Welcome to Remembering the Past - a volunteer-led charity collecting memories of local life in and around North Tyneside
Remembering the Past receives the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
We are delighted to announce that Remembering the Past has been awarded the 2021 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
Congratulations to all our volunteers. The Queen's Award is the highest honour volunteers can receive. We are immensely proud of this achievement.
Congratulations to all 241 volunteer groups awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service today 👏 #QAVS2021 | #VolunteersWeek https://t.co/wJYMbZUfMo
— The Queen's Award (@QueensAwardVS) June 2, 2021
Congratulations to all involved with @RtPNorthTyne on being awarded the @QueensAwardVS so very well deserved, I look forward to presenting you with your award soon #QAVS2021 #northtyneside https://t.co/LEPWa8VnnK
— TWLieutenancy (@TWlieutenancy) June 2, 2021
Our Heritage Talks and Film Screenings
Our volunteers delve into our archives and work with our partners to bring you a trip down memory lane. Share your memories or find out what life was like in times gone by. Details of future talks and film showings can be found below.
Thursday 2 June 7:00pm – Archive film showing
Seen to be Believed
A new, 55-minute film of rarely-seen footage showing North East celebrations of coronations, jubilees and royal visits through the decades is to be screened in North Shields.
Seen to be Believed brings together footage made by North East and Yorkshire film makers, both amateur and professional, ranging from Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953 through to Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977 and royal visits to the region over the years.
Remembering the Past has worked with the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive and The Exchange Theatre to bring the screening to Tyneside – it will take place at 7.00pm on Thursday 2 June at The Exchange in North Shields and tickets are available on a ‘pay as you feel’ basis.
To book your place go to The Exchange – Seeing is Believing – Tickets
Location:
The Exchange, Howard Street,
North Shields, NE30 1SE
Catch up on previous presentations
Missed out on previous Events? You can now catch up on some of these below.
Port of Tyne – Archive Film Screening
You can still view this film on the North East Film Archive website by following this link PORT OF TYNE | Yorkshire Film Archive (yfanefa.com)
Bringing Back the Banner – Heritage Talk
Hear the story of how a dedicated team of local people, and skilled experts, rescued and restored Burradon Colliery’s 1954 banner. A recording of the presentation and a detailed account of the project can be seen by following the links below.
Bringing Back the Banner heritage talk – YouTube Bringing Back The Banner – The Project – on Vimeo
Do you have a story to tell or a memory to share?
Remembering the Past is collecting memories about every part of life in North Tyneside and its surrounding areas, as told by those who lived, worked and played there.
Here you'll find memories and experiences contributed entirely by people who were born and raised in the area, or who have moved here from other parts of the country. Their stories cover a timespan of over 100 years, with our earliest memory going back to 1906.
From birth to death, holidays, school, childhood and working life, health, entertainment, politics, festivals, transport, shopping and home. Whether your memories are from 6, 16, or 60 years ago you will help build a living community history, which other people will enjoy.
This is a living archive and it needs more stories – can you share one with us?
Would you like to volunteer with Remembering the Past?
All of our work is done by volunteers.
We’re proud of what we do and how we do it. If you join the team you could learn some new skills, work on interesting projects, meet some wonderful people and have fun along the way.