(Still a trustee of the collection and more news to come....)

The documentary gallery opened in 1977 but recently confirmed it would not reopen following closure in recent years

Sunset this evening at the Bronze Age barrow on the Copt Hill in Sunderland, NE England. Noting the increasing daylight with the sun already setting more than 10 minutes later than at the solstice (it'll be 20 minutes by the end of next week). #sunderland #england #january #landscape #sunset #winter

An early punt - DI Amanda is the Secret Traitor

Happy New Year from Newcastle

What they don't say is that he collapsed and died immediately afterwards...(supposedly after being clapped on the back)

Good morning! I said we were lifting the floor of the site in 2026, but first thing delivered a day before ✅ Google Maps is a thing of the past. I’ve crafted a custom map on each archive which feeds in from the database, making it work seamlessly. Each location is clickable.

📢 InSide meets again on Mon 12 Jan, 6–8pm at the Coffee Rooms (2nd floor), Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle. Six photographers will share work in the first hour, followed by open discussion and time to connect. Let us know you’re coming: forms.gle/1PXDuXZcApuQ...

Just caught up with the Call the Midwife Christmas special. Several sharks jumped there I think!

A nice walk, but 2 hours from Whitley Bay to Seaton Sluice??? Google maps says 50 minutes which I reckon is nearer the mark (makes me question the other walks too) www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Recipe for your panettone obligingly provided by @nigella (though you probably don't need one @melindahaunton.bsky.social)

I know most people won't have come across the Government Indemnity Scheme before but there seems to be a lot of fuss about the Bayeux Tapestry when the scheme covers priceless loans all the time - it doesn't mean anyone's spending £800 million

Anyone who doesn't have gravy on their Christmas dinner is just weird (& don't bother clicking through - it's clickbait about leftovers (as if!) clogging up your drains)

Well, the British public gets it right for once

The more you owe, the less you pay

Good piece @culturednortheast.bsky.social on Paul Collard whose funeral was on Wednesday. Tyne & Wear Archives worked with Paul on a successful exhibition for Year of the Visual Arts 96 (www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/rememberin...)

Grace Darling shawl donated to RNLI Museum www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A fascinating blog from my brilliant colleague Dr Helen Rutherford on #Victorian #Coroners and a unique source held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

As the year is coming to a close, we’re sharing a letter from our Managing Director, Laura Laffler, about where Side is heading and how the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported “Transforming Amber” has helped shape that future. Full letter: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/a-year-...

Some nominative determinism from Rev Ravi Holy, but if Yaxley-Lennon's really a Christian I'm proud to be on the outside www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What is the matter with people? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🎄 Still looking for the perfect Xmas gift? There's still time to purchase from our Vintage Poster Sale! Order from Side on or before 15th December for your order to be processed before we close for the holiday. 🛍️ shop.amber-online.com/colle...

My parents were born in the 1910s and are long deceased. I have no idea what phone numbers my brother may have used in the past 5 years & why would I want to tell them anyway? I can (kind of) understand they don't want immigrants from what Trump calls "shitholes" but tourists??

'Hollowed Ground - The People of the Durham Coalfield' Documentary film. Today in 1993 the last shift left Wearmouth Colliery, bringing to an end to centuries of working tradition in County Durham. Film available here www.amazon.co.uk/Hollowed-Gro... or streaming www.primevideo.com/.../0JRJ1TTJ...

Blank page notebooks always useful but "75 benefits of Brexit" is quite pricey at £11.99 even if it has a good cover (I haven't seen it) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How does he ever find the time to play football?!

"Information regulator reminds council leaders of need for compassion when releasing files on childhood care" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New story 🌟 Read 'Francisco de Zurbarán's 'Jacob and his Twelve Sons' at Auckland Castle' by Adam Wattam 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/francisco-de-zurbarans-jacob-and-his-twelve-sons-at-auckland-castle

14-year old displaying more mature analysis of Australia's social media ban than many adults (from @theguardian.com)

Wow - the EU is launching an investigation into Google nicking web content and summarising it using AI. Good to see someone sticking up for content rights ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Congratulations to The Story, Durham on winning the Excellence in Heritage and Culture Award at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2025. bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...

Many other tragedies in Gaza of course but some smaller ones my timeline may relate to www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎁 Our Vintage Poster Sale is live. Over 50 original posters from Side’s archive, and 25% off when you buy two or more. Holiday posting: orders before end of 15 Dec will be processed before we close for Christmas. Later orders ship from Side in the new year. Shop: shop.amber-online.com/colle...

Weve got lots of events around the UK for my new Beatles film book in Spring 2026. But this is the first film screening plus book signing to be confirmed. At one of my fave indy cinemas. If you’re in the North East and keen, you can buy tickets now! tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/a-hard...

#UnconfinedWalks South Tyneside (it amused me anyway……)

This was fantastic - moving, angering, and inspiring in turns. So proud of colleagues David and Julie-Marie, and the wonderful people at The Story, home of Durham archives - including archivist Victoria Oxberry (R), who is helping to build a community archive on HIV/AIDS in the county. 📜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🗃️

💙 Today is Giving Tuesday Side and the AmberSide Trust care for an archive that holds working lives, stories and voices from the North East and beyond. It exists because people choose to support it. Thanks for standing with us. Donate: www.justgiving.com/charity/...

Interesting perspective from writer Jenny Erpenbeck on what should be included in a writer’s archive. Archivists may disagree. (From today’s Observer)

If many people are looking to "downsize" to a place at £1.475million (or even £550,000) we need that council tax surcharge asap www.theguardian.com/money/galler...

Funny, I can't think of any shooters who've been women. Maybe the answer is to lock up/deport *all* men

📷 Are you a street photographer looking to meet others? North East Street Photography Festival are hosting a free Christmas Market photowalk in Newcastle on Sun 7 Dec, 3 to 5pm. Meet outside Socíété café. Free to all. 🎄

From Victorian tunnels to a Geordie Golden Gate bridge, the Tyne has inspired many bold ideas which never came to fruition

"a wrong leader can only bring catastrophic results to a country"

It’s *that* time of the year, in case anyone has dropped in from another planet

The quotes of this remind me that most people here are considerably younger than me...Mine's Gagarin, 1st man in space, 1961 when I was 6. We made a collage of newspaper reports at infants school (I had loads as we lived in a pub & took *all* the papers)

Read a Case Study on North East Film Archive "In the Veins" commemoration of 40 years since the Miners Strike in A Year in Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

"Ritual significance"

The Fortnum & Mason hampers probably not a good look for any "hard working family" appearing on BBC News

📣 Archive job klaxon: Newcastle University are hiring a Digital Preservation Project Officer F/T 3yrs. Closing date 12 Dec 2025. #digipres jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...