An Open Door to the North East's Online Heritage Stores
Unique and unusual gifts from the region's cultural and heritage centres
Looking for a present that's just a little bit different? Go online to www.thenortheast.com The UK's first region-wide, one-stop shop for buying heritage and historical memorabilia and merchandise.
Our region's museums, libraries and archives have brought their online shops together into one place where you will be able to buy that unique and unusual gift. A wide variety of the North East's cultural and heritage organisations
now sell online. You are sure to find a great surprise for that special someone. Are they passionate about miltaria? Are they artistic? Do they really love EVERYTHING to do with local history? www.thenortheast.com is the doorway
to inspiring gift ideas.
June Parker who led the development of the new website says :" www.thenortheast.com is totally different. It offers the shopper access to the past - it could be a book no longer in print or even booking a family ticket to Beamish museum"
Neil Bowerbank Head of eStrategy at MLA North East notes: "The funding for this website has come from the Regional Development Agency Single Programme, European Regional Development Fund and MLA North East. The
partners firmly believe the new website will successfully generate additional income for the North East and, hopefully, convince its users that the North East is the place to visit to enjoy our history, our museums, our libraries and our archives.
Lara Robinson who has worked across the region with the museums, libraries and archives online stores says
" We have everything on sale - from membership of the prestigious Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne, the largest independent library outside London - through to teach yourself electronics for budding science enthusiasts. Local history is in huge demand. www.thenortheast.com is the ideal place to find reproductions of old photographs, rare prints and specialist books."