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The recently re-opened High Level Bridge, the Swing Bridge, the Tyne Bridge and the international music centre The Sage Gateshead in the background; the setting for the Europa Nostra's 2008 Annual Congress.

NewcastleGateshead,
11-15 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

The "Celebration of the contribution of intercultural dialogue to heritage" at the Stephenson's Works in Newcastle upon Tyne, organised by Europa Nostra UK.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
12 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

The "Celebration of the contribution of intercultural dialogue to heritage" at the Stephenson's Works in Newcastle upon Tyne, organised by Europa Nostra UK.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
12 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Participants at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Mr Vladimir Sucha, director for Culture, Multilingualism and Communication, European Commission, and la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, President of Europa Nostra, presenting a Prize to the Van Nelle Design Factory (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Mr Vladimir Sucha, director for Culture, Multilingualism and Communication, European Commission, and la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, President of Europa Nostra, with Europa Nostra Medal winner Ms Valéria Suruceanu (Moldova) at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Ms Csilla Hegedus addressing the audience after having received the Prize in the new Category 4 - Education, Training and Awareness Raising at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Mr Vladimir Sucha, director for Culture, Multilingualism and Communication, European Commission, addressing the audience at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund in teh United Kingdom, addressing the audience at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral with a speech "One Hundred Thousand Brushstrokes".

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Award winners and Europa Nostra, European Commission and European Economic and Socal Committee officials ate the European Heritage Awards Ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

Durham,
12 June 2008

photo Stevan Kordić

Europa Nostra's Executive President, Andrea H. Schuler, addressing Europa Nostra's Executive President, Andrea H. Schuler, addressing the participants of the 2008 Europa Nostra Forum "Securing the future of Europe's Engineering Heritage" at The Sage Gateshead, the international music centre, designed by Sir Norman Foster.

Gateshead,
13 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Participants of the 2008 Europa Nostra Forum "Securing the future of Europe's Engineering Heritage" at The Sage Gateshead, the international music centre, designed by Sir Norman Foster.

Gateshead,
13 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

The Millennium Bridge with The Sage Gateshead and the Tyne Bridge in the background.

NewcastleGateshead,
13 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Ferry Trip after the 2008 Europa Nostra Forum "Securing the future of Europe's Engineering Heritage", illustrating the unique engineering and industrial heritage of Tyneside.

NewcastleGateshead,
13 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Ferry Trip after the 2008 Europa Nostra Forum "Securing the future of Europe's Engineering Heritage", illustrating the unique engineering and industrial heritage of Tyneside.

NewcastleGateshead,
13 June 2008

photo Laurie Neal

The 2008 meeting of Europa Nostra's General Assembly.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
14 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Europa Nostra's Executive President Andrea H. Schuler, Europa Nostra's President la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, Europa Nostra's Secretary General Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović and Mr Cyril Winskell, chair of the NewcastleGateshead Congress Organising Committee, at the 2008 meeting of Europa Nostra's General Assembly.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
14 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Mrs Cookson, Councillor Michael Cookson, Sheriff and Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Europa Nostra's President la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, Councillor Maureen Chaplin, Mayor of Gateshead, and Mr Chaplin at the Europa Nostra 2008 Annual Congres Closing Reception at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
14 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale

Charles Parsons' "Turbinia", the world's first vessel to be powered by steam turbine, at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.

Newcastle upon Tyne,
14 June 2008

photo Laurie Neale