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  • A Tale of Two Mills 22/11/2017

    A new book, “A Tale of Two Mills: Spindlestone & Waren, 1735-1914”, has been written by Jane Bowen and Karon Ives, and published by Belford & District Hidden History Museum.  The book is being launched on Tuesday 28 November 2017 at an event at Bell View Resource Centre (West Street, Belford), 6.00-8.00pm.  The history of these two mills has been explored in connnection with the Peregrini Project.

    Tale of two Mills book


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  • Bridges of the Tweed 08/11/2017

    On Monday 13 November 2017 Lowick Heritage Group will present a talk on “The Bridges of the Lower Tweed”, given by Berwick Archivist Linda Bankier. It will take place in Lowick Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.  (Visitors £2).


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  • Friends’ Autumn Lecture 08/11/2017

    The FBDMA Autumn Lecture 2017, on “Archive Discoveries from the Peregrini Project”, will take place on Friday 10th November at 7.00pm in the Parish Centre (beside Holy Trinity Church, Parade, Berwick). Volunteers who have been working on the project will report on their findings about Holy Island and its surrounding area:

    Cocklawburn  (Julie Gibbs)

    The Budle area and Greenwich Hospital  (Jane Bowen)

    Holy Island and the Lifeboat  (Linda Bankier)

    All welcome.  Light refreshments.


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  • Museum at half-term 17/10/2017

    Berwick Museum & Art Gallery will be open for the English schools’ half-term from Saturday 21st October until Friday 27th October 2017.

    Opening times:  10:00am – 4:00pm.


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  • A Kind of Justice 04/10/2017

    On Friday 20 October 2017, as part of Berwick Literary Festival, Linda Bankier and Colin Fleetwood will be presenting a performance of a radio play, illustrating the use of archives for inspiring drama. The play, A Kind of Justice, by Colin Fleetwood will be receiving its world premiere, and it will combine elements of recorded performance and live presentation.  

    The performance takes place in the Holy Trinity Parish Centre (The Parade) at 10.00 – 11.15am and (contrary to what is said in the Festival leaflet) admission is FREE.  After the performance spectators are invited to adjourn to the Record Office to look...


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