| We held the
Age Takes Centre Stage Festival Launch in the Bath House
at Segedunum this year with the Silver Threads Singing and the Shuggies performing and lots of activities and displays
all day. |
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| The Awards Ceremony on
board the DFDS ship PRINCESS OF NORWAY was a very uplifting event. |
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| Our Prize Draw winners this year were
Margaret Bell who won a year’s supply of tea and a tea-tasting experience, given by Rington’s Ltd and
Brenda Purvis who won the £100 holiday voucher from Chris Cooper
Travel. |
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| Silver Surfers - 17 brave souls came
for a surfing lesson – and had a fantastic time in the sea. |
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| We swung our partners
at the Heyday Barn Dance. |
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| There was lots of singing and laughing at the
Karaoke at Howdon Community Centre |
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| We joined up with the South Tyneside Older People’s Festival for the
Tyne Tour up and down the river on the Ferry. |
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| The Ukelele All Stars were top of the bill at the Live at Home Concert |
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| Some people came for a
taster session of Tai Chi |
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| Others had a go at
Badminton with some great tuition |
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| Ten Pin Bowling –
the morning challenge was very popular and a friendly competition |
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| ...we played an evening challenge too, with a
team from the Mayor and Cabinet as well. |
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| There were happy and joyous songs of praise at the
Festival Church Service. |
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| The Wallsend Tea Dance was a friendly place for everyone to have a go. |
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| The talk by Ventriloquist Ward Allen (and Roger the Dog) went down very well. |
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| The Festival Tea Dance was a right royal occasion – celebrating Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s diamond wedding. |
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Grandparents and Grandchildren enjoyed the
Family Steam Day at Stephenson Museum – with the highlight ‘Silver Pans’ a steel band of over 50s from The Sage Gateshead
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| There were free visits to St Mary’s Lighthouse and refreshments at the Light Bites after climbing to the top |
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| There was lots of singing and laughing at the
Karaoke at Howdon Community Centre |
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| “Calling all recycled teenagers” – 102 of them came for the conference about local environmental action. |
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| 70 people braved the Halloween Mystery Walk around Newcastle |
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The festival ended with a fabulous celebration – the
Last Night of the Proms at the Wallsend Memorial Hall.
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