As you might have heard, this year’s Tyne Twestival is kindly being brought to you by the lovely folks at Northern Film and Media. It’ll be held at the fabulous Tyne Bar (www.thetyne.com).

For those of you who haven’t managed to make it that far along the Quayside yet, you’ll find The Tyne Bar snuggled under the Glasshouse Bridge on Maling Street, where the Ouseburn meets the Tyne river proper. (Click on the link to Google maps over on the right, if you’re still confused). 

It’s the only place in the country with a beer garden under a road bridge (and there’s a case of red wine on offer if anyone can prove them wrong). The beer’s local (from the Wylam Brewery), the free gigs are eclectic and legendary, and there’s lots of friendly faces at the bar.

Which all adds up to a good night, in our book. So keep your eyes peeled – tickets for Tyne Twestival go on sale soon!

A few things you might not know about The Tyne Bar:

• Their fish finger butties are famous.

• They’re the only the official ‘Brewery Tap in the City’ for Wylam Brewery.

• All their gigs are free.

• If you spend over £5 at the bar on Wednesdays you’ll get a free bowl of chilli.

• You can follow them on Twitter @thetynebar, and become a fan on Facebook.

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There’s been a flutter of activitiy on @TyneTwestival event recently and in all the excitment , we’ve neglected to update the blog! That’s all set to change thanks to our new little army of fantastic copywriters - all eager to help our ailing blog!

I thought I would kick start things with a bit of run down as to where we are - who we are and what’s going on!

So, first of all (drum roll please), we’re super happy to announce that @Twitchhiker will be heading up the night on the 25 March in aid of @Concern. Paul has been busy writing about his experiences for a his new book coming soon (okay - 2 August), so keep your eyes peeled as it’s going to be a cracker.

It’s important to remember that Paul was one of the VERY FIRST volunteers for @Twestival global  - after him there were about 700 others. It was during this time, that the idea of the @Twitchhiker project struck and he’s not looked back since. Paul will be running the show on the night, asking for donations and on hand to answer any questions you may have about his upcoming book, but mainly asking for your money, loose change - anything that helps us raise cash for a much needed cause.

The lovely ladies at @Sharperecruit will be collecting for charity on the night - you’ll not miss them and they’ll not miss you, so please give generously. Raffle tickets will be on sale and prize details will be announced soon.

Our very own @LoveLi is managing all the entertainment on the night - we’ve got some cracking people lined up. We’ve got a brilliant DJ - the fabulous Mickey Clarke (thanks to @ShaunAllan for the tip), we’ve also got two bands to date - @SevenFables and @CedarWay - but we’ve still got room for more, so if you know of any great bands please ask hem to contact @TyneTwestival, or pass on their contact details to us and we’ll follow them up.

The awesome @thetynebar have a great venue which lends itself well to the event, giving a great balance of networking and the all important live music.

The event starts at 7pm on the 25th which isn’t far off. We’re still looking for raffle prizes, so please drop us a line (@TyneTwestival), if you can help.

More soon, so keep an eye out!

Thanks to Northern Film and Media who have helped make this event happen (yet again!)

Hey everybody!

I hope you are all enjoying the sun, lets kick start spring with some good weather and some GREAT news. Tyne Twestival has a new venue, The Tyne Bar - www.thetyne.com why not pay them a little visit or follow them on Twitter - @thetynebar.

Bring on the 25th March! Not long to go now, check back soon for a fantastic lineup at the first Tyne Twestival of 2010.

Your Tyne Twestival Team.

Sign up for updates from Concern International here.  Find out what’s going on and where Twestival is making the difference with the help of Concern International.

When Concern Internation starts to work somewhere, the first they do is listen - they listen to the needs to those who need help most and find ways to give them indendence.

Concern International (video), needs you to come along to Twestival and donate! Please help us reach our targets and we’ll ensure that you have a bloody good time what you’re at it!

See you on the 25th of March!

Rather than try and squeeze everything into one single blog post, we thought we would start with a quick presentation, and announce the other details for the event as they come in.

We’ve confirmed some awesomely exciting details and are waiting on other confirmations, so it’s all moving rapidly forward at camp Twestival!  Please get in touch if you would like to contribute to the event (time, money, ideas) or if you’d like to just say hi - well that’s cool too!

Take a quick look at our slideshow (thanks to Oxford Twestival for the idea!) - you can take a peep at it here.

Bye for now!

TyneTwestival - 25th March @7pm

The date has been set, the charity chosen, the team are powering through a list of catering companies, sponsors  and activities.  All in all, I’d say that @TyneTwestival is going to be the best one yet!

Before we go any further, I think it’s only fair to explain what Twestival is. It started as an impromptu meet up of Twitter users in support of a charity and, in a very short space of time, Twestival has spawned over 500 events in over 250 global cities. We’ve raised hundreds of thousands for charities who support those in desperate need of hope and aid.

This March marks the first Twestival of 2010 and we’ll be supporting Concern . Cities are being registered and plans are being made - and we need you to help out!

Concern is dedicated to reducing poverty and giving hope to the millions of people who need it most. Their aims are simple and direct, their reach is vast - Nepal, Sudan, Uganda, Afganistan, Cambodia among other countries are top of Concerns agenda.

The most recent disaster in Haiti has stretched Concern to the limits and with your generous support, we can help them make a difference. Below is a video detailing how your donations towards Haiti have been spent.

Water Distribution in Haiti

This years Twestival will be hosted by our keen and generous sponsors Northern Film and Media.

It will start at 7pm on the 25th of March and will feature some new innovations from local companies, comedians, an awesome MC, food, drink and one of the best DJ’s the North East has to offer!

Tickets will be going on sale soon - it’ll be a nominal amount which will go towards Concern.

We’re always looking for help and sponsors. We’ll be updating the site with requests in the coming days and hope that you’ll be able to reach out and help make @TyneTwestival your event!

@TyneTwestival
tynetwestival [at] googlemail.com
07731750706

Remember - 25th March @ 7pm