Quorum’s calendar of events is thoughtfully designed to fit your working life. There are lunchtime classes, evening courses and big one-off events, all designed to stimulate mind and body, and provide a great opportunity to socialise with friends, old and new. There something for everyone to get involved in, take a look at our calendar packed full of events…
Love to Ride Cycle Challenge
Register with Love to Ride Quorum this spring/summer and start logging your miles cycled to be in with a chance of winning a prize. www.lovetoride.net/quorum
There will be a monthly prize for May, June, July, August and Sept.
The prizes aren’t necessarily given to the person who cycles the furthest. Increase your chances of winning by:
- Cycling in your leisure time (as well as to work),
- Set and achieve goals
- Post photos of your trips
- Invite colleagues at Quorum
You can log your miles online or via the Love to Ride app OR you can simply link one of the following accounts to your Love to Ride account in the Settings section and the miles will be automatically added to your profile without you having to log in!
- Strava
- Ride Report
- Map my Ride
- Endomondo
So what are you waiting for…Register (or log in if already registered), Set yourself a goal, Start logging some miles, Post some photos and Recommend the challenge to your colleagues.
(NOTE If your company is not registered then you will need to register it as a new organisation)
First prize will be a bike lock worth £40 and the winner will be announced at the end of May.
If you want any help hiring a pool bike, purchasing a bike or planning your route email laura.mcvittie@quorumbp.co.uk
Sustainable Design Competition – Help us Create a Bottle Brick Design!
Help us design something for our Bottle Bricks and it could be made onsite.
Are you a budding engineer or a passionate environmentalist? Perhaps you're both!
We're looking to design as a Bottle Brick creation - and we need your help!
Our bottle bricks (also known as portable landfill devices) can be used to make benches, bird feeder tables and other structures because the density of the rubbish inside them makes them durable and weather proof.
We've been collecting bricks all summer and are starting to think about building with them - our original plan was to make a bench - but we're keen to get Quorum staff involved with planning and design - so we're open to suggestion on alternative ideas too!
Get your designs across to us by Friday 10th August to be in with a chance to see your creation come true! (Please feel free to share this competition with friends and family, young and old if someone you know would love to get involved)
Check out some fantastic creations from round the globe for inspiration.
You can read more about Earth benches and bottle bricks here.
Streetscapes. Free Photography Exhibition
Free Event, based in the Q4 Building, 10.00-3.00
“Streets and their sidewalks – the main public places of a city – are its most vital organs”
Jane Jacobs, Patron Saint of Contemporary Urbanism
One of the most interesting aspects of street photography is the candid nature with which images are captured in public places. It allows photographers to record the true state of the human condition by watching how society acts when it thinks that nobody is watching.
All of the images in this exhibition have been taken within towns and cities. They represent a contemporary record of urban life, but they are also testament to mankind’s ingenuity in adapting to new and challenging environments.
Some of our photographers have chosen to capture mundane everyday scenes that can be witnessed in any metropolitan environment. Others have approached the theme from a far more serious angle and have portrayed our cities as a political environment choosing to highlight their concerns with inequality and the importance of political activism.
Some photographs depict an emotional reaction to urban life and focus on a more romantic attachment to a location. Others have chosen to portray the drama and contrast of architectural styles and familiar architectural landmarks.
What these photographs all have in common is the fact that they provide a commentary on the reality of life in communities built to meet the needs of the industrial age.
Participating Photographers:
Marie Aldridge, Claire Atkinson, Xyza Bacani, Ian Charters, Catherine Dipper, Chau Doan, Stefanie Forbes, Wu Hao, Sheila Haycox, Gearóid Hayes, Joerg Karrenbauer, Jon Kehoe (Jaykoe), Tove Lauluten, Ray Lightfoot, Violetta Liska, Richard Mills, Zlatko Milojicic, Henning S Petersen, Yongning Qian, Suzanne Radke, Smita Sharma, Kurt Skeels, Bev Stein, Vanessa Teran, Aaron Trice, Edgaras Vaicikevicius, Ian Walker, Louise Ward, Maurice Wilson, Karl Wood, Katie Woore
Pirates and Mermaids weekend at Blue Reef Aquarium
Summer is kicking off in style at Blue Reef Tynemouth, with some very special guests.
