The Border Archaeological Society is hosting a lecture on “A holy cross of the early Northumbrian Church: signs & mysteries” on Monday 3 April 2023 at 7.30pm in Berwick Guild Hall.  Professor John Hines of Cardiff University will talk about the significance of the 8th-9th gold cross recently discovered at East Ord; the cross is due to be displayed shortly in Berwick Museum & Art Gallery.

Admission is free to BAS members; there is a charge of £2.00 for guests.

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The Friends’ Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 24th March 2023 at 7.15pm in the Parish Centre (Parade, Berwick). It will be followed by our Spring lecture on “Berwick Archives Projects: Photos, Manors and Buildings”: Beth Elliott, Cameron Robertson, and Linda Bankier will talk about and illustrate some current activities in the Record Office.

All welcome, admission free.  Refreshments available, and a raffle.

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The Maltings is presenting “To Get to the Other Side”, a new play by Berwick writer Jackie Kaines Lang which explores the lives which were caught up in the building of the Royal Border Bridge and the struggle to get it completed on time in 1850. The story is told through the experiences of two local families as they negotiate the conflicts and pressures of the time and the place, with traditional music woven through the drama.

Performances take place in the Henry Travers Studio on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd, and Friday 24th February 2022, starting at 7.00pm.  Tickets are £12 (£10 concs). See the Maltings website...

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On Monday 13th February 2023, a talk on “The Ford Estate at the time of the Waterfords” will be given by Linda Bankier to the Lowick Heritage Group.  It will start at 7.30p, in Lowick Village Hall.

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Two upcoming talks on local topics are being given by Linda Bankier.  On Wednesday 16th November 2022, she will speak about “Berwick-upon-Tweed 1952-2022: a pictorial history”, referring to the recently published photographic book.  This will take place in the Parish Centre, Berwick, starting at 7.30pm, and it forms part of the Berwick History Society programme.

On Saturday morning 19th November, Linda will talk about “Irregular Border Marriages”, starting at 10.00am at Bell View, Belford.  This is part of the North Northumberland Genealogy Group programme.

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