Hi everyone, we are taking part in the Great Tyne Row MMXXII on 21^st August and in doing so we aim to raise money for the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums to help them give schools in the more marginalised areas of the Northeast better access to their collections.

Please help us by donating what you can.

This year is the 1900-year anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall. Throughout 2022, there will be a programme of events and activities presented by local societies, interest groups, community and arts organisations, creatives, local authorities, visitor attractions, venues, and individuals, all celebrating the 1900-year anniversary (https://1900.hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/events/).

The River Tyne played a major role in the history of the wall being used for the transportation of goods and people from the Roman forts at Arbeia (South Shields) and Segedunum (Wallsend) to Corbridge and with this in mind the Great Tyne Row wanted to play its part as one of the regions events celebrating the Anniversary.

So firstly, we will be completing the row dresses as Romans that lived and worked on the wall and secondly, we are aiming to raise as much as we can to help bring learning to life, by helping our local museums give schools, in the more marginalised areas of the Northeast, better access to their collections.

Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums provide learning through a range of engagements with school children, thereby helping keep art, culture, and heritage at the heart of our region. One of the most exciting learning experiences it offers is the Boxes of Delight, here it loans boxes of artefact to schools, including those on Roman Britain. Find out more https://twamschools.org.uk

Please donate what you can to help us help the Museums provide life changing learning experiences to the children of our region.