Photographer John chases the light on landscape all over the world
THERE was a large audience for Morpeth Camera Club’s major annual event, which took place on Tuesday, November 13.This year there was an audio-visual spectacular presented by landscape and natural...
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A RANGE of festive items will be on display at a garden centre near Morpeth this weekend.Heighley Gate Nursery and Garden Centre is hosting the exhibition of Women’s Institute crafts, which include...
View ArticleBack in time
VISITORS to Belsay Hall this weekend can see how Christmas was celebrated in medieval times.The Heuristics group will be performing a show that demonstrates fascinating facts about the kinds of...
View ArticleFestive concert
RESIDENTS can get into the festive spirit at Ponteland Methodist Church on Saturday.Its Christmas Concert will feature songs from the Wannie Liners, who will be accompanied by Katherine Anderson. The...
View ArticleCollecting cash for Christmas
THE annual Christmas collection is under way at a Morpeth community group.Morpeth Lions Club is collecting cash at the town’s Morrisons’ supermarket this week to buy Christmas food parcels for the...
View ArticleCoffee morning
RESIDENTS can get some Christmas treats at a festive-themed coffee morning in Mitford on Saturday.Stalls include cakes, toys and bring and buy cookery books and there will also be a tombola and...
View ArticleMaking music for Christmas
AN acclaimed Northumberland music group will perform at this year’s Morpeth Rotary Club charity brass Christmas concert.A range of festive favourites will be played by the Northumbrian Water Ellington...
View ArticleGetting crafty
A CHRISTMAS Craft Fair will be held at Morpeth Town Hall on Saturday from 10am to 4pm and admission is free.Organised by Margaret and Brian Moon, of Espley, it will feature new and unusual hand-crafted...
View ArticleYuletide flavour to town market
MORPETH traders are rolling out the tinsel for a special Christmas market.The event has been organised by the Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade for businesses already trading within the area.It...
View ArticleResidents back £50m leisure resort
RESIDENTS and businesses have given enthusiastic support to plans for a £50million leisure and tourism resort near Widdrington.More than 80 people came along to Druridge Bay Community Centre in Hadston...
View ArticleTapas carols
A CHRISTMAS carol sing-song is being held at a Morpeth venue.La Bodega tapas bar in Newgate Street strike up the music next Thursday at 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm.The event promises to be very noisy,...
View ArticleTrio tune up
THE Haydn Lute Trio will bring their skills up north for this month’s Morpeth Music Society concert.The ensemble will provide a musical tour from original Baroque works to the Five Beaches Suite...
View ArticleChristmas shoppers remember the past
CHRISTMAS shoppers can take time out to stroll down memory lane at a pop up Morpeth heritage event.Morpeth Antiquarian Society has been displaying old adverts and photographs of the town in an empty...
View ArticleMary talks about ‘isms’
Ponteland Senior Gentlemen’s Club DR Mary Midgely is guest speaker at the next meeting of the Ponteland Senior Gentlemen’s Club on Monday. Her subject is Ageism and Other ‘Isms’.The event will be held...
View ArticlePool your resources to plunge into swimming
SWIMMERS have been invited to dive into December discounts at their local pool.Northumberland County Council is offering discounted entry to 10 of the public swimming pools across the county, including...
View ArticleFlower club gets festive
Callerton Garden and Flower Club THERE will be a festive theme to the December meeting of the Callerton Garden and Flower Club.Guest Jan Faulkner of Middlesbrough will do a presentation called...
View ArticleArcade bid for licence sparks town concern
A LICENSING bid for Sanderson Arcade has met with concerns from councillors.Morpeth II has applied for a premises licence for the shopping centre to stage a variety of entertainment.Currently,...
View ArticleAdvertorial: 150 years and still going strong
It may be hard to believe that a car manufacturer has been in existence for 150 years,but that is the case for {http://www.carsales.com.au/car/opel|Opel|Opel}. The German automobile company, founded by...
View ArticleA deer surprise on walk
Morpeth Footpaths Society ON a recent bright Sunday morning, 30 members of Morpeth Footpaths Society met at the village green in Stamfordham for the penultimate walk in the 2012 programme.After brief...
View ArticleRioghan hopes to have the recipe for success
MORPETH school pupils impressed their teachers with some delicious dishes as they took part in the first stage of a national contest.Rioghan Bruce, a year nine student, won the King Edward VI School...
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