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Paper Sticks: A Childhood in Byker in the 1960s
In his own words, Brian Thompson relives his experience growing up in the midst of a changing Byker - a time when Tyneside flats and the...
Brian Thompson
Oct 13, 20223 min read


Broken Glasses by Tom Kelly
As part of the 'North East People's Archive' project, we've asked folk of the North East to submit stories and mementos from some of...
Tom Kelly
Oct 3, 20224 min read


Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Byker
Jack Turner explores the beautiful and evocative photographs of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, and how her vision of Byker and its melting pot...
Jack Turner
Mar 14, 20215 min read


The Shocking Tragedy of Choppington
Heather Welford writes about the tragic tale of Charles, a young child from South East Northumberland who was killed in a saddening turn...
Heather Welford
Feb 6, 20214 min read
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