Newcastle in the “Swinging Sixties”

Freda Thompson entertained us yet again. This time, she took us back to the 1960s – a decade that saw so much change in Newcastle, the building of “Pavements in the sky”, a Christmas Zoo at the old Civic Centre and The Beatles live on stage at City Hall (I wonder if anyone actually heard them singing above the teenage screams?).

In these weird times, it was great to both reminisce and rediscover Newcastle. I certainly learned a lot and will now be looking upwards when I’m next in the City Centre – (…you had to be there!). We all had a laugh – partly at the image of Freda in a black n white dress, with contrasting tights and “pop it” beads ( 🙂 we’ve all been there!)

Thanks to Freda and everyone that joined in to make it a fun hour.

So – were you a Mod or a Rocker, or were you still into Teddy Boys (we know where Freda’s loyalty lies!)