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We are Explore Charity number 1174080 EXPLORE is a lively, ambitious programme of talks, workshops and visits. We are open to all and run on a not-for-profit basis.

Explore Lifelong Learning provides a stimulating, entertaining and varied programme of expert led learning created to challenge your mind and deliver unique experiences.

Hurray, we're back! It's been a brilliant first week at Explore, starting with a Taster event on Monday then a brilliant...
09/10/2026

Hurray, we're back! It's been a brilliant first week at Explore, starting with a Taster event on Monday then a brilliant range of sessions for members, from General Strike and Geordie architecture to Writing about Food and Strategic Minerals. With thanks to all our speakers this week, and to everyone who joined in this week. Roll on Season One!

If you missed the Taster event just get in touch - we welcome new joiners anytime and can arrange a free Taster session directly.

Check out our programme online at www.weareexplore.org.uk and join our mailing to find out more - http://eepurl.com/du5PKX

With special thanks this week to:
Malcolm Grady - ‘The Nearly Revolution: 100 Years Since the General Strike’
Lloyd Langley - ‘How to Look at Buildings’
Anthea Lang - ‘Chicago Columbian Exposition’
Derek Teasdale - ‘Strategic Minerals’
Michael Ayton - ‘Wagners’ Twilight of the Gods’
Bronwen Calvert - ‘Writing About Food’

It’s been a fantastic start to the new season today! The hall was full, with lots of new and familiar faces here to enjo...
05/10/2026

It’s been a fantastic start to the new season today! The hall was full, with lots of new and familiar faces here to enjoy talks from Malcolm Grady and Lloyd Langley this morning, and Anthea Lang for our members this afternoon.

If you missed this morning but would like to try a free Taster session at Explore, just get in touch to book something directly.

There’s so much to come in this season’s programme, so enjoy Week One, and thanks for being part of Explore everyone!

Our new season starts with a Free Taster Event on Monday, and we'd love to welcome anyone interested in joining Explore ...
28/09/2026

Our new season starts with a Free Taster Event on Monday, and we'd love to welcome anyone interested in joining Explore - enjoy a couple of free lectures, meet the organisation and learn something new.

Book your free place and view our programme via the links in the comments below, or get in touch with any questions.

Thank you to everyone who attended our public event last night, and of course huge thanks to Lady Hale who treated us to...
23/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our public event last night, and of course huge thanks to Lady Hale who treated us to such an interesting and entertaining talk. Such insight, warmth and wit from a truly amazing individual. (And thank you to our volunteer team who make Explore events so welcoming - the heart and soul of independent lifelong learning)

Coming up next, we’ve got our Free Taster event on Monday 5th October, to start our brilliant new Season of talks - book your free place via the links below or get in touch to find out more.

Eventbrite Season One Taster
www.weareexplore.org.uk/Explore_events

View Our Programme
www.weareexplore.org.uk/Explore_current_programme

Join our Mailing List
http://eepurl.com/du5PK

We are honoured to welcome Baroness Hale of Richmond, first female head of the UK Supreme Court and esteemed speaker, to...
31/07/2026

We are honoured to welcome Baroness Hale of Richmond, first female head of the UK Supreme Court and esteemed speaker, to present our annual public Joseph Cowen Legacy Lecture ahead of our new Season One.

Lady Hale will speak about her new book ‘With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works For Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better’.

You can read more and book tickets via our online programme and on our events page (Face-to-Face or online tickets available) or join our mailing list for more details directly.

Our Season One programme is out now!Sessions start in October (plus we’ve got a very special public event before then to...
24/07/2026

Our Season One programme is out now!

Sessions start in October (plus we’ve got a very special public event before then too) so have a look at what we've got lined up, join our mailing list or get in touch with any questions (see links in the comments)

Enjoy the read and we'll see you soon!

