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Age Takes Centre Stage Awards Our Award Ceremony on board the DFDS Queen of Scandinavia celebrated the contribution of older people to our community. Awards 2004.jpg (205902 bytes)

Presentation of the awards.

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Presentation of the awards.
Amsterdam Cruise

Age Takes Centre Stage took to the sea with a mini-cruise to Amsterdam.

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Leaving the Tyne

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Amsterdam canal scene

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Amsterdam flower stall
Are you talking to me? Pluto Theatre Company showed age discrimination in a new way at ‘Are you talking to me?’ Are you talking4.jpg (746548 bytes) Are you talking5.jpg (435776 bytes)
ARP050 walk Enjoying a short rest on the ARP050 walk ARP050walknorthumbria.jpg (119803 bytes)
Art Takes Centre Stage Art Takes Centre Stage at the Buddle, with a wonderful exhibition by the Buddle Art Group Art Takes Centre Stage 1.JPG (380592 bytes)

Photos are copyright Stan Gamester

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Bedazzled Bedazzled toured the Borough. (Presented by the NTC Touring Theatre Company) Bedazzled.jpg (140151 bytes)
Belly Dancing
Belly dancing for Beginners was very popular
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Blue Reef Aquarium Blue Reef - Tina and fish.jpg (253623 bytes)
Bowling Evening Ten pin bowling competitions were a friendly challenge Bowling evening group winner.jpg (337041 bytes)

Group winner

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Individual winner

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All winners 
Church Service Supper

Everybody enjoyed the songs and memories of Sunday School at the Church Service -

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– and the pie and pea supper afterwards.
Croquet Fifteen people learnt the delights of golf croquet
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Health Info Day Health Information and a lot more at the Live at Home Day Health Info Day1.jpg (518522 bytes) Health Info Day2.jpg (434912 bytes) Health Info Day3.jpg (264791 bytes)
Holmside Lodge Coffee Morning

A coffee morning and card-making demonstration at Homeside Lodge

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Halloween Tea Dance
 		 The Halloween Tea Dance haunted Wallsend Memorial Hall this year HTD1.jpg (521355 bytes) HTD3.jpg (268917 bytes)
Launch On 1st October we launched the festival at the Oxford Centre with displays, demonstrations and entertainment celebrating older age. Launch2.jpg (213582 bytes) Launch Acorns3.jpg (233582 bytes) Launch Lib Club.jpg (289493 bytes)
 Line Dance on a  Pension Line Dance on a Pension - W 2.jpg (341436 bytes) Line Dance on a Pension - W.jpg (278278 bytes)
Linskill 
 Linskill – the Early Years gathered stories from the past – one visitor was 102 years old. Linskill Early Years 2.jpg (313752 bytes) Linskill Early Years 4.jpg (522370 bytes) Linskill Early Years.jpg (566192 bytes)
Memory Lane The Chameleon Theatre Company were a real treat at Age Concern Whitley Bay’s Memory Lane. Memory Lane 1.jpg (455380 bytes) Memory Lane 3.jpg (461413 bytes) Memory Lane 4.jpg (437189 bytes)
Prizewinners Our prize draw winners this year won prizes from GNER and the Village Hotel & Leisure Club Prize winner Mr & Mrs Bell.jpg (380893 bytes) Prize winner Mrs Lowe, Mrs Topping, Mr & Mrs Lycett.jpg (337332 bytes)
Remembering At Lest we Forget in Whitley Bay we heard the experiences, listened to the music, looked and touched and tasted the past. Remembering 3.jpg (234323 bytes) Remembering 5.jpg (338756 bytes) Remembering 7.jpg (387061 bytes)
Local History Day Segedunum - LH day 2.jpg (252757 bytes) Segedunum - LH day.jpg (293737 bytes)
Steam Day Full steam ahead at the Stephenson Museum Open Day Steam day Driver.jpg (399880 bytes) Steam day Old bus.jpg (401438 bytes) Steam day Shiremoor Day Centre on train 1.jpg (483706 bytes)
Wagonways Walk Sylvia and her grandchildren introduced people to the nature and history of the Waggonways Waggonways walk.jpg (183113 bytes) Waggonways walk2.jpg (189723 bytes) Waggonways walk4.jpg (197178 bytes)
Westall Trail It was a bracing walk around Tynemouth on the Westall Trail Westall Walk 2.jpg (751569 bytes) Westall Walk 3.jpg (428499 bytes)