As part of Armed Forces Day on Saturday 30 June 2018, there will be exhibitions in the Guildhall about Berwick in 1918, Crookham during World War I, and the Rothbury trenches. These have been prepared by Berwick Record Office and the Crookham and Berwick Branch of the Royal  British Legion.  There will also be family activities organised by Berwick Museum and Art Gallery.

Open 10am – 2pm.  Refreshments available.  Free admission, all welcome.

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On Thursday 28 June 2018, Graham Taylor will give a talk, “Fragments”, on his work, created for the Peregrini Project and currently on display in the Museum. Ceramic vessels created by Graham Taylor were inspired by and depict elements of the natural and cultural heritage of Holy Island and the adjacent coast.

Starts at 7pm, at Berwick Museum and Art Gallery.

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Berwick Record Office is one of nine organisations which have been awarded grants for cataloguing their collections as part of the 2018 Archives Revealed programme of The National Archives.  The grant will fund “Twixt Thistle and Rose : Unlocking Berwick Borough’s Archives”, an ambitious project to recatalogue BRO’s core collection and to amalgamate later uncatalogued deposits of pre 1974 records including Planning and Quarter Sessions records, to form a composite online catalogue and highlight the hidden gems it contains.

The press release from The National Archives can be seen

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A planning meeting for Heritage Open Days (which open the doors to historic buildings and explore the streets of Berwick in September) is being held on Wednesday 20 June 2018 in the Parish Centre, Berwick, 7.00 – 9.00pm.  If you would like to volunteer to be involved or have ideas for events, then come along.  Refreshments will be served.

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When human remains were found in Durham in 2013, archaeologists discovered that they belonged to the Scottish Soldiers – prisoners of war from the 1650 Battle of Dunbar who were marched to Durham and imprisoned in the then-disused Cathedral and Castle.

Woven Bones is a new production, written by Laura Lindow, which offers a unique chance to walk in their shoes as it tours the route marched by the soldiers from Dunbar to Durham.  Developed by Cap-a-Pie in partnership with Durham University ahead of a major new exhibition opening in summer 2018, Woven Bones brings to life the untold stories of these Scottish...

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