The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project to exhibit in Newcastle
• Original children’s art for sale to support the education of Cambodian children
The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project (CCPP) is to exhibit a range of original paintings by almost 100 Cambodian children in Newcastle on July 5th at The Biscuit Factory.
The exhibition is part of a 24-city European tour by CCPP this spring and summer to raise money, vital to provide ongoing educational support to more than 100 children in the Sihanoukville region of Cambodia.
The exhibitions opening to the public is from 18:30-21:00 on Monday the 5th of July, with 100 small and 20 large paintings for sale
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Great North Run 2010
This year The Bupa Great North Run half marathon is on Sunday 19th September 2010
The Great North Run is the world’s biggest
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Great North 10K 2010
This year The Bupa Great North 10K Run is on Sunday 18th July 2010, starting at 9.45am.
Following the success of last year’s first Sunderland 10k Run, with 4500 participants, 2010 looks to be bigger and better!
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Deaf Awareness Week 2010 in the UK
The year 2009 saw free, no obligation hearing assessments at Hearing Centres when users of hearing aids could have their equipment cleaned and checked free of charge, and clients were offered the opportunity to have their hearing tested and talk to audiologists about any concerns, with demonstrations of the latest technology.
For anyone wanting to get involved with Deaf Awareness Week 2010, the website at www.deafcouncil.org.uk contains advice on fundraising activities with special promotional material available including balloons, collection cans, stickers and posters.
Ideas for events include holding a sponsored silence and Signathons, where participants are sponsored for every word of British Sign Language they learn.
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Tynedale Beer Festival 2010
This year the Tynedale Beer Festival is being run on the 17 June to 19 June 2010
Tickets are available through the Festival website,
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Sport Relief Events
Founded by the BBC in 2002 in association with the charity Comic Relief, Sport Relief brings together famous faces from the worlds of sport and entertainment to help vulnerable people everywhere.
In the past we’ve witnessed amazing feats and challenges on TV: events in 2002 took a surprise swing when a tennis match was televised live between Ilie Nastase, Alistair McGowan, Pat Cash and none other than the UK’s prime minister at the time, Tony Blair.
He went on to win four sets to one!
In 2006 Chris Evans, Nick Faldo and Gary Lineker took part in a hilarious pitching competition on the roof of the TV studio, when
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Newcastle Racecourse, Gosforth Park
Newcastle Racecourse is set in the 812 acre Gosforth Park Estate, just three miles north of Newcastle city centre.
Being a part of Northern Racing, the Newcastle Racecourse has become part of the largest private owned group of racecourses in the country; the racecourse hosts thirty meetings annually as well as
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