Local History
  • Bondagers of North Northumberland 21/09/2016

    Dinah Ireland will give a talk on The Bondagers of Northumberland and South East Scotland, for Bowsden History Group on Monday 3rd October 2016 at 7.30pm. She will discuss the work they did, the costume they wore and the Bondage System under which, together with the ploughmen or hinds, they were employed.

    In Bowsden Village Hall, TD15 2TW.  Visitors £2, to include light refreshments.

     


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  • Flodden Exhibition 23/06/2016

    To mark the end of the Flodden 500 project, Berwick Museum is hosting an exhibition to show some of the material which has been discovered – archaeological finds alongside 16th century documents, and lots of hand-on activities.  It will be on show at the Museum between 18th June and 29th August 2016.  For visiting details, see this link:

    http://www.berwickmuseum.org.uk/planning-a-visit

    After its display in Berwick the exhibition will move to Coldstream.


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  • Lime industry talk 22/06/2016

    On Friday 1st July 2016, Roger Jermy is giving a talk about “Holy Island’s Lime Industry”, at 7pm in the Village Hall on Holy Island.  All welcome.  Admission free.


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  • Holy Island exhibition 22/06/2016

    On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2016, there will be an exhibition entitled “Holy Island in the Past” on display in the Village Hall on Holy Island.  It is open betweedn 11am and 4pm each day.  Admission free.

    The exhibition is being mounted in connection with the Peregrini project in which the Record Office is participating.


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  • Armed Forces Day 22/06/2016

    Saturday 25 June is Armed Forces Day, and the Record Office is putting on a display about Berwick in 1916. In the Townhall, Berwick, between 10am and 1pm.  Admission free.


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