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SUMMARY:International Women's Day with COCO
DESCRIPTION:International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on 8th March to commemorate the cultural\, political\, and socioeconomic achievements of women. \nJoin COCO\, and a diverse and exciting panel of speakers to hear about current issues facing women in the UK\, East Africa and beyond\, and share positive messages and ideas to empower each other and future generations. \nEvent Details\nArrive from 5:30pm for a drinks reception and networking ahead of a panel discussion and Q&A with the speakers below\, centred around the 2022 International Women’s Day theme of ‘Break the Bias’. \nThe evening will end with more networking and drinks in our café bar\, 5|Quarter. \n​Speakers\n\n\nImogen Horrocks – Co-founder of The Last Taboo\, an organisation aiming to tackle the issue of sexual violence within UK Universities through awareness raising and policy change. \n\n\nChantal Herbert – Audio Producer\, DJ and events organiser. Founder/Director of Sister Shack\, feminist led Community Interest Company (CIC) that focuses on working with and promoting women and non-binary entrepreneurs\, creatives\, artists\, musicians and DJs. \n\n\nMargherita Pasquariello – Head Of Strategy at NA College. Margherita is responsible for the strategic management of the college and is shaping the future education pathway under the Institute of Technology footprint. \n\n\nJess Whitaker – COCO Programmes Manager. Jess works with partner organisations in East Africa to plan\, develop and implement sustainable development programmes within the remote communities that they work.\n \n\n\nDate\nTuesday 8th March 2022 \nTime\n5:30pm – 8:00pm \nBooking information\nThis event is free to attend\, but advance booking is required. Click the ‘get tickets’ button or above\, or visit COCO’s website to book your tickets. \nAdditional information\nLocation: The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle NE1 1SE \nOur building is fully accessible – if you have any queries about accessibility\, please contact lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.uk \nAbout COCO\nCOCO provides sustainable sources of quality education to children living in poor and marginalised communities.  We believe that education gives children the best possible opportunity to break the cycle of poverty.  We do this through our Schools for Life programme.  \nCOCO’s vision is a world where every child\, everywhere has access to quality education. COCO believes that education provides children with the best possible chance of breaking the cycle of poverty.  \nCOCO was founded by Steve Cram CBE and British Army Major Jim Panton in 2000. Since then\, the charity has raised over £5 million to fund small\, sustainable\, community-led initiatives. COCO and its partners have now undertaken 66 transformational programmes in 16 countries\, positively impacting the lives of over 200\,000 people.   \nCOCO is currently operating in Tanzania\, Kenya\, and Uganda\, in East Africa to support remote communities in developing sustainable\, quality schools. Our Schools for Life programme incorporates six core elements: Shelter\, Power\, Food\, Water and Sanitation\, Sport and Recreation\, and Entrepreneurship. This model provides marginalised children with the skills and knowledge to experience a brighter future and lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
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LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:National Lottery Open Week - Special Building and Collections Tour
DESCRIPTION:This National Lottery Open Week\, The Common Room invites National Lottery Players on a special tour of our building and collections!\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThis National Lottery Open Week\, The Common Room invites National Lottery Players on a special tour of our building\, including an insight into our collections as well as a peek into the Arbitration Room – a historic space usually not available for public view. The tours are led by our friends at Newcastle City Guides. \nThe Common Room is a venue and charity located in Newcastle upon Tyne. Built between 1869-1872\, our building has been home to the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers ever since. Some of the region’s greatest pioneering minds like Robert Stephenson\, Lord Armstrong and Nicholas Wood met here to invent\, innovate and campaign for improved safety in the mines\, to protect miners\, and advise mine owners. \nInside the building lies centuries of history relating to the Great Northern Coalfield\, full of tales of engineering excellence and innovation. Our archive and collections span centuries of engineering\, geological\, mining and wider scientific history\, starting from the Industrial Revolution. \nTour dates\nTuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd March 2022 \nTour times\n10:00am – 11:30am \n12:00pm – 1:30pm \n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nWe have a number of additional offers for National Lottery Open Week\, including 25% off for National Lottery Players in our cafe/bar 5|Quarter. To see all of our offers\, click here. \nImportant booking information\nYou must be able to produce proof of purchase of a National Lottery game upon attendance – this can be a hard copy ticket or digital. The date of draw / purchase is not relevant.\nThe ticket or scratchcard holder\, plus one accompanying adult and any accompanying children under 16 may attend these tours.\n*Everyone in your party must have their own tour ticket\, booked in advance of the tour.*\nTickets 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. \nIf you can no longer attend your slot\, we kindly ask that you cancel your ticket so someone else may take your place\, as demand is very high. Donations can be refunded upon request if you need to cancel your ticket. \nAdditional information\nChildren must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult. \nOur building is fully accessible – if you have any queries about accessibility\, please contact lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.uk \nThe Common Room is taking a number of precautions to mitigate the risk to the public regarding COVID-19. Attendees will be encouraged to wear a face covering (unless they have a medical exemption) where possible. We would appreciate it if attendees could complete a lateral flow test prior to attending\, and we kindly ask you do not attend if you have had a positive test result for COVID-19\, or are experiencing symptoms. For further information on our COVID-19 protocol please email lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.uk \nAbout National Lottery Open Week\nSince 1994\, more than £45 billion has been raised for good causes. Due to this support\, good cause projects in the arts\, community\, film heritage and sport are able to make a huge difference in their local communities. \nFor making their work possible\, National Lottery funded projects across the UK want to say #ThanksToYou to the National Lottery players by offering free entry or other special offers this National Lottery Open Week! \nBetween 19-27 March 2022\, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard (digital or physical) will be able to access these special offers.
