Things to Do in Sunderland
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Small Stories, Big Impact: Writing Short Fiction
📍 The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
£11.55
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How to bag yourself a few million next week...no, really...
📍 Ashington Asda
SOLD OUT10:00 am Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage
📍 Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sold out at source
SOLD OUT11:00 am Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage
📍 Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sold out at source
SOLD OUT12:00 noon Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage
📍 Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sold out at source
FREEUoS Community Litter Pick
📍 The Gateway
Nature Based Art
📍 Shaftesbury Abbey, Museum and Garden Trust
Joy is Resistance - Signs of Strength.
📍 Port Independent
£6.13
An Audience with Jeff Brown
📍 The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
£6.13
Bookbinding Workshop in Sunderland
📍 Port Independent
Nordic Walking 2026 (Tynemouth Beach)
📍 Meet in the car park outside Winslow Court
Mental Health Wellbeing Group
📍 The Wallsend Memorial Hall
Health & Safety Innovation Event: Celebrating 25 Years of Impact Workwear!
📍 Holiday Inn Newcastle - Gosforth Park by IHG
BIPC Presents: The Business of Writing
📍 The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
The Poetry Surgery - Whitley Bay
📍 Whitley Bay Library
Friends of Grace House Networking - September
📍 Richard Reed Solicitors
Free - £6.13
HERITAGE TALK: REDISCOVERING BALLAST HILLS BURIAL GROUND
Free - £6.13
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Bookbinding Workshop in Sunderland, Beginner Friendly and Inclusive
📍 Port Independent
Free - £16.00
POW! Tony Fletcher in conversation
📍 The Engine Room
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Dirty Dancing
📍 Sunderland Empire
From £20
Pigment & Paper - Weekly Watercolour Club at West Moor Community Centre
📍 West Moor Community Centre
Introduction to Waxcap Grasslands
📍 Gosforth Nature Reserve
Creative Explorers Adults Evening Class
📍 Church of the Holy Nativity
SEND Surgery Session - Ridgeway Family Hub
📍 Ridgeway Family Hub
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