Candlelight Concerts: Hans Zimmer's Best Works
2023-07-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-21 21:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer in our incredible Wood Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room – Wood Hall
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Queen
2023-07-22 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-07-22 21:00 - 22:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Connect & Explore
2023-07-25 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-18 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Connect & Explore is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, explore Dorothy Buchannan’s Bridge challenge and make your own moving characters.
Multiple dates and times available to book. Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to ABBA
2023-07-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-28 21:00 - 22:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Relaxed LEGO Sessions
2023-08-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-08-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-08-22 09:00 - 10:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us for a autism and neuro divergent friendly, relaxed LEGO building session. Lights will be low, noise to a minimum and flexible seating arrangements. Extremely limited ticket numbers available. Please only book the ticket for your child, adults do not need a ticket for this session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Making Models
2023-08-01 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-04 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-22 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Making Models is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make and race your own balloon cars and build LEGO models
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory - Do it the Safety Way LIVE Science Show
2023-08-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-11 11:00 - 12:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Learn about science, see experiments and understand what it was like to work in the underground mines. Do It The Safety Way is our live science show for all ages!
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Scribble Bots
2023-08-08 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-11 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Scribble Bots is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make your own robot in this fun interactive session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Scalpay and Euphoria at 5 Quarter cafe bar
2023-08-12 18:00 - 22:30
FREE EVENT: North East Folk Collective presents two great folk bands performing in the 5|Quarter Café Bar:

Scalpay are a 4-piece folk band playing a very varied selection of world music consisting of Flute, Melodeon, Guitar, fiddle and Eb Tenor Horn.

Euphoria bring their four-part vocal harmonies and multiple instruments and apply them to traditional and contemporary songs from both sides of the Atlantic.

The performances will be followed by an informal acoustic jam session, so please bring your voices and acoustic instruments if you wish to participate. Or just enjoy a drink and listen.

Approximate timings:
1800 doors open
1830 Euphoria
1930 Break
2000 Scalpay
21:00 break
21:15 Acoustic session
22:00 last orders
22:30 venue closes

Free admission, please ignore the tickets link and just turn up!

Graft & Glory Families Activities - Connect & Explore
2023-08-15 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom

'The Taste of Summer', wine tasting evening
2023-08-24 18:00 - 19:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us in our Cafe Bar, the 5|Quarter, for our summer wine tasting evening
Includes an opportunity to try a selection of Summer Wines (White, Sparkling and Rosé) identifying new flavours and aromas, hosted by our qualified sommelier.
Delicious antipasti sharing boards for 2 are available – why not add this to your order for only £20. Vegetarian sharing boards are also available.
Event runs from 6pm-7:30pm.
We can’t wait to see you there!

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Relaxed LEGO Sessions
2023-08-25 09:00 - 10:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us for a autism and neuro divergent friendly, relaxed LEGO building session. Lights will be low, noise to a minimum and flexible seating arrangements. Extremely limited ticket numbers available. Please only book the ticket for your child, adults do not need a ticket for this session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Making Models
2023-08-25 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Making Models is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make and race your own balloon cars and build LEGO models
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Adele
2023-08-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-25 21:00 - 22:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Adele in our beautiful Wood Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room – Wood Hall
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle upon Tyne
Programme
Programme

Hello
Rumour Has It
Make You Feel My Love
Water Under the Bridge
Oh My God
Someone Like You
Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Chasing Pavements
Skyfall
When We Were Young
Set Fire to the Rain
Easy On Me
Rolling in the Deep

Candlelight Concerts: Hans Zimmer's Best Works
2023-08-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-26 21:00 - 22:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer in our beautiful Wood Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room – Wood Hall
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle upon Tyne
Programme

Time from Inception
This Land from The Lion King
Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar
Supermarine from Dunkirk
Honor from The Pacific
A Dark Knight from The Dark Knight
Wonder Woman Suite
Gladiator Suite
Cornfield Chase from Interstellar
Dune Suite
Discombobulate from Sherlock Holmes
Pirates of the Caribbean Suite

Performers

String quartet – Aurora Strings

Graft & Glory - Do it the Safety Way LIVE Science Show
2023-08-29 11:00 - 12:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Learn about science, see experiments and understand what it was like to work in the underground mines. Do It The Safety Way is our live science show for all ages!
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Scribble Bots
2023-08-29 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Scribble Bots is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make your own robot in this fun interactive session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk
