A Newcastle tradition will continue this month when the Lord Mayor of Newcastle hosts the annual Bergen Christmas Tree ceremony. The impressive 20 foot Norwegian spruce, which is a gift from the people of Bergen, Newcastle’s twin city, will stand outside the Civic Centre and will be decorated in traditional white lights. Everyone is invited to attend this free event which includes a traditional carol service at the Grand Entrance to the Civic Centre with festive music from Norway.
Thursday 27 November, 5.30pm. Civic Centre, Newcastle
The Civic Centre tree usually goes up about a week before. Is this years’ tree up?
Originally posted 2 December, 2007
about Wayback Wednesday: Civic Tree ... posted by Cassandra
Of course, the Civic looks entirely different by day.
Very autumnal pic, no?
about Civic by day ... posted by Beth
The quality of this pic isn’t quite as good as I’d hoped, but I love the colours.
Outside the old town hall, which used to be down near the Bigg Market, there were barrels of burning tar outside during events and council meetings. These flaming torches are the equivalent for the new building. If you hire the Civic Centre for events, you can pay to have them on, but for important events such as the ruby anniversary of the building being opened and it being visited by King Harald V of Norway - they are lit.
I have a little video which I’m trying to get sorted for sometime this week, showing the flambeaux burning. 
The first time I saw these lit, I honestly thought I must be imagining that they were aflame. I thought it was just clever lighting.
about Two Picture Monday - Flambeaux, Civic Centre ... posted by Beth
The Wren Stone isn’t at the main entrance to the Civic Centre but the one round the corner, which many of the staff use. I can’t read all of the words from the photograph and didn’t make a note so next time I walk past I will write them down and add them here. The stone was one of the ones inspected and chosen for St Paul’s cathedral by Sir Christopher Wren, but wasn’t used and so ended up on the Civic Centre.
about The Wren Stone, Civic Centre ... posted by Beth
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