Sunday for Sammy

19/05/2026

Time to get your thinking caps on... best caption wins!🧡

One winner will be chosen at random on Friday 22 May 2026🤩

Best Caption Wins! 🎬

We’ve teamed up with our Sunday for Sammy family to give away a 40th Anniversary Live DVD signed by Chris Fairbank (Moxey), Julia Tobin (Brenda) and Tim Healy (Dennis)!

How to enter:
✅ Comment your funniest or most creative caption
✅ Like this post
✅ Share for an extra chance to win

🏆 One winner will be chosen at random on Friday 22 May 2026.

Good luck! 👇

18/05/2026

We’re proud to announce that Sunday for Sammy is supporting A Stone's Throw Festival 2026 with a grant 🧡

Taking place in North Shields on Saturday 23rd May, A Stone’s Throw is a full-day, multi-venue celebration of new music, bringing together emerging and established artists across independent venues and community spaces.

This is exactly the kind of grassroots creativity we love to back. A festival built on community, live music, local venues and giving audiences the chance to discover brilliant new talent.

With artists including LUVCAT, Working Men’s Club, CHALK, Panic Shack and many more, it’s set to be a huge day for North East music.

Your ticket gives access to all participating venues, with festival buses running between spaces throughout the day.

The Salt Market Social The Engine Room, North Shields Three Tanners Bank King Street CIU Social Club The Exchange 1856

Find out more and get tickets here:
https://www.astonesthrowfestival.co.uk/

15/05/2026

A historic day for Darlington 🚉

Today, Ray Laidlaw, Billy Mitchell and Hayley McKay officially launched the incredible new Darlington station development, marking a major milestone for the town and its proud railway heritage.

Hayley, an SFS grantee from 2008, performed as part of North Riding, showcasing the incredible talent of our alumni and highlighting how we continue to support and celebrate our grantees long after their awards. We were proud to be invited by London North Eastern Railway to be part of such a landmark occasion😊

From the legendary Peppercorn Class A1 No. 60163 Tornado standing beside the modern LNER Azuma “Darlington”, to special live performances throughout the journey, the atmosphere was unforgettable from start to finish.

An honour to witness one of the very first departures from the new platforms ahead of their official opening, here are a couple of snaps from a truly memorable day 🧡
https://www.sundayforsammy.org

11/05/2026

North Shields is about to come alive with music 🧡

We’re excited to be supporting and shouting about A Stone's Throw Festival, a full-day celebration of live music across some brilliant independent venues in North Tyneside.

With artists including LUVCAT, Working Men’s Club, CHALK, Panic Shack and loads more incredible emerging talent, this is set to be a huge day for the North East music scene.

One ticket gets you access to all venues, with festival buses running throughout the day 🚎🎶

We love seeing events like this championing grassroots music, local venues and next generation artists.

📍 North Shields
🗓 Saturday 23rd May 2026

Find out more and grab tickets here 👇
https://www.astonesthrowfestival.co.uk/

The Exchange 1856 King Street CIU Social Club The Salt Market Social Three Tanners Bank The Engine Room, North Shields

10/05/2026

We’re absolutely delighted to share that Scott Tyrrell’s powerful animated film Any One Of Us has won a Smiley Charity Film Award 🧡

Scott has been part of the Sunday for Sammy family for many years, sharing his poetry on our stage and supporting creative projects behind the scenes. This award is such a deserved recognition of his brilliant work and the meaningful collaboration behind the film.

Created through workshops with a mental health charity, Any One Of Us was shaped by real experiences, resulting in a moving and honest piece that shines a light on mental health in a thoughtful and creative way.

A huge congratulations to Scott and everyone involved, we’re incredibly proud to have supported this journey 😊

Charity Film Awards

01/05/2026

Sunday for Sammy 2026 in 26 seconds🎭

A quick glimpse at the magic, the memories, and the moments that make it so special🧡

From the stage to the crowd, it’s all about celebrating Northern talent and supporting the next generation.

Same energy every time, and it never disappoints… we’re already counting down to the next one👀

28/04/2026

Can you help one of our former grantees and Alan Hull Award Winner Katie Grace?

Katie's looking for musicians/artists/educators/producers etc views from the North East to help with her university studies.

If you can help by completing her survey for her dissertation about the impact of formal and informal community music groups on North East music careers it will help her with her research.

We'd love it if you can share this please, the more responses, the better the conclusions Katie can draw.

Link in the comments for the survey :)

27/04/2026

A huge thank you to Maldron Hotel Newcastle 🧡

For all of their incredible support during our Sunday for Sammy show back in February. From early planning right through to show week, their team were there every step of the way, looking after our cast, crew and everyone involved.

Over 200 rooms, rehearsal spaces, constant support and somehow always calm when things got hectic (which they definitely did 😅). It genuinely felt like a home from home during one of the busiest weeks we’ve ever had.

That kind of support plays a massive part in making the show what it is, and ultimately helps us continue what Sunday for Sammy is all about, supporting young North East talent.

We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you to Anna and the whole team 👏🧡

24/04/2026

We were so proud to have the incredible students from SA Performing Arts Centre join us at the Sunday for Sammy show back in February 🧡

Their Our House mash-up absolutely smashed it on that stage. So much energy, talent and confidence, they lit up the arena.

Hearing what the experience meant to them makes it even more special. This is exactly what Sunday for Sammy is all about… giving young people the opportunity to perform on a huge stage and take that next step in their journey.

The future of North East talent is in safe hands 👏🧡

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