Northumberland Archives is offering a further series of online evening lectures between October 2021 and March 2022. In the first of them on Thursday 28 October at 7.00pm Linda Bankier, Berwick Archivist, will speak about “Crime and Punishment in Berwick Archives”, considering the types of records which exist and reveal stories relating to crime and punishment in a small borough on the border with Scotland. Attendance at the lecture is free; register in advance on the
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Berwick Heritage Open Days will take place from 10th – 19th September 2021. The programme booklet will be published shortly, but in the meantime this day to day list of what is happening is available. This includes “in person” and online events. During the first week, the emphasis will be on the live “online “ talks programme which is listed below. This allows those who live further afield to take part as well : Friday 10...
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Berwick Museum and Art Gallery is now open every day of the week until the end of the English school holidays (5 September 2021). Monday – Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm. Current highlights include the recently purchased L.S. Lowry painting “Beach Scene” and Jonny Hannah’s exhibition “The R. Good Emporium”, inspired by a real shop which once stood on Berwick High Street.
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TillVAS has obtained a grant from the Heritage Fund to fund a third season of digging to explore the Iron Age site at Mardon Farm. In preparation for this a pre-dig drop-in event, with activities for all ages, is being held in Crookham Village Hall on Sunday 1st August 2021. See details below. TILLVAS: MARDON 2021 PRE-DIG DROP-IN DAY: SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST AT CROOKHAM VILLAGE HALL 10 am to 3 pm In preparation for our dig at Mardon Farm near Branxton between 17th and 30th August, we are holding a...
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The construction of the Old Bridge in Berwick started on 19th June 1611, the first stone bridge to be built across the Tweed here. 410 years later, the most recent phase of repair and refurbishment is nearly complete, and after several months of closure the bridge re-opens to pedestrians and traffic on Tuesday 22nd June 2021. Damaged masonry on the parapets has been replaced, the road has been resurfaced, pavements have been widened, and new lighting has been installed. For more on the history of Berwick Bridge, see
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