On Thursday 16 October 2025 at 7.30pm, the publication of a new book entitled “A Spy in a Berwick Garden” will be marked with a launch event and a talk by its authors, Lindsay Allason Jones and Phil Rowett.  Admission free.

“Who would have thought that excavating a Second World War Air Raid Shelter in a garden would unearth such a fascinating story covering the Steven family’s connections with both the First and Second World War? This has all been researched by Lindsay Allason Jones and Phil Rowett and has been written up as ‘The Spy in a Berwick Garden’ Come along to the Guildhall on Thursday 16...

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The construction of Berwick Parish Church began in 1650, and as part of the events to celebrate its 375th anniversary, an illustrated talk will be given by Professor Kenneth Fincham of the University of Kent in the Parish Centre on Friday 24th October 2025 at 7:00pm.  The talk is entitled “A New Church in Tumultuous Times – Berwick Parish Church and the Puritan Revolution of 1640-60”.

Professor Fincham has written extensively on religion and politics in Tudor and Stuart England. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association. Among his books are...

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Heritage Open Days return to Berwick, bigger than ever, between Friday 12th and Sunday 21st September 2025.  They offer talks, guided walking tours, exhibitions, online videos, family activities, and opportunities to explore many sites and buildings which are not normally open to the public.  Some of these require pre-booking.  All of them are free.

The greatest concentration of events occurs over the weekend of 19th-21st September, but there is also a wide selection of things available throughout the preceding week.

For a full guide to everything that is happening, visit the

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An exhibition entitled “North Northumberland’s contribution to the Far East campaign” will be held to mark VJ Day from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th August 2025, in the church of St Andrew’s Wallace Green.  It will focus on the experiences of local people in World War 2.

The opening times of the free exhibition will be:

Friday 15th, 2.00-4.00pm

Saturday 16th,  11.00am-4.00pm

Sunday 17th, 1.00-4.00pm

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An exhibition on the history of photography in Berwick is being prepared by Cameron Robertson, to open at the Granary Gallery in October 2025.  He is hoping to include photographs from family collections – these could be portraits taken in studios in the town, snapshots, or anything relating to Berwick, Tweedmouth and Spittal in the period 1840-1980.

A Drop-In event is being held on Saturday 5th July, 10.30 – 12.30, in Berwick Record Office, where you can find out about the exhibition, share some of your own photos, and see some of the images in the collections.  Cameron will be on hand with a scanner to digitise any...

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