Culture in Tyne and Wear

sculpture by Antony Gormley

Geordie ( ) is a demonym and vernacular dialect characterising Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider Tyneside area of North East England.

centre for musical education, performance and conferences in Gateshead, England

legend from North East England concerning a knight and a dragon

Mackem, Makem or '''Mak'em''' is a nickname for residents of and people from Sunderland, a city in North East England. It is also a name for the local dialect and accent (not to be confused with Geordie); and for a fan, of whatever origin, of Sunderland A.F.C. It has been used by some people from Sunderland to describe themselves since the 1980s, prior to which it was mainly used in Tyneside as a disparaging exonym. An alternative name for a Mackem (except in the sense of a football supporter) is a Wearsider.