, Crook, Co Durham. Step inside out of the cold, a Christmas
wonderland for young and old. Stalls selling gifts and Christmas
fayre, traditional Christmas food including tasters, Christmas
trees and wreathes, artificial trees and lights, outdoor and indoor
decorations, Santa’s Grotto. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
1pm-6pm, Sunday 12noon-5pm. 50p entry, children free. Bookings
also taken for daytime and evening Christmas fayre in the restaurant
Jack & The Beanstalk
Friday 16th December 2005 The Gala Theatre, Durham City Runs until
Sunday 8th January.
Stars Rainbow's Geoffrey Hayes as King, Paul Hartley as Fleshcreep,
Mike Newman Jnr. as Jack, Peter Thorne as Dame Durden and Kirsti
McDonagh as Princess.
Ice Rink At Hardwick Hall
Saturday 17th December 2005 Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield From
14th - 20th December. Perfect for corporate entertaining, team
building, children’s parties or family fun. For more info
contact the hotel.
A Traditional Christmas
Saturday 17th December 2005. A traditional Christmas At Crook
Hall, Durham City Come along to Crook Hall to join in a traditional
Christmas celebration. Father Christmas will be waiting by his
log fire in the Georgian Study to greet adults and children alike
– and anyone who has been good will receive a present. Adults
will be invited to enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie,
while the children can let off pre-Christmas steam in the garden
with Rudolph’s Christmas Treasure Hunt! The Elves will help
them to write a letter to Father Christmas and send it up the
chimney in the Jacobean Room. They can make a Christmas card,
and after all that they will be ready for one of Mrs Christmas’
special cakes and a festive drink. This is a chance to escape
from the stress of Christmas and enjoy some yuletide magic from
years gone by. All activities and refreshments are included in
the price (£8 per person). No need to pre-book. Just come
along and be enchanted.
www.crookhallgardens.co.uk
Festive Fun At Hamsterley Forest
Saturday 17th December 2005 11am-3pm Hamsterley Forest Visitor
Centre (Between Weardale and Teesdale) - main entrance at South
Bedburn. Come along to this self-led festive trail (easy access),
meet Father Christmas and have your face painted. Top it all off
with some roast chestnuts from Hamsterley Tea Room. £3 per
child.
A wild Christmas Craft Day Gibside in Tyne & Wear
Sunday 18 December 2005 Create Christmas gifs for wildlife
12 - 3pm Children: £2.00 Normal admission charges apply.
01207 541820 gibside@nationaltrust.org.uk
Christmas in the Courtyard
Wallington, Northumberland Sunday 18 December 2005 Park easily,
avoid the stress! Buy your Christmas dinner ingredients from the
Farm Shop or a special gift from the shop. Visit Santa in his
grotto (£2 - includes a small gift) or make your own unique
gift with Krafty Kidz. 11am - 4pm Normal admission charges apply.
01670 773600 wallington@nationaltrust.org.uk Krafty Kidz - small
charge will be made for items made - will not exceed £5
Guided Walk: Railways & Racecourses Around Durham City
Sunday 18th December 2005 10:00am (approximately 6 hours)
Start: Market Place, Durham City (off A690) GR NZ274426 OS map
88, Explorer 308 Pay when you arrive: Adults £2.00; Children,
Over 60s and unwaged £1.00
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