Berwick’s Old Bridge: A Talk by Linda Bankier
To celebrate its 400th birthday of being open, Linda Bankier, Berwick Archivist will talk about the bridge's history, background using the archives which have survived about it in the Berwick Record Office.
Spittal’s Maritime and Fishing History: Guided Walk
Find out about Spittal's maritime and fishing heritage - coastal erosion, the herring industry and much more - in this gentle walk around Spittal and the Tweed Estuary.
St. Andrew’s Wallace Green Church
St Andrew's Wallace Green is one of only 8 Church of Scotland Churches in England. Now 165 years old, it is a lovely light and airy building with beautiful stained glass windows.
Berwick Parish Church
Come and see this church which is a building of exceptional historic importance, a very rare example of an Anglican church built in the Commonwealth period in the time of Cromwell. It's also the most northerly Anglican Church in England.
The Main Guard: Berwick 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.
Curiouser and Curiouser: A new Cabinet of Curiosities in Berwick Archives
Experience Berwick’s historic characters through our fascinating archives. See how Berwickers formed connections both in their own town and the world beyond from accounts of world travel, artistic expression, and even the supernatural!
In a time before internet and television, just how did the average person connect to the outside world? What interested and excited them, and how did they respond to the unknown? To answer these questions, we’ll display travel diaries from far and wide, beautifully illustrated family letters, cryptic shorthand, and in some of our more unusual records, we’ll show advice for Ghost Busting and sixteenth century accusations of witchcraft.
Do come along to our drop-in event, this is a real opportunity to see some of the curiosities that Berwick Archives has to offer, and who knows? This visit could start you on your own route to discovering connections in places you may not have thought to look.
The Geology, Industrial Archaeology, Flora and Fauna of Cocklawburn
Join a trio of experts to explore the carboniferous strata and its fossils at Cocklawburn. Find out the links between the geology and the industry in this area in the past - limekilns, coal and iron-and also the flora and fauna there now.
Cocklawburn is now somewhere where people come to walk on the beach. However, back in the 19th century, there were several thriving communities there - Salt Pan How, Philadelphia and Sandbanks - linked to various industrieswhich have now disappeared. These industries, including lime making and pottery, all existed because of the area's geology. The last resident only left in the 1950s.
This fascinating walk will help you discover more about different facets of this hidden gem which offers something for everyone. Walk lasts about I.5 hours.
Berwick Bridge: A Guided Walk
Berwick Old Bridge celebrates its 400th anniversary this year. Join Berwick Archivist, Linda Bankier in this walk across the bridge and find out more about its history and how it has been used in the past.
Berwick Visitor Centre
Find out about Berwick's history in its Visitor Centre sited in a former Methodist Church. As well as its usual displays on Berwick, see an exhibition about the history of the Methodist Community in the town.
Drop-in Zentangle
Enjoy some creative doodling at our Zentangle drop in at Berwick Library. Fill in as much of the white space on the HODs logo as possible and enter your creation into a competition to win a prize!
The Big Bridge Exhibition
Using the theme of networks, our Big Bridge exhibition combines all the entries to the HODS logo competition with creations from our Artful Adventures workshop in August. Come and see what has been created.
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.