Tiny Toon Brings Big Fun to Newcastle

NE1 commissions Tiny Toon as their latest addition to Summer in the City.

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00:00There's so many incredible businesses that operate in the city centre, so creating mini-me's

00:04of those was such an exciting opportunity and something we just had to do for this year.

00:11Anyone's Tiny Tuning Association, which I'm in with Metro, was an idea which I developed

00:15a couple of years ago.

00:16I have a young boy and he loved the idea of soft plays, but ones which were really immersive,

00:21so going in and playing fire engines or going in and being a labourer, he loved the idea

00:25of it.

00:26I thought it would be such a fantastic idea to create something in Newcastle, but for

00:31the businesses of Newcastle.

00:32A whole new world of fun has arrived at Old Elgin Square with Anyone's Tiny Tune featuring

00:37mini versions of iconic Newcastle landmarks for children to play in.

00:41Designed and built by local businesses, boutique events and MCW Design, it's an interactive

00:47play space that includes pint-sized versions of the Tyne Bridge, Tyne and Wear Metro, Elgin

00:52Square and the Theatre Royal.

00:54They also have mini restaurants like My Deli as well as a mini Granger Market.

00:59So with us being Anyone and the business improvement district company for the city centre, of course

01:05everything had to be Newcastle centred.

01:07So we approached a couple of businesses, you know, we're very lucky that we have this

01:11Tyne and Wear Metro system.

01:13We approached them straight away with a very initial concept idea and they absolutely loved it.

01:19The mini Metro train has been modelled after the new fleet coming to the network later

01:22this year, completed with authentic interior design and hi-vis vests for many workers.

01:28And each and every year we're getting more people involved business-wise, we're doing

01:32more activations than ever before.

01:34So this year we did kayaking on the Tyne, so activating the water for the very first

01:37Tyne.

01:38But we also had, at the weekend, we had Anyone's Dog on the Tyne, which was a quayside festival

01:44for dogs.

01:45We always look to grow it as well as working with city businesses to kind of give them

01:49a showcase as well for people that might not have heard of them.

01:52So lots of new things for this year.

01:54The mini Play Village is open every day throughout the school holidays, running until the 1st

01:58of September.