On Thursday 9th January 2025 a talk on 400 years of the Old Bridge in Berwick will be given by Linda Bankier to Coldstream & District Local History Society. It will start at 7.30pm in the Leet Room of Coldstream Community Centre.
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Berwick Christmas Market will be held on Sunday 8th December 2024 between 11.00am and 4.00pm. The lower part of Marygate will be closed to traffic to accommodate the stalls and to make more room for shoppers. FBDMA will have a bookstall inside the Town Hall and will be selling a range of local history books and cards to provide some ideas for Christmas gifts. Come and visit!
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A talk on “Sir Charles Trevelyan and the Irish Famine: the Victorian Cromwell?” will be given by Mike Fraser for Berwick History Society, on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Parade, Berwick. All welcome. Light refreshments. Non-members £3.
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The FBDMA Autumn Lecture will take place on Friday 1st November 2024 at 7.00pm in the Parish Centre, Berwick. Margaret Fox will speak on “A Death on the Sloop Juno: the story of Captain Robert Bruce and Joseph Ockton”. On Monday 19th February 1855 a trial commenced at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh. In the dock was Robert Bruce, ‘master of the sloop Juno of Berwick-on-Tweed’, awaiting trial for culpable homicide (manslaughter in England). Who do he kill? His ship’s mate, Joseph Ockton from Spittal. Why did he kill him? Because his tea wasn’t ready for him when he...
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Berwick’s Heritage Open Days for 2024 take place between the 6th and 15th September. This year there are 75 locations or events to go to, plus another 19 online talks, tours, films or quizzes. Some need to be booked in advance (via Eventbrite), others can be visited throughout their opening hours, and all of them are free. The greatest number of events will be taking place on the weekend of 14-15 September, including a photographic exhibition in the Town Hall. Details of all the events can be found online at: https://www.berwickhods.org.uk Or pick up a booklet...
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