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SWIMMING LESSONS WITH EVERYONE ACTIVE
1st January-31st December 2025
Venue: Sunderland
Address: SR1-SR6
Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/courses-lessons/swimming-lessons/
Award-winning swimming lessons at your local Everyone Active leisure centre, for children aged from just 4 months old. Available at Hetton Community Pool and Wellness Centre, Houghton Sports Centre, Silksworth...
DURHAM CATHEDRAL NATURE TRAIL
31st January-31st December 2025
Venue: Durham Cathedral
Address: The College, DH1 3EH
Website: www.durhamcathedral.co.uk
This nature trail has been developed with local school children to help you explore the woodlands & riverbanks around the cathedral. Look out for animals, birds, trees & flowers on your way round....
WWT WASHINGTON APP
11th March-31st December 2025
Venue: WWT Washington Wetlands Centre
Address: NE38 8LE
Website: www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/washington
Browse the NEW WWT Washington app – your digital pocket journey to enjoy before, during and after a visit. Download from Apple & Google Stores now & get 10% off admission.
KNITTED TOGETHER
28th September-4th May 2025
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: Oriental Museum
Address: Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
Website: www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum
Drawing on the objects & photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details the Korean lives & legacies of Richard & Joan Rutt’s 20 years living...
CROWD CRAFT - LANTERN FESTIVAL
8th-8th February 2025
Time: 1-3pm
Venue: Oriental Museum
Address: Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
Website: www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum
Get ready for the Lunar New Year Lantern Festival & make tissue paper lantern to decorate the museum. Free event.1-3pm.
LANTERN FESTIVAL
12th-12th February 2025
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: Oriental Museum
Address: Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
Website: www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum
The annual Lantern Festival at the Oriental Museum celebrates the beginning of the new lunar year. Try fantastic Year of the Snake crafts, sample delicious New Year snacks, listen to stories, music & more. Booking...
HERE BE DRAGONS
18th-26th February 2025
Venue: At venues throughout Sunderland & South Tyneside.
Address: SR1
Website: www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons
A captivating new show for families from Unfolding Theatre packed with music, fun & adventure. Em lives near the River Wear. She is ten (&three quarters), & she isn’t scared of made-up stories, okay?...