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Pride in the City Festival takeover achieves huge economic impact for Newcastle city centre

Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, welcomed record numbers to this year’s festival across Newcastle city centre, with over 82,000 people engaging with the joy of pride, supporting a positive economic impact of c £4m. Ste Dunn, Director of Northern Pride, said: “From the satellite...

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Pride in the City celebrates record numbers in citywide festival takeover

Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1, is celebrating success after welcoming record numbers to this year’s Northern Pride festival in a citywide takeover. Following its move from the Town Moor, this weekend’s main events ran from Friday to Sunday, with tens of thousands of people...

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Everything you need to know as Northern Pride gets ready for a huge celebration in the city this weekend

Northern Pride is getting ready to take over Newcastle City Centre, with the arrival of Pride in the City presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1 this weekend (19-21 July). This year the annual LGBTQIA+ celebration, under the theme of ‘Unapologetically Visible’, will see festival favourites hosted at various locations and venues across Newcastle, bringing tens...

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Major boost for North East TV & Film as post-production studio lands in Newcastle

Leeds-based production company, True North Post, has chosen Newcastle for their next studio with the potential of bringing more creative jobs to the city over the coming years. True North Post is known throughout the industry as a specialist in post-production, having delivered thousands of hours of content for...

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Northern Pride announce events programme for commissioned artists

Northern Pride continues to champion local talent, with a host of events announced, providing six commissioned artists with the platform to showcase their creativity during this year’s Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1. Azula Bandit and Chris Fleming (IDa4) were announced as the two artists...

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Partners come together to launch new additions for Northern Pride 2024

Long standing partners and new business showed their support for Northern Pride today (Thursday 27 June). Businesses came together for the Partners Breakfast hosted at Blackfriars, as a thank you and to celebrate their involvement and support for Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1. As...

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Historic Spanish galleon sails into the Tyne – floating museum

NE1, Newcastle City Council, and the Port of Tyne have joined forces to secure a historic Spanish galleon visit to Newcastle for the first time, as part of its sailing tour of UK ports. The eye-catching floating museum ship will sail up the Tyne and moor at Spiller’s Quay...

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Wesley Square gets new artwork in time for NE1’s Summer in the City

Newcastle’s Quayside is gearing up for another fabulous NE1 Summer in the City and the now-famous mural on Wesley Square has a stunning and colourful new design for the season, delivered by internationally renowned artist Andy Welland. Working with Unit 44, Accent London and the London Mural Company, NE1...

Group of young people walking along street in Newcastle in Pride Parade. One is holding a sign which reads: Free hugs

Join this year’s Pride in the City March

NORTHERN Pride, has announced that registrations are now open for its annual March, which will take place on Saturday 20 July 2024, to celebrate Pride in the City, presented in partnership with Newcastle NE1. The March will begin at 12pm, starting from the Civic Centre. Those taking part will...

11-year-old Taye Benjamin, the youngest person to have work exhibited as part of Baltic’s open submission exhibition, will also be at Baltic’s Art Car Boot Fair

North East street artist, and 11-year-old rising star, confirmed for Baltic Art Car Boot Fair

The creator of some of the North East’s most recognisable street art will be selling his work at an Art Car Boot Fair this summer – alongside an 11-year-old artist who has been inspired by his work. Alex Mulholland, known as Mul, creates distinctive murals and motifs which can...

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