The aquarium is welcoming their very own mermaid for one weekend only.
Visitors can meet the mermaid on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of July. She will be telling tales of the sea and you can even get your photo taken with her.
If mermaids aren’t for you don’t worry, the aquarium will also be hosting an array of pirates! Watch them train their seals, lets hope no one walks the plank…
Children can follow the treasure trail around the aquarium for the chance to win some prizes from the Captain’s treasure chest.
The mermaid will be greeting guests all weekend, so bring along your mermaid loving family for a unique opportunity.
Don’t forget that you can save £2 per person on admission, just by showing your Q Card.
Family Learning Sessions with TDR Training
Looking to keep the kids entertained in the summer holidays?
Are your children budding scientists, keen to get stuck in with hands on experiments and fun?
Why not send them along to FREE Family Learning Sessions at TDR TRaining based on Quorum Business Park.
Designed to promote STEM subjects, the sessions see familys working together on experiments in the lab.
These can include, Kitchen Chemistry (including making slime!) water rockets, Spaghetti towers and learning about the solar system!
Available to children from 5 years old, at least one adult family member must be in attendance- if you're at work you are welcome to send grandparents along!
Book on Eventbrite here.
Alternative date available on Wednesday 24th July 1.00-3.00pm
Family Learning Sessions with TDR Training
Looking to keep the kids entertained in the summer holidays?
Are your children budding scientists, keen to get stuck in with hands on experiments and fun?
Why not send them along to FREE Family Learning Sessions at TDR Training based on Quorum Business Park. Wednesday 25th July 1.00-3.00pm
Designed to promote STEM subjects, the sessions see family's working together on experiments in the lab.
These can include, Kitchen Chemistry (including making slime!) water rockets, Spaghetti towers and learning about the solar system!
Available to children from 5 years old, at least one adult family member must be in attendance- if you're at work you are welcome to send grandparents along!
Book on Eventbrite here.
Alternative date available on Tuesday 24th July 10.00-12.00pm
Quorum Bike Hub
Pop up bike event from 8am until 2pm
Quorum Retail Area
- a FREE Dr Bike service
- Cycling freebies
- Cycle Maps
- Reconditioned bike sale
Join the Quorum Bicycle User Group (BUG)
For updates on everything cycle related including up and coming events. Send your email address to hub@quorumbp.co.uk
Summer Stream Clean!
Help clear litter from the Letch and be rewarded with Pizza (and beer!)
Volunteers who help clear litter from the Quorum Letch will enjoy a pizza dinner complete with refreshments.
Despite the hard work of our litter pickers, rubbish builds in the long reeds of our letch. We're hosting an after work stream clean where you can help improve the space for local wildlife living nearby.
Sign up on Eventbrite here.
Protective Equipment will be provided but please dress in old clothes!
Did you know that major structural changes had to be made to the design of the park in 2009 because of the water voles found to be living in the letch? The area has been classed as a protected environmental space ever since.
Quorum Bike Hub
Pop up bike event from 8am until 2pm
Quorum Retail Area
- a FREE Dr Bike service
- Cycling freebies
- Cycle Maps
- Reconditioned bike sale
Join the Quorum Bicycle User Group (BUG)
For updates on everything cycle related including up and coming events. Send your email address to hub@quorumbp.co.uk
Annual Bike Ride
Join us for a 70km Bike Ride in the Northumberland Countryside
Receive help from the hub with:
- Monthly Training rides.
- Free Bike Services
- Hire a Free Quorum Pool Bike
Email hub@quorumbp.co.uk for more info