Our regular sessions are taking a break until Autumn, but in the meantime we’re enjoying our complimentary member-led Su...
10/07/2026

Our regular sessions are taking a break until Autumn, but in the meantime we’re enjoying our complimentary member-led Summer Season Four!

There’s treasure tours and wh**ky pours, pots of tea and chinoiserie, history walks, theatre talks and some Suffragettes to honour. We’ll see behind the books, maybe feed some ducks and enjoy a brilliant few weeks out and about with our fellow Explorers.

Starting things off, we’ve been making curious figures to join a ‘Secret Parade’ around medieval Newcastle; there’ll be a fun trail to find them all later this summer as part of the Novum Festival, so look out for maps, brass rubbing clues and lots more medieval characters hiding around the town. With special thanks to Chris Folwell, artist Alex Sickling, Novum festival and everyone who took part in the workshops.

Get in touch to find out more about Explore, stay cool and see you soon!

Here comes the summer! We’re at the end of a brilliant week, closing our final season of the Explore year, and looking f...
03/07/2026

Here comes the summer! We’re at the end of a brilliant week, closing our final season of the Explore year, and looking forward to the summer break.

We’ve got lots of activities lined up for our complimentary Member-led Season Four too, so whatever you’ve got planned for the next few weeks keep exploring and have fun!

With special thanks to our guest speakers below, and to everyone who has made this such an incredibly fulfilling year at Explore. Thank you!

Special thanks to....
- David Faulkner with ‘A House Through Time: 200 year history of Fawdon House, now The Northumbrian Piper’
- Anthea Lang with ‘Lewis Carroll in the North East’
- Theo Albano with ‘The Scottish Colourists‘
- Annette Pantall with ‘Turning a Genetic ‘Flaw’ into a LifeSaving Edge’
- Mike Fraser with ‘Bob Dylan & 'that thin, wild, mercury sound'
- Wallace Arthur with ‘Evolution of Animal Intelligence’

Strewth!! It’s been a scorcher but we’ve been more excited by brainwaves than heatwaves this week, as we warmly welcomed...
26/06/2026

Strewth!! It’s been a scorcher but we’ve been more excited by brainwaves than heatwaves this week, as we warmly welcomed a range of guest speakers and regular tutors to Explore. Thanks to everyone who took part this week; speakers, volunteers and audience members. Keep cool and carry on learning.

To find out more about joining Explore see links in the comments.

Special thanks to our visiting speakers:

-Howard Wilson ‘Tynemouth Photographic Society Archives’
-Brian Rankin ‘Charlie Rogers: Pursued By Bulldozers – The Life & Times of a Gateshead Artist’
-Dr Priscila Melo ‘Exploring the Link between Irritable Bowel Disease & Joint Disease Using Advanced 3D In Vitro Modelling’
-Dr Amélie Addison 'Fiddles, Flutes & Flower Shows, from Paxton House to Blaydon Burn:The Musical Lives of Colonel Cowen's Gardener’

Thanks to all our brilliant speakers (and singers) at Explore this week! It’s been a marvellous mixture of ideas with so...
20/06/2026

Thanks to all our brilliant speakers (and singers) at Explore this week! It’s been a marvellous mixture of ideas with so much to learn and think about. Whether you’re up early for the solstice or up late for a match, stay cool and enjoy the weekend!

With special thanks to our guest speakers this week:

Anne Sutherland - Tom McGuiness Exhibition (The Auckland Project)

Kasia Pirog - ‘Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Osteoarthritis’

Paul Dryburgh - ‘Plus ça change: Commemorating the Norman Conquest in the 21st Century’

Mat Hunsley - ‘Tales from the Stage & The Things We Need’

Dr Frank Wilson - ‘Exploring the Elegy in English: Renaissance to Present Day’

Karen Dobson - ‘Wellbeing & the Environment at ‘Scotswood Garden’

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Central Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Monday 10:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 7pm
Thursday 10:30am - 7pm
Friday 10:30am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 1:30pm

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