Saturday 24 June 2017 is Armed Forces Day in Berwick. Among the events taking place will be some exhibitions in the Guildhall about Berwick in 1917, the Crookham District during the First World War, and the Rothbury Trenches. There will also be some activities for children run by Jane Miller from Berwick Museum. The Guildhall will be open from 10.00am until 2.00pm, all welcome. At 11.00am there will also be a Drum Head Service in St Andrews Wallace Green Church, and at 12 noon there will be a parade in Marygate.
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Over the weekend of 17th/18th June 2017, the second Peregrini Heritage Festival will be taking place on Holy Island. There will be exhibitions on project work, guided walks and talks, and arts activities. The heritage skills programme will also include pottery-making and firing, wool-preparation, dyeing and spinning, green wood whittling, wood-turning using a pole-lathe, bread-making, metal smithing & jewellery making. Saturday 17th June: 12.00 – 6.00pm Sunday 18th June: 12.00 – 6.00pm At the Village Hall and other parts of the island. Guided walks and performances on...
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On Monday 12th June 2017 a talk on the Flodden documentation project will be given by Linda Bankier, in Norham Village Hall. Starts at 7.30pm.
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From 1st June 2017, all users of the Record Office will need to register for a CARN card (County Archive Research Network – a national scheme run by the Archives and Records Association). This means that on your next visit to the Record Office you should bring with you some proof of identity showing your name, permanent address, and signature. Acceptable forms of identification are as follows:
On Monday 22 May 2017, author John Donoghue will be talking about his book The Death’s Head Chess Club, which describes the unusual relationship which develops across a chessboard between a Jewish prisoner and an SS officer at Auschwitz. The event will be held at Berwick Library in the Record Office reading room, from 2.30 to 3.30pm. Tickets are bookable at £4. Click here for more details and booking arrangements.
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