Wallsend Local History Week returns from Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July 2025.
Brought to you by North Tyneside Council, North East Museums, Wallsend Local History Society and Friends of Segedunum, the event celebrates Wallsend's significant local history.
You can view local history displays at Wallsend Library and North Tyneside Art Studio in The Forum, come on a guided walking tour of Wallsend's historic sites or learn about the history of the images on the newly-installed historic shop shutters around the town.
There are free talks, films and tours at Segedunum and the Segedunum team will be gathering your memories at Wallsend Library. You could also help create a map of local historic sites with North Tyneside Art Studio.
The celebrations will conclude with the regular Wallsend Festival in the town centre and Segedunum on Saturday 5 July and The Green on Sunday 6 July 2025.
Monday 30 June 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents who can validate an NE28 postcode.
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Tower Talk at Segedunum
2pm
Join Daniel Swinney for a free drop-in introductory talk about Segedunum Roman Fort and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Segedunum ruins.
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents who can validate an NE28 postcode.
Gathering Memories at Wallsend Library
10am-3pm
Drop-in session at Wallsend Library.
Join the Segedunum Team to share your memories of the streets and houses that used to run across the fort site and of the Swan Hunter buildings that are now part of the museum. Please come along and share your stories.
Wallsend Community Art Map
The creative community at North Tyneside Art Studio (in The Forum) have been working collaboratively to create a visual map of Wallsend, featuring cultural highlights and local areas of interest. Look out for the map in the window of NTASII, in Wallsend Forum, just opposite Greggs.
Tower Talk at Segedunum
2pm
Join Daniel Swinney for a free drop-in introductory talk about Segedunum Roman Fort and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Segedunum ruins.
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents who can validate an NE28 postcode.
Free History Talk – 1835 Wallsend Colliery Pit Disaster
2pm Wallsend Library
Join Ken Hutchinson and find out about the 1835 Wallsend Colliery Pit Disaster
Bookings HERE
Free Wallsend Shutter Tour
6.30pm meet outside Wallsend Library
Join Steve Allardyce for a free tour of the new Wallsend shutters to learn about the history of the images
Bookings HERE
Wallsend Community Art Map
The creative community at North Tyneside Art Studio (in The Forum) have been working collaboratively to create a visual map of Wallsend, featuring cultural highlights and local areas of interest. Look out for the map in the window of NTASII, in Wallsend Forum, just opposite Greggs.
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Thursday 3 July 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents who can validate an NE28 postcode.
Gathering Memories at Wallsend Library
10am-3pm
Drop-in session at Wallsend Library.
Join the Segedunum Team to share your memories of the streets and houses that used to run across the fort site and of the Swan Hunter buildings that are now part of the museum. Please come along and share your stories.
Tower Talk at Segedunum
2pm
Join Daniel Swinney for a free drop-in introductory talk about Segedunum Roman Fort and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Segedunum ruins.
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Friday 4 July 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents who can validate an NE28 postcode.
Wallsend Local History Tour
10.30am
Meet outside Wallsend Library
Join experienced Newcastle Guides tour guide, Keiran-Ann Keilty, on a walking tour of the significant historic sites across Wallsend.
Bookings HERE
Gathering Memories at Wallsend Library
10am-3pm
Drop-in session at Wallsend Library.
Join the Segedunum Team to share your memories of the streets and houses that used to run across the fort site and of the Swan Hunter buildings that are now part of the museum. Please come along and share your stories. Drop-in session at Wallsend Library.
Tower Talk at Segedunum
2pm
Join Daniel Swinney for free drop-in introductory talk about Segedunum Roman Fort, and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Segedunum ruins.
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Saturday 5 July 2025
Free entry to Segedunum for all residents.
Fun fair
Music outside The Forum
Town Centre activities
- Meet your local councillor
- Friends of Segedunum
- HAF (Holiday Activities and Food)
- Aurora Affordable Homes
- MHA Communities - NTC Recycling
- Meet the Public Protection Team
- VODA (with Health Watch and the Carers Centre
- Fostering - Adopt North East
- Every turn / Safe Haven
- Traders from Wallsend Market
- Visit from the Red Watch at Wallsend Fire station
North Tyneside Art Studio
10am-2pm
- Drop in and get creative at NTASII's Family Day on Saturday 5 July.
- View our visiting exhibition, kindly loaned from Wallsend History Society.
- Spot a local landmark on our community art map of Wallsend.
- Join in with some map making and abstract map-art activities.
- Find out more about our creative health and wellbeing hub.
Segedunum activities
- Battle of the Bands
- Free entry to Segedunum Roman Fort
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building
Sunday 6 July 2025
Wallsend Festival at The Green
10am-5pm
- Fun fair
- Music
- Stalls
Films at Segedunum
Viewing from 1-4pm
Three short films on Wallsend’s cultural and ship building heritage:
- Wallsend 72
- Launch
- The Art of Ship Building