This March over 35 restaurants, cafés and grills within Sunderland will be offering discounted meals and food for one week. The public will be able to dine out for two and three course meals for as little as £5, £10 or £15. Saturday, March 16 marks the beginning of the […]
Following on from their successful event at City Space on International Women’s Day, Saturday afternoon (March 9) saw Sister Shack continue their International Women’s Day festivities at Tyne Bank Brewery in Newcastle. The collective, created by Chantal Herbert, is aimed at giving female business owners, entrepreneurs and creatives a supportive […]
On March 10 at Roker Hotel in Sunderland, a chandelier-lit room played host to an array of stalls that sold quirky handmade products, whilst live music was performed by Pek and Wanley. The event’s organiser, Nicola Edwards, aims to provide everyone with “well organised and quirky fairs in the […]
Women covered Grey’s Monument in 1,000 red pom-poms to raise awareness of period poverty in the region for International Women’s Day (8 March). Around 100 women also took part in a flash mob choir, performing an original song composed by community musician Bethany Elen Coyle to promote period positivity. The […]
The University of Sunderland held the Sister Shack event in support of International women’s Day on March 8. The event featured Arts and Craft stalls, poetry sessions and discussions on women’s rights. The Sister Shack event took place at the City Space, Sunderland and was on until 7pm. Several speakers and […]
The University of Sunderland’s Snowsports Society are teaming up with Teesside University Snowsports to do a 24 hour ski and boarding event to raise money for Mind. The Societies are coming together this Saturday (March 9) to raise awareness and money for the mental health charity Mind by completing a […]
Girl Power? Tyneside is preparing to celebrate a festival of women, but the campaign for gender equality relies on men too, discovers Sarah Sinclair. Meeting up with the organisers of a festival set to celebrate the stories of women, I hadn’t expected to be talking about men. But feminism […]
Sunderland schools are raising awareness by safeguarding children after news of the ‘Momo challenge’ that allegedly targets kids. The suicide game, showing a character with bulging eyes and distorted face, allegedly pops up in youtube videos and sends the user orders such as self harming and some are even told to […]
Hope Street Xchange is aiming to help Smart Works, The Red Box Project, Sunderland Food Bank and other charities during its International Women’s Day event on March 8. Katy Sawyer, the event coordinator, says: “This is our third year hosting an International Women’s Day event at Hope Street Xchange, but this year we […]
A group of students from Sunderland University spent a morning canoodling with rescue cats and kittens at Sunderland-based charity, Animal Krackers. The Cat Cuddling event – part of the Student Volunteering Week project – aims to help socialise cats to better their chances of finding forever homes. Rebecca Little, Student […]