Events
  • Phipps of Barmoor 16/04/2025

    Dr Beth Elliott will give a talk about “The Phipps of Barmoor collection” on Thursday 24 April 2025 in Lowick Village Hall at 7.30pm. Beth has been listing the collection, which is held by Northumberland Archives, and she will talk about what she has found.

    The collection contains deeds, plans, accounts and estate papers relating to the Phipps family of Barmoor. Most relate to Samuel Phipps and concern his properties in London, Yorkshire and Northumberland. There are also some manorial documents. The Phipps were predecessors of the Sitwell family. Most of the collection dates from the 18th century.  A project to work...


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  • Parade School or Holy Trinity? 08/02/2025

    Did you go to Parade School or Holy Trinity School?  You are invited to share your memories of them at a Drop-In session in the Parish Centre (Parade, Berwick) on Saturday 15 February 2025, between 10.00am and 12.30pm.  Bring your memories and your photographs.  Archivist Linda Bankier and photographer Cameron Robertson will be there to talk about them with you.

    For more information, contact:  history@berwickparishcentre.co.uk.


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  • Berwick and Lowry 03/02/2025

    A talk on “Berwick in the time of LS Lowry, 1930-1970s” will be given by Linda Bankier on Tuesday 11th February 2025 at 2.00pm in St Andrew’s Wallace Green Church. Linda will give a pictorial account of what was happening in Berwick at the time when Lowry would have been visiting.

    Free admission  –  Refreshments provided.


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  • Northumberland Archives Trust 12/12/2024

    On Wednesday 8th January 2025, a presentation will be given by Susan Shaw, Chair of the Northumberland Archives Trust at a meeting of Berwick Civic Society. It will be held in the Parish Centre (Parade, Berwick) starting at 7.30pm.


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  • Berwick Old Bridge 12/12/2024

    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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