URL:https://tcrstaging-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/event/nlowtours/
LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:National Lottery Open Week - Special Building and Collections Tour
DESCRIPTION:This National Lottery Open Week\, The Common Room invites National Lottery Players on a special tour of our building and collections!\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThis National Lottery Open Week\, The Common Room invites National Lottery Players on a special tour of our building\, including an insight into our collections as well as a peek into the Arbitration Room – a historic space usually not available for public view. The tours are led by our friends at Newcastle City Guides. \nThe Common Room is a venue and charity located in Newcastle upon Tyne. Built between 1869-1872\, our building has been home to the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers ever since. Some of the region’s greatest pioneering minds like Robert Stephenson\, Lord Armstrong and Nicholas Wood met here to invent\, innovate and campaign for improved safety in the mines\, to protect miners\, and advise mine owners. \nInside the building lies centuries of history relating to the Great Northern Coalfield\, full of tales of engineering excellence and innovation. Our archive and collections span centuries of engineering\, geological\, mining and wider scientific history\, starting from the Industrial Revolution. \nTour dates\nTuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd March 2022 \nTour times\n10:00am – 11:30am \n12:00pm – 1:30pm \n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nWe have a number of additional offers for National Lottery Open Week\, including 25% off for National Lottery Players in our cafe/bar 5|Quarter. To see all of our offers\, click here. \nImportant booking information\nYou must be able to produce proof of purchase of a National Lottery game upon attendance – this can be a hard copy ticket or digital. The date of draw / purchase is not relevant.\nThe ticket or scratchcard holder\, plus one accompanying adult and any accompanying children under 16 may attend these tours.\n*Everyone in your party must have their own tour ticket\, booked in advance of the tour.*\nTickets 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. \nIf you can no longer attend your slot\, we kindly ask that you cancel your ticket so someone else may take your place\, as demand is very high. Donations can be refunded upon request if you need to cancel your ticket. \nAdditional information\nChildren must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult. \nOur building is fully accessible – if you have any queries about accessibility\, please contact lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.uk \nThe Common Room is taking a number of precautions to mitigate the risk to the public regarding COVID-19. Attendees will be encouraged to wear a face covering (unless they have a medical exemption) where possible. We would appreciate it if attendees could complete a lateral flow test prior to attending\, and we kindly ask you do not attend if you have had a positive test result for COVID-19\, or are experiencing symptoms. For further information on our COVID-19 protocol please email lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.uk \nAbout National Lottery Open Week\nSince 1994\, more than £45 billion has been raised for good causes. Due to this support\, good cause projects in the arts\, community\, film heritage and sport are able to make a huge difference in their local communities. \nFor making their work possible\, National Lottery funded projects across the UK want to say #ThanksToYou to the National Lottery players by offering free entry or other special offers this National Lottery Open Week! \nBetween 19-27 March 2022\, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard (digital or physical) will be able to access these special offers.
URL:https://tcrstaging-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/event/national-lottery-open-week-special-building-and-collections-tour/
LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Metro Memories Community Events
DESCRIPTION:These free events are designed to trigger your memories of anything and everything related to the Metro system so we can add to the community history content of the Nexus archive. Dr Kath Smith and her team of memory collectors from Remembering the Past\, Resourcing the Future will start off each session by sharing a selection of the amazing photographs that have been taken and films that that have been made since Metro began to run. We’re sure that this wonderful material will get some conversations going. \nThere’s something for everyone at these informal events. Current and retired Metro staff\, their families and friends are especially welcome. After all\, it’ll be your memories that add the human touch to the facts and figures about Metro! \n  \nTimetable:\nWednesday 20th April 1.00 – 3.00\nTravelling on Metro: To start us off we’ll be exploring what difference Metro has made in our lives. It could be an easier journey to work\, more opportunities to see a show or even take part in the Great North Run! What is your earliest memory of using Metro? Have you kept your first ticket? Were you one of the first travellers? Come along and share your stories with Kath and her team. \n\nWednesday 27th April 1.00pm – 3.00pm\nConstructing Metro: We want to hear more about what it was like to build the Metro system. Were you involved in building the stations\, digging the tunnels\, laying the tracks\, testing the trains? If so we’d love to meet you and hear your stories. \n  \nSaturday 30th April 1.00 – 3.00pm\nWorking on Metro: We want to fill in some gaps in our knowledge about what it’s like to work on Metro\, not just on the trains but in the stations\, the workshops and all the other behind the scenes roles. Come along and share your stories with Kath and her team. \n  \nWednesday 4th May 1.00pm – 3.00pm\nWorking on Metro: Another chance to fill in some gaps in our knowledge and hear more about what it’s like to work on Metro\, not just on the trains but in the stations\, the workshops and all the other behind the scenes roles. Come along and share your stories with Kath and her team. \n  \nAbout Remembering the Past:\nRemembering the Past\, Resourcing the Future holds one of the longest-established digital archives of local history anywhere in the UK\, gathering local people’s stories\, photos and memories to add to their online archive\, which can be viewed at www.rememberingthepast.co.uk \nIn summer 2021 Remembering the Past\, Resourcing the Future received the prestigious Queens Award for Volunteering\, the MBE for volunteer groups\, for their ongoing work. The team are proud to be part of the consortium of organisations which has produced the Metro Memories exhibition and events.
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LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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