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SUMMARY:Local film classics at The Common Room: Get Carter (1971)\, 18+
DESCRIPTION:Join us on 1st March for a gripping cinematic experience as we present “Get Carter” in The Common Room’s Lecture Theatre. Immerse yourself in the suspense\, drama\, and intrigue of this iconic local film. \n📅 Date: 1 March\, 2024 \n🕕 Time: Doors open at 6:00 pm\, film starts at 7:00 pm \n🏠 Venue: Lecture Theatre\, The Common Room \n🎟️ Ticket Price: £9 (includes a complimentary cocktail) \n✨ Year: 1971 | Duration: 112 min \nPlease note the screening is in our lecture theatre which includes fixed tiered seating. Seating location is allocated on a first come first serve basis. If you have any access needs please email: events@thecommonroom.org.uk when you make your booking. \nEvery ticket sold will help secure the future of The Common Room charity. \nArriving early\, or fancy sticking around? \nOur café bar\, 5|Quarter will be serving hot & cold drinks\, nibbles and some fantastic offers on wine and cocktails\, until late. \nRefund Policy \nContact the organiser to request a refund. Eventbrite’s fee is non-refundable. \nAdditional information \nLocation: Lecture Theatre\, The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle\, NE1 1SE \nOur building is fully accessible – the Lecture Theatre has one space available for a wheelchair. If you have any queries about accessibility\, please contact events@thecommonroom.org.uk
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LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Sound Of The Sirens: Vinyl Release Tour 2024
DESCRIPTION:Eastside events present Sound of The Sirens plus support Newcastle The Common Room. \nSaturday 2nd March 2024 \nDoors 7pm \nTickets £15.00 \nSound of the Sirens are a singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter\, Devon comprising of Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood. Honing their craft over the past decade\, Martin & Wood have cemented themselves as firm favourites as “one of the UK’s finest folk acts” not only on the Westcountry scene\, but nationally\, and internationally too. Their status\, and fast-growing fan-base is not only testament to the pair’s prowess as songwriters and musicians\, but as people too. Find out more below. \nCHANNELS\nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter\nInstagram\nYouTube\nSpotify
URL:https://thecommonroom.org.uk/event/sound-of-the-sirens-vinyl-release-tour-2024/
LOCATION:The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Magnificent Women: Pioneering Engineers Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Who were the pioneers who built local power stations in the 1930s to bring electricity into the home? What role do female engineers have today in the transition to clean energy? How can women secure exciting new jobs in the digital industries? Graeme Gooday and Laura Brown of Northern Powergrid talk to author Henrietta Heald at The Common Room about women and electricity\, past and present. Featuring a special performance by the spectactular Howay the Lasses! \nGraeme Gooday is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at the University of Leeds. He has published extensively on science and technology in Victorian and Edwardian Britain\, especially on the histories of electricity\, energy\, and women’s participation in technology. In addition to winning prizes for research and education\, he led the AHRC-funded Electrifying Women project in 2019-20 to mark the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society founding in 1919. \nLaura Brown is a commercial manager at Northern Powergrid\, the body in charge of the electricity network that powers everyday life for more than 8 million people across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the northeast region. She works with generators and users of electricity to enable them to accelerate their delivery of Net Zero. \nHenrietta Heald is the author of Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines\, about the extraordinary individuals who set up the Women’s Engineering Society a century ago\, and Magician of the North\, a biography of Lord Armstrong of Cragside. Her many media appearances have included BBC Woman’s Hour\, Michael Portillo’s Great Railway Journeys\, Inside the Factory\, and interviews with BBC Radio Newcastle\, Look North and Tyne Tees. \nMagnificent Women: Pioneering Engineers\, Past and Present is an event in the series Electric Dreams\, celebrating the centenary of the Electrical Association for Women. \nArriving early\, or fancy sticking around? \nOur café bar\, 5|Quarter will be serving hot & cold drinks\, nibbles and some fantastic offers on wine and cocktails\, until late. \nRefund Policy \nContact the organiser to request a refund. Eventbrite’s fee is non-refundable. \nAdditional information \nLocation: The Common Room\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle\, NE1 1SE \nOur building is fully accessible – the Lecture Theatre has one space available for a wheelchair. If you have any queries about accessibility\, please contact events@thecommonroom.org.uk \nAbout The Common Room \nThe Common Room is a charity and venue based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Home to the Mining Institute since 1872\, The Common Room aims to use its unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers\, with an ongoing free science and heritage programme for the public\, schools\, youth groups\, communities and more. \nComplete with its own café bar\, 5|Quarter\, The Common Room is also available for hire for private events including conferences\, lectures\, weddings\, and gigs. Thanks to National Lottery players\, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building\, and around £2m to support our running costs\, preserve our collections\, and to drive our mission. Find how you can support us here. \nVisit our website to find out more about The Common Room: thecommonroom.org.uk
URL:https://thecommonroom.org.uk/event/magnificent-women-pioneering-engineers-past-and-present/
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SUMMARY:Faber Members Welcome Evening: Richard T. Kelly and Joey Connelly in conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our exciting inaugural Members Event in The Common Room as part of our Faber Welcome Day\, in partnership with Faber Academy. Richard T. Kelly will join Faber Members to delve into his latest novel\, The Black Eden\, in conversation with Joey Connolly\, Director of Faber Academy\, discussing in particular why the theme of  friendship informed the structure of this story of  the discovery of oil under the North Sea. \n  \nEverything you need to know about this Faber Members event: \n\nThe event will start at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome drink and then the event itself will start at 7 p.m. A welcome drink is included in the ticket price.\nThis event is taking place in the Stephenson Room of The Common Room\, Neville Hall\, Westgate Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 1SE.\nSigned copies of books will be available to purchase using contactless payment.\nPeople eligible for concessionary rates (anyone needing financial assistance to attend) can get free tickets by emailing members@faber.co.uk
URL:https://thecommonroom.org.uk/event/faber-members-welcome-evening-richard-t-kelly-and-joey-connelly-in-conversation/
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