South Jesmond ward has six distinct neighbourhoods. These are:
This year's festival spans 18 days, from 27 April to 14 May, and includes no less than 88 events in 39 different venues all over Jesmond. The Festival Parade will be on Saturday 28 April. New venues taking part in the festival for the first time include the Mansion House, West Jesmond Metro Station, Waitrose Jesmond, Barney and Jude's (in Sandyford) and the Little Moor (in High West Jesmond).
Other highlights include a free performance of the Dvorak Requiem, an evening with the local singer songwriter R J Thompson, a seasonal Food Market, a Wine and Chocolate evening, a Spring Ramble and a Journalism Bootcamp. There are also a "Design a Pizza" competition for children, a "Bake a Quiche" competition for adults and a Forensic Workshop for children.
Programmes for the 2012 Jesmond Community Festival are now available for collection from Jesmond Library, and from various community venues including Holy Trinity and St George's Churches, and Jesmond Pool. 2012 Festival Programme (in date order) pdf 288KB here
Come and join in the Jesmond Festival Parade on Saturday 28 April - details here
Brandling Park is located in South Jesmond ward and Exhibition Park falls within the Wingrove ward boundary. The parks are linked by an underpass and intersected by the A1. Both parks are visited regularly by both local residents and people from all over the city. The parks offer a wide range of activities including:
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