Surprisingly enough mowcius there are
and i know some of them.
Well the club has over 200 members 
Any one panning anything over the next couple of weeks? PM me or post here. It would be good to get an active community for Arduino etc going in the area.
Hmm, apart from the Newcastle Maker Faire (12th-13th March), I don't know of any electronics/arduino related stuff that happens up there.
I'd suggest you go along to the Maker Faire to find out about any people who may be close to you.