The Autumn Lecture of the Berwick Naturalists’ Club will be “Mapping Tyneside” given by Dr Michael Barke on Thursday 17 November 2022, at 2.00pm in the Parish Centre, Berwick. Dr Barke is Reader in Human Geography at Northumbria University and the joint author of “Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mapping the City”.
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A survey of all the buildings within the Conservation Areas of Berwick, Spittal, and Tweedmouth is being organised, under the auspices of Northumberland County Council, to commence at the end of October 2022, and volunteers are being sought to help with the work. An outline of the scheme and the recruitment plans is given below. ************************************* Are you interested in the built heritage of the area, do you live, work or spend time in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Spittal or Tweedmouth? Then come and volunteer on our community heritage survey. Together we...
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As part of the Berwick Literary Festival on 16 October 2022, at 4.30pm, Elizabeth Wilson will be in conversation with Linda Bankier about the book, The Memoirs of Jock Wilson: A Berwick Boyhood Between the Wars. They will talk about the process by which the book came into being and the role of archives and other source materials. The talk will take place in Holy Trinity Parish Church and is scheduled to last for one hour. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought through the Festival website.
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This year’s Heritage Open Days are being held on 9th – 18th September 2022. In Berwick the main ‘in person’ events will be from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th September, and as usual many sites and buildings will be open to the public, free of charge, including some which are not normally accessible. Details of places and events can be found on the Heritage Open Days website as they become confirmed. A calendar of this year’s HODS events can be downloaded in
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The Border Archaeology Society holds its 25th anniversary lecture on Monday 5 September 2022. Steven Collison will speak about “Berwick Infirmary excavations: footsteps through a mediaeval town”, reviewing the discoveries from the recent work on the Infirmary site and what they reveal about mediaeval Berwick. The lecture begins at 7.30pm in Berwick Guildhall. Admisstion is free, donations welcome.
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