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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An exhibition on the history and restoration of Wm. Cowe & Sons’ building at 64-66 Bridge Street in Berwick will be on display there between Monday 17th and Sunday 23rd April 2017. Open 10am – 4pm daily, free admission. Until 2010 the premises housed ‘The Original Berwick Cockle Shop’ owned by William Cowe and Sons. This exhibition brings together material and objects from a number of sources. It will chart the history of the property and its occupants and will also tell the story of the famous Berwick Cockle. The exhibition has been prepared by Cameron Robertson who has researched and documented...
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On Monday 3 April 2017 there will be a talk by Howard Culley entitled “From St Aidan to the Reformation: the story of Lindisfarne Priory”, given for Bowsden History Group. It will take place in Bowsden Village Hall at 7.30pm. Free to Group members, visitors £2 (including light refreshments). The talk will trace the history of Lindisfarne Priory from its foundation as a simple Celtic monastery in the seventh century through its time as the centre of Christianity in Northern England, producing the Lindisfarne Gospels and other beautifully illustrated works, to its sacking by the Vikings and ultimate abandonment in...
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The Annual General Meeting of the FBDMA will take place on Friday 24 March 2017, at 7pm in the Parish Centre, Berwick. It will be followed by a talk on “Cross Border Crime” given by Margaret Fox and Linda Bankier, at approximately 7.45pm. Refreshments will be served following the AGM.
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Linda Bankier will speak to Berwick History Society on Wednesday 15 March 2017 about “Berwick 900 and the Our Families project”. The talk begins at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Berwick.
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