Winner of the 1999 Tony Pilgrim Award for an outstanding contribution to the RTS

The North East & The Border Centre caters for the broadcasters, freelances and students of the North East of England and Cumbria. Most of our meetings are in the Newcastle area, but we also hold events in Teesside and Carlisle. The majority are on weekday evenings, but on occasion we ring the changes with weekend or daytime meetings. We aim to provide a mix of topics to suit everyone interested in Television in the Region, at whatever level. Click the on the Events button on the left for the latest details — visitors are always welcome.

The Trailers page introduces our monthly hard-copy newsletter, but in downloadable full-colour form.  However, this printed version has now reached its last edition, and we are working to establish an alternative online version, as well as compiling an electronic archive of the last few year's worth of issues.  The latest developments will be announced on the Trailers page.

Our annual North East & The Border Centre Awards Dinner is now an established high point in the region's television year. The 2008 Awards will be held at The Sage, Gateshead on Saturday 21st February, and you can find the details (as well as the results for previous years) in the Awards section.

The Reports section includes events reports and selected Centre meetings reports.

Our Creative Forum is a place for television practitioners to exchange their own personal Hints & Tips — those pet ideas and discoveries that make life in the business just that little bit easier. Visit the Creative Forum to read what others have offered... and why not submit your own?

 

As a result of changes to the ITV and BBC regional production bases in the area, there's been a lot of heated comment in 'Trailers' about the future. We are repeating those items (in full) here in our 'Regional TV Future' section.
 

2008/2009 Committee

Graeme Thompson (Chair)
Garth Jeffery (Vice Chair)
Tony Edwards (Honorary Secretary)
Tony Gaw (Honorary Treasurer) 

Graeme Aldous (Webmaster), Vin Arthey, John Coffey, David Girdlestone, Mike Hairsine, Olwyn Hocking (Trailers Joint Editor), Steve Hunneysett, Garth Jeffery, Lesley Oakden, Gary Stubbs, Trevor Wonfor 

(Co-opted) Oonagh Forster, Maggie Greenhalgh, Chris Greenwood, Julie Jude, Neil Percival and Annie Wood

For information on the Royal Television Society (North East & The Border Centre), please send an e-mail to Tony Edwards, or telephone +44 (0)1207 560689.

The RTS North East & The Border Centre acknowledges the continued support of our Regional Patron

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