When human remains were found in Durham in 2013, archaeologists discovered that they belonged to the Scottish Soldiers – prisoners of war from the 1650 Battle of Dunbar who were marched to Durham and imprisoned in the then-disused Cathedral and Castle.

Woven Bones is a new production, written by Laura Lindow, which offers a unique chance to walk in their shoes as it tours the route marched by the soldiers from Dunbar to Durham.  Developed by Cap-a-Pie in partnership with Durham University ahead of a major new exhibition opening in summer 2018, Woven Bones brings to life the untold stories of these Scottish...

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Northumberland & Durham Family History Society is holding a one-day conference on “19th Century Migration into the North-East” on Saturday 16 June 2018, at Brunswick Methodist Church (Newcastle, NE1 7BJ).  The speakers include Linda Bankier, talking about migration south from Scotland.

Further details and booking arrangements can be found at:   http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/diary/

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Clive Hallam-Baker will give a talk on “Carham 1018: the start of the Border story” to Bowsden History Group on Monday 7th May 2018 at 7.30pm, in Bowsden Village Hall. Free to members and children under 16; visitors £2 at the door; includes light refreshments.

The talk will be followed at 9.00pm by the AGM of Bowsden History Group.

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Berwick Museum & Art Gallery opens for the new season on Wednesday 28th March 2018, with two new temporary exhibitions on display:

Entitled “Fragments”, the first exhibition is the final round up of the arts & culture strand of the Peregrini Project. It is displaying pots by Graham Taylor of Rothbury, who ran several pottery workshops at the museum last season, and will provide community engagement work at the museum this season. There is also a display of photographs by Jose Snook and poetry by Katrina Porteous.

Accompanying and complementing the Fragments exhibition, the Museum  stages a small seaside...

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The exhibition “The Archive of Smith” currently at the Granary Gallery in Berwick shows local photographs of the 1950s onwards held in the Photo Centre collection. Many local people will have memories of the events or individuals shown, and archivist Linda Bankier and exhibition curator Cameron Robinson are eager to collect any related recollections and stories which will add to the background context of the photographs.

Two drop-in sessions are being held at the Gallery on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th March 2018, both from 11.00am until 1.00pm, to which you are invited to come along and share with Linda and Cameron...

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