Very useful information on Whickham Village, with more links to other areas in Gateshead.

Hillside Church Marley Hill (St Cuthbert's) A historical and informative view of a local Church

Mike has written songs about five north-east heroes, Double Agent Physician John Snow, Thomas Brown of North Shields ("forgotten heroes of hms petard", see Thomas Brown room, saville exchange, north shields) and isaac holden, see www.northumberlandlife.org/teatrail , and Thomas Hepburn, first leader of the miner's union. None of those three are quite as local, of course. The teatrail thing is run by a keen local historian, rogermorris@googlemail.com

Here you will find the most extensive range of books, DVDs, maps and gift ideas inspired by the stunning scenery and amazing heritage of North East England and surrounding areas. Everything you need to discover about this wonderful part of Britain, past and present...

Certainly the most successful Social Club in the Region, it is a popular venue for a variety of functions. Sunniside History Society enjoys a huge following thanks to the wonderful facilities of Sunniside Social Club. Simply use this link to enter the site, then click on 'Communities' on the top menu bar to view the wide range of groups including our own Sunniside History Society.

Set in this beautiful and historic village, the Hermitage Garden is a huge attraction for visitors and local people

Find out more about the Pitman Poet, our local hero and supporter of the working class. A talented song writer he used his songs to fight back against the tyrannical coal owners.

The North East Memorials Project covers Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham as defined by the pre 1974 boundaries.

Visit this wonderful website and see hundreds of old postcards and photographs of Gateshead & Newcastle

My name is Ruth Cherrington - some of my earliest childhood memories are of being taken to the local working men’s club. This site is designed to preserve the history of the great working mens Clubs movement.

Since it's arrival in 2004, the A Vision of Britain Through Time website has helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to find wide-ranging and reliable information about the changing history of U.K. places.

The Sunniside to Causey railway section is now the World's Oldest Working Railway and the Causey to East Tanfield section dates from 1839. Visit this historic site on a day out, enjoy a railway trip along the Tanfield Line and the many family attractions.

The Sunniside History Sunniside hired Dunston Silver Band to help launch their new book & DVD (featured on the website) this film footage of the band marching was taken by Nick Neave.

Whickham.mobi is simply a website which has been designed for viewing both on a desktop PC and also on any mobile phone with an internet browser. It offers various useful sections to residents throughout NE16 Amongst other sections at the website, we run an events calendar for the NE16 area

Byermoor Sacred Heart School has been at the centre of the community since it was officially opened on the 5th January 1883. It's future was called into question recently, but typically the community has rallied around and vowed to ensure a future for our School. This website is for all pupils, parents, parishioners and the community of Sacred Heart School. We aim to keep you updated on the current situation regarding our school through this website and regular newsletters.

This song 'Beacon On The Hill' was made by the School children to help to fight closure. The song is based on 140 years of history,tragedy and triumph.

This site includes pages from a range of community and voluntary organisations in Gateshead and promotes the many different activities happening in your neighbourhood. You can browse the site by topic or by group and our events calendar shows you what's happening across Gateshead

Bondager was the name given to the women who worked on the farms in Northumberland and South East Scotland. They could be seen working in the fields on both sides of The Cheviot Hills during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. The areas involved were Northumberland, Berwickshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, East Lothian, Mid Lothian and West Lothian.

Welcome to the Burnhope Village Colliery Banner Website. The purpose of this website is to record the mining heritage of Burnhope and the creation of the newest colliery banner.

Welcome to this new site dedicated to Tommy Armstrong the Pitman Poet.