From Bradford to Berwick - A Photographic Journey
Sep
12

From Bradford to Berwick - A Photographic Journey

Come and hear the fascinating tale of William Henry De Lan and his Daughters, a family of travelling photographers who eventually settled in Tweedmouth at the end of the 19th century. All based on research by Cameron Robertson.

The talk will look at the family's journey from Bradford, through the North East and the Borders to Berwick. It will also explore some of their extended family members who also followed the same trade. We'll also take a look at other mobile studios which found their way to England's most northerly town.

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Berwick Rangers Football Club at Shielfield: A Guided Tour
Sep
12

Berwick Rangers Football Club at Shielfield: A Guided Tour

Here's your chance to see behind the scenes and find out more about Berwick Rangers Football Club, the only English Team to play in the Scottish leagues who defeated Glasgow Rangers in 1967 in the Scottish Cup.

Berwick Rangers Football Club was formed in 1881 when an enthusiastic group of players, led by local businessman and town councillor Peter Cowe, came together regularly on an informal basis for training on the Bull Stob Close pitch before getting their first taste of competitive action with home and away matches against Alnwick, both of which ended in draws. The club was officially constituted as “Berwick Rangers Football Club (Association)” in early 1884.

Known as the Black and Gold Army, the team has played at their present ground since 1954. They had previously played at Bull Stob Close and Old Shielfield Park which was nearby.

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Stories From the KOSB Museum : World War One - Grief and Remembrance
Sep
12

Stories From the KOSB Museum : World War One - Grief and Remembrance

Drawing on their collections, join members of the KOSB Museum and Archives team for this talk as they discuss how people dealt with grief in the wake of World War One. How did they cope with the indescribable experience and aftermath of war?

2024 is the 110th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One which impacted the lives of many throughout the world. How did soldiers and families cope with this and how did this help create a greater understanding of the need for support for veterans and their families, something which is still needed throughout the world today.

The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Museum is closed at the moment. However, here's your chance to view some of its artefacts and archives and find out more about the collections it holds relating to the First World War and its aftermath from those working on them.

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Civic Society Bridge Exhibition
Sep
12

Civic Society Bridge Exhibition

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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Martins the Printers – former Spade Works in Spittal: A Guided Tour
Sep
12

Martins the Printers – former Spade Works in Spittal: A Guided Tour

Join us in this tour of a former Spade Works to find out more about its present history as a book printers and binders. A new event for this year.

Martins the Printers is an independent family- owned book printers, which has been operating from Berwick-upon-Tweed since 1892. In the beginning, Martins was a general commercial printer with its own local newspaper The Mercury, produced until 1945. In the 1950s the company started to concentrate on book publishing and has remained dedicated to book printing ever since. Today Martins is one of the few remaining book printers and binders left in the UK. The event includes a tour round the working factory.

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Secret Spittal
Sep
12

Secret Spittal

Take yourself on a walk around Spittal and find out about some of the properties and buildings there both past and present.  

Spittal was once a seaside resort but also a place with an industrial past. Walk round and look for posters in windows, on a gate or lamp post with anecdotal and hearsay information from local residents, newspapers of the time, censuses and directory with extra historical facts thrown in for good measure. 

Fri 8th–Sun 17th: All day 

You can begin the walk anywhere in Spittal, however, a good starting point is outside St Paul’s Church.  

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