The Metro station on King Street in South Shields was permanently closed on the 8th July 2019, in preparation for a new Transport Interchange. During it's 35 years of service the station had been used by over 50 million passengers, including tens of thousands or Great North Run athletes and spectators. The station had also featured in the song 'Stand on the Horizon' by pop group Franz Ferdinand, inspired by singer Alex Kapranos’ childhood in North East.
A new £21m bus and Metro interchange in South Shields opened to passengers on the 4th of August 2019. It is located on Keppel Street, about 100 meters from the old Metro Station. The Interchange was developed by a partnership of Nexus, South Tyneside Council, Muse Developments and construction contractor Bowmer and Kirkland. Construction of the interchange began in April 2018, and was Phase Two of the £100m 'South Shields 365 regeneration masterplan'.
The Frederick Douglass Centre at Newcastle Helix was officially opened by Kenneth B Morris Jr., the great-great-great grandson of anti-slavery campaigner, Frederick Douglass. The opening ceremony was held on the 13th of November 2019 - exactly 52 years after Newcastle University awarded Dr Martin Luther King Jr an honorary degree.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.
