Galleries: A year in the life of the Town Moor
Meeting at the Mela
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Meeting at the Mela
The annual Newcastle Mela brings a taste of the food and culture of South Asia to Exhibition Park.
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Blizzards, floods, football and life
Howling winds, blustering snow and pouring rain only add to the Town Moor's charms.
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Great North Run by the moor
Runners and spectators stream across the Town Moor for the annual Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields.
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Season of cow breath and cobwebs
As the air chills and the cows prepare to leave, the town moor sparkles with autumn dew.
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Surprises and survival on the moor
Spring brings birds, cows, photographers and a sound recordist to Newcastle's Town Moor.
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New growth and new arrivals
From the dawn chorus to budding flora, Jacky Longstaff captures spring on Newcastle's Town Moor.
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Spring song on the Town Moor
Kaleel Zibe's lens is focused upwards and trained on Newcastle Town Moor's avian fauna.
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Winter above the moor
Newcastle's Town Moor provides a safe and fruitful haven for wintering birds.
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The cows' last days on the moor
Come autumn the cattle must swap the Town Moor for their indoor winter quarters.
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The frozen Town Moor braved by Jacky Longstaff
Winter arrives and ice and frost cover Newcastle's Town Moor.
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Jacky Longstaff's views of West Jesmond Primary School's allotment
As the seasons cycle new school pupils plant and harvest in their own patch of Town Moor.
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Kaleel Zibe's pond life
Newcastle's Town Moor is teeming with life you might never see if it was not for the forensic lens of photographer Kaleel Zibe and his astonishing close-ups.
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The police helicopter
For the police helicopter, Newcastle's Town Moor is both a landmark and a place to land. Take-off reveals the "green grass in daylight or a big black hole at night."
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Jacky Longstaff's view of the Hoppings
In the last week of June, the Town Moor is home to one of Europe's largest travelling fairs - the Hoppings.
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Sights, sounds and mud
Summer brings hordes of people to join the animals, birds and insects on the Town Moor.
