2019–2020 Programme

Talks are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Cheviot Centre, Padgepool Place, Wooler, NE71 6BL
Tea/coffee & biscuits served from 7 pm; talks finish around 9 pm.

2019
11th September
The prehistory of the Breamish Valley – Peter Toppin
The rich prehistoric archaeology of the Breamish Valley, ranging over the landscapes, settlements, hillforts and field systems of the earliest settlers in the Cheviot Hills

Saturday 21st September – 10 am
Breamish Valley walk with archaeologist John Nolan, including viewing the pre-history exhibition & refreshments at the Ingram café
9th October 
Scotland’s law lords v Northumbrians behaving badly – Margaret Fox
An archivist’s study of local law
13th November
Wooler Prisoner of War Camp 1939–1949 – Philip Rowett
POW CAMP 105 (WOOLER), including murder, music and reconciliation 
11th December
The cult and culture of monasticism – Margaret Kirby
Monasticism shaped Christendom over 1000 years, seen locally at Lindisfarne and at the Border abbeys. The cult of monasticism brought innovations in all the arts, as well as in agriculture and engineering
Seasonal mulled wine & mince pies
2020
8th January
The Bamburgh Ossuary and the Anglo-Saxon context – Jessica Turner
The 1916 creation of a new 'medieval' ossuary at St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, and the fascinating historical context of the Bowl Hole skeletons
12th February
The Greys of Howick – Peter Regan
The history of the famous (Earl Grey Tea) family and their hall
Saturday morning, date to be confirmed, Howick Gardens guided Walk
(adults £6.80, over 60s £5.95) 

11th March
The Photo Centre Collection – Cameron Robertson
The famous and valuable Smith Family photo archive, including the history of the Photo Centre, a photo studio and news agency which ran in Berwick from 1951–2012, and some of the key images from this extensive collection
8th April
The history of Glanton Pyke – John Swanson
Followed by a short AGM