May Partnership Update
Business Leaders’ Briefing The start of May saw the second partnership event of the year. We held a Business Leaders’ Briefing at Newcastle University for representatives of our gold and silver partners, on the topic of the ‘ageing economy’. As with our Partner Update Meeting in February, this event...
Four local heroes added to the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside Walk of Fame
The heroes, nominated by people in Tyneside, had their names cast in bronze plaques which will be fixed in place permanently by the River Tyne. Their names were revealed at a special ceremony in Newcastle’s historic Guildhall on Monday 13 May. The nominees were: Kaylee Davidson-Olley, Britain’s longest surviving...
App launched for European Rugby Finals weekend
A new app has been launched to help tens of thousands of rugby fans heading to Newcastle for the European Rugby Finals. The Newcastle 2019 app has been specially designed to improve fan experience and will provide practical information about the city, fan activations and St James’ Park. Taking...
Tyne Bridge Zip Wire announced for European Rugby Finals weekend
,Rugby fans from across Europe will have the chance to zip wire from the Tyne Bridge during the European Rugby Finals weekend. The zip wire, which is the longest ever from the Tyne Bridge, will be open from 3pm on Thursday 9 May through to 7pm on Saturday 11...
Details of Champions Rugby Village announced for biggest weekend in rugby
The biggest weekend in rugby is just two weeks away and for the big weekend our famed Quayside will be transformed into a festival-like fan village for people to watch the games and make the most of the party atmosphere. St James’ Park is hosting the finals of the...
March partnership update
As ever it’s been a busy couple of months with all things partnership. We had our first partner event at the end of February, at The Biscuit Factory, which was our biggest ever partner event with almost 120 attendees! Guests heard from Cllr. Nick Forbes about the Newcastle Brand...
Celebrating NewcastleGateshead Initiative’s Apprentices
National Apprenticeship Week 2019 National Apprenticeship Week is an annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships will bring the whole apprenticeship community together to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy. Here at NewcastleGateshead Initiative we’ve had a brilliant experience of adding apprentices to our busy team,...
NewcastleGateshead Initiative triumphs at business awards
Nearly a year to the day since the Great Exhibition of the North programme was launched, NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) has won an award at the Northumberland and Tyneside Business Awards 2019 thanks to its work on the project. The team picked up the Tourism & Hospitality Award, beating off...
Plans unveiled for Quayside Champions Rugby Village over European Rugby Finals weekend
With three months to go until the Heineken Champions Cup Final at St James’ Park, organisers have released further details of what fans can look forward to in Newcastle. Taking place over the weekend of 10-11 May 2019, Newcastle is hosting European rugby’s biggest weekend, with the Challenge Cup...
New appointments strengthen NGI ahead of busy year
NGI has welcomed several key members to the team in preparation for a busy 2019. The appointments will strengthen both the core team and the organisation’s insight-led research, marketing and PR agency, NGI Solutions. Lucy Nichol joins as head of marketing and communications with responsibility of overseeing the whole...