About The City Brief Wallsend

Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Wallsend

You can find events across Wallsend that reflect its layered past and daily life. Weekly activities like the Wallsend Parkrun happen at Wallsend Memorial Park, while monthly Community Repair Cafés rotate between Town Centre and High Street area venues. These gatherings take place in public spaces forming part of civic infrastructure: Wallsend Hall Grounds features quiet paths through historic gardens with formal plantings and surviving Victorian-era buildings; nearby, Rising Sun Country Park offers woodland trails used by families on weekend mornings for walking or dog-walking routines.

The Segedunum Roman Fort and Baths remains central to the town’s identity, not just as the site of ancient Britain’s northern frontier but through monthly South Tyne History Walks that connect residents with industrial heritage. These walks begin at St. Paul's Church or Wallsend Town Centre, following routes along the River Tyne toward Howdon Quays and Royal Quays Marina Heritage Center, where maritime history is shared with school groups during summer months.

Events linked to this landmark include intergenerational choir performances held each spring at St. Paul’s Church, followed by a seasonal music series from June through August, each drawing singers from local churches across North Shields and Whitley Bay. The annual Spring Community Festival returns to Wallsend Park every year, with child-friendly activities near the pavilion used during BTEC Engineering Student Visits or Year 12 field trips planned at Siemens Power Generation Factory in Gateshead.

All recurring events are listed by The City Brief, which shares updates weekly via noticeboards in Town Centre and High Street area. This includes monthly quiz nights held at Forum Shopping Centre’s community room and weekly clean-ups at Roker Beach from May to October. Each event strengthens long-term neighbourly awareness within a district shaped by coal mining, shipping heritage, and shared civic memory.

The City Brief keeps you informed about these events, whether it’s a monthly quiz night or an annual Spring Community Festival in Wallsend Park. By highlighting what’s on locally each week, we support inclusion across the community.

What we Cover

Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Wallsend – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.

Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.