COLLABORATIONS: NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
As part of NE1’s £3.2 million National Lottery Heritage Funded Bigg Market regeneration scheme, final year students from Northumbria’s Interaction Design BA (Hons) programme were given a live brief, inviting them to come up with ideas for digital installations which would reflect the area’s historic past, and attract new audiences. Read the full story here […]
BIGG MARKET BASH
NE1 invites you to come along and help celebrate the launch of the newly completed Bigg Market public realm with our Bigg Market Bash on Saturday 13th April! As part of our redevelopment of Newcastle’s historic Bigg Market, we will be operating a free family friendly launch event that you won’t want to miss. You […]
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY STUDENT PROJECT
Since September 2018, final year students enrolled on the BA (Hons) Interaction design course have been working on a live brief via the Bigg Market project activity plan. The brief challenges the students to develop concepts using interaction design to engage new audiences to the area. You can view the full brief here. On the […]
A VISIT FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST
On 20th December 2018 we were joined by a number of National Trust employees for a hard hat tour of the Bigg Market project. Their visit forms part of the Bigg Market activity plan and gave the participants a chance to learn about the history and heritage of the area as well as observe various […]
BIGG MARKET, CASTLE & CATHEDRAL – EXPLORING OLD NEWCASTLE
As part of the Bigg Market HLF project Activity Plan, NE1 have commissioned Newcastle Castle to produce a number of learning modules and resource packs to be delivered as part of their regular educational programme. The first of which is a guided tour of Old Newcastle taking in the Bigg Market, Castle and the area […]
TALES OF THE BIGG MARKET – NE1 NEEDS YOUR MEMORIES
Did you ever visit the Bigg Market Zoo, Dance at Balmbras, get married at the old Town Hall or meet friends for coffee at Pumphreys? If you have any interesting stories to tell about your experiences of the Bigg Market and its history, NE1 Ltd, the Business Improvement District company for Newcastle City Centre would […]
FIRST SPADE IN THE GROUND AS BIGG MARKET REJUVENATION BEGINS
NE1 Ltd, Newcastle City Council and local businesses proudly set the spade in the ground on Monday 21st May to start the much-anticipated redevelopment of Newcastle’s historic Bigg Market. Contractors have moved onto the site to start the first phase of the public realm refurbishment, which will take 6 months to complete. During the works, […]
BIGG MARKET REJUVENATION ENTERS EXCITING NEW STAGE WITH CONTRACTOR APPOINTMENT AND NEW PROJECT MANAGER
The £3.2 million Bigg Market transformation, made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund and with match funding by NE1 Ltd and Newcastle City Council, is about to enter an exciting new phase with the appointment of a specialist building contractor to conduct the work, and a new Project Manager at the helm at NE1 Ltd. […]
NE1 LTD AWARDED £1.6 MILLION FROM HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND TO REDEVELOP BIGG MARKET IN NEWCASTLE
NE1 Ltd learnt this week that it has been successful in its bid for £1.6 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award will allow NE1 Ltd to deliver its plans to transform the historic Bigg Market area of Newcastle, restore its historic significance and ensure that it is making its rightful contribution to […]
BIGG MARKET TRANSFORMATION ONE STEP CLOSER WITH APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECTS
NE1 Ltd is pressing ahead with its plans for the transformation of the Bigg Market, with the appointment of MawsonKerr Architects. The plans for the Bigg Market are being delivered by NE1 Ltd, working in conjunction with Newcastle City Council and business and property owners in the area. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), […]