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Celebrate Hedgehog Awareness Day with a spiky collection of crafts. Suitable for families. £1 - pay at venue. Just turn up.

Sharing books and stories with young children can help to build good language and listening skills and give them a head start when they begin school. Suitable for under 5s.

Create a design with Canva and use a heat press to transfer it to a t-shirt. Must be able to click and drag with a mouse or track pad . 7 - 12years . £6 Pre-booking essential. Participants must have basic keyboard and mouse skills.

Make it to the finish line with block code and microbits. Suitable for beginner coders. 7 - 12 years . £3 Pre-booking essential. Participants must have basic keyboard and mouse skills.

Shake off the boredom and unleash your creativity! Make a fabulous friendship bracelet and paper rings to dazzle. Ages 7-12 years.

To celebrate National Biscuit Day decorate a digestive with our icing pens and join in with crafts. Suitable for families. Free - Just turn up.

Amazing marble craft, to create your own moving spiders! Suitable for ages 4+ (due to small parts.) Free - just turn up.

Design and draw your own fidget toy with 3d pens. 8 - 12 years . £3 Pre-booking essential. Participants must have basic keyboard and mouse skills.

Birtley Heritage Group presents an illustrated talk which tells the story of a medieval village, a Durham pit village disaster of 1882, and how this all connects to a young German hero and to Newcastle. £3 - Just turn up. Payable at venue.

Make an interactive light up picture with a crazy circuit. Ages 8-12years

Use of historic images to make your own collage postcard. For ages 7 - 11.

Learn about the history of this ancient site.

Reading Groups are a great way to meet people who enjoy talking about books. It's a perfect way to recommend books to others and discover new authors. Join us on the first Monday of the month at 2pm. A small annual subscription fee applies.

A beginner's guide to Vinted. Find out how to make money from your unloved items or source pre-loved treasures. All resources provided. Adults only.

Join bestselling author Glenda Young for a talk on her new book, Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls. £2 - Pay cash at the venue. Just turn up.

Experience the diverse dimensions of Chinese culture first-hand. Free - Pre-booking essential

Hand stitch a heart shaped hug and add a personal message. Adults only.

Make a Victorian puzzle purse for a fun way to present private messages and unexpected treats. Adults only.

Celebrate 'Great Big Green Week' with us and learn more about wildlife where you live and elsewhere, then code some fun, planet-friendly projects. Suitable for ages 7 - 12 years.

Design some show stopping table accessories with these easy to make lemon coasters. Rest your drink of choice on these wonderful homemade creations. Adults only. £3 - Pre booking essential.

Choose your favourite photos of Chopwell and the surrounding area from Gateshead Archive and learn how to transfer them onto a ceramic coaster. Adults only.

Find out more about free apps such as BorrowBox to access free e-books, newspapers and magazines; using the NHS app; photo editing and much more. Bring a smart device or try one of ours. Free, just turn up!