Berwick Record Office is now closed to the public until further notice, because of the current COVID-19 situation. They can still be contacted by e-mail:- berwickarchives@northumberland.gov.uk . The following statement has been issued. To help protect public and staff, the Searchroom at the Berwick Record Office in Walkergate will be closed from 20th March until further notice. In line with government advice and...
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We are obliged to postpone our AGM and Spring Lecture which were scheduled to take place on Friday 27th March 2020. This is because of the current situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, and the Government advice concerning social gatherings. We shall seek to reschedule the event when circumstances allow, but at present it is not possible to say when that will be.
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On Sunday 8th March 2020, as part of a conference marking International Women’s Day, Linda Bankier will give a talk on the portrayal of women in Berwick Archives. The venue is Horncliffe Village Hall: time to be confirmed.
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On Monday 10th February 2020 a talk on the Twixt Thistle & Rose project will be given to Lowick Heritage Group by Linda Bankier. She will describe what this cataloguing project is revealing about the contents of Berwick Borough Archives. Talk starts at 7.30pm in Lowick Village Hall.
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As part of the Berwick Literary Festival, Linda Bankier and Gilly Beckett are holding an event called “Crime & Creative Writing: using the archives for inspiration”. It takes place on Friday 18th October 2019 at 10.00am in the Parish Centre (Parade). Tickets £6.00. Crime is a perennial theme in literature but what inspires the writer? Linda Bankier will outline the archives sources available on this theme. Gilly Beckett and her Creative Writing group will read excerpts from their stories which were inspired by Berwick’s archives. More information about the Festival on
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