Local stories to feature in Remembrance Concert

Local stories to feature in Remembrance Concert

The Tynemouth World War One Commemoration Project has joined with the Army Benevolent Fund to stage what will be the most significant event in 2014 to recognise the response of the North East to the call for a massive increase in the country’s armed forces in the summer and autumn of 1914. The concert, The Response to be staged at Sage Gateshead on Saturday, 27th September, 2014, in the magnificent auditorium of Hall One, will be an event not to be missed. Tickets for that event will be on sale from the venue from June, 2014. In the meantime there is an opportunity to get a preview of some of the remarkable stories of the involvement of local men in many aspects of the war on land and at sea.
At 8pm on March 1st 2014 the launch of the Commemorative CD ‘Only Remembered’, featuring words, songs and music of the Great War will take place at Sage Gateshead. In the intimate surroundings of Hall Two, local singer Vicky Guillory, well-known columnist Denise Robertson and Colonel Alasdair Hutton will recall the experiences of the fighting men through music and verse, all featured on the new CD produced by the Army Benevolent Fund in aid of forces charities. As a part of the programme on the 1st of March, the Tynemouth Project has assembled a few of the many fascinating stories that have been uncovered in the course of the three years of our research and contact with living relatives of those who served. These will be presented with readings by current relatives of the men whose stories illustrate the realities of the conflict. Tickets for this event are available from the Sage Gateshead box office - (0191) 443 4661 or www.sagegateshead.com
The second half of the programme features music of later years with the ‘Little Sisters’ harmony singers, recreating the music and songs of the forties.

Further diary dates to note are the Public Information day to be held at North Shields Customer First centre (Library) on 1st March, 2014 when a number of local and regional groups will be on hand from 10am to 4pm to demonstrate the resources available to help anyone wishing to learn more about the war and the part a relative may have played in the momentous events of 100 years ago.
The NET (North Shields) will be present with a wartime themed display and information on progress towards the development and opening of the Fishing and Maritime Heritage Centre now being created in the Old Low Lights Building on the Fish Quay.
The project invites you to join them ‘Going over the top’ on Sunday, 23rd March, 2014 when they will be having a fundraising evening with superb entertainment provided by the regular musicians at the Low Lights Tavern -  North Shields oldest surviving pub.
Come and have an evening of good company and good music; all in the surroundings of a real pub with real ales, real fires and real atmosphere.

Tickets for this event are £5 (includes light supper); available from the usual outlets: KeelRow Bookshop, Preston Road (opposite Christ Church), the Low Lights Tavern and the Project Workroom B9, Linskill Centre.