Work begins tomorrow – Tuesday 14 May - to bring back NE1 Ltd’s Quayside Seaside for the 7th year consecutive year. The construction will begin at 8am on Tuesday with the pop up beach returning with a bigger space and a new sponsor, Northumbrian Water. The beach will be open to the public by Friday 24 May. The Northumbrian Water Quayside Seaside will remain in place until October with a programme or activities and visiting food vendors to be arranged throughout the summer holidays.

The bunting and streamers have been packed away after NE1’s inaugural Bigg Market Bash on Saturday 13 April, but the celebrations are set to continue.

Engineering company, Siemens is sponsoring the Siemens Boat Race of the North for the next two years – a company working to create a smarter, more sustainable energy supply for UK cities and infrastructure.

NE1’s Grey Street Gathering returns to Newcastle city centre next week, on Monday 8 April in time for Easter, the school holidays and hopefully the start of some warm, spring weather. The pocket park is a fabulous addition to Newcastle’s famous Grey Street, paid for thanks to the generosity of NE1’s Geordie Jackpot subscribers.