Secrets of museum treasures revealed
Mitford WIJULIAN Haraap from Beamish Museum was the speaker for Mitford WI’s June meeting.His illustrated talk gave a wonderful insight into just a fraction of the treasures donated by the public since...
View ArticleLook for night creatures
FAMILIES can enjoy an evening outdoor adventure at Wallington tomorrow.A ranger ramble around the woods is taking place and its focus will be on bat ecology. Those taking part will have bat detectors...
View ArticleVillage set for annual showcase
A POPULAR village event will take place on Saturday.The change of date means that there are new judges for each Longhirst Flower and Vegetable Show section apart from photographs. A new trophy is to be...
View ArticleCountry comes to town
SHOPPERS can check out a Morpeth music mix this weekend.The town centre entertainment will be provided by country and pop singer Michelle Tufnell.She is the latest performer to take to the stage in...
View ArticleDelayed show seeks top quality
SHOW organisers are expecting a high standard this year after allowing an extra two weeks for growing.The annual Mitford Open Show takes place in the Village Hall on Saturday, a fortnight later than...
View ArticleBrass will shine at Hall
IT’S brass season at Belsay.The historic Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens will host performances by some of the region’s best traditional brass bands throughout the month of September.On Sunday, Hexham...
View ArticleInvitation to a tea party
VISITORS are invited to take tea at an afternoon garden party.The event takes place at Angerton Walled Garden near Hartburn on Saturday.People are invited to enjoy tea and cake on the lawn, and can...
View ArticleOpen day at mansion
A COUNTRYSIDE mansion is opening its gates for charity.Cheeseburn Grange near Stamfordham will open on Sunday, from 10am to 4pm, to raise funds for Maggie’s Centre in Newcastle, which provides support...
View ArticleBattle talk at bookshop
AN author of a book about a notable conflict between England and Scotland 500 years ago is giving a talk at a Morpeth bookshop on Tuesday from 6.30pm.George Goodwin, who wrote Fatal Rivalry: Flodden...
View ArticleJim outlines plans and aims for his year as leader of town’s Rotary club
Morpeth Rotary ClubCLUB President for 2013/14, Jim Dunn, used a recent meeting to set out his plans for the year ahead.He had puzzled over a very thick handbook for presidents he had been given by the...
View ArticleSome like it hot!
An acquaintance was commenting on the need for a seasonal article on potted plants for those without a garden. I agreed! Apart from the established indoor plant collection, our greenhouse and other...
View ArticleThese plants are just irresistible!
Try as I do to avoid growing lots of the same plant type, some of the new streptocarpus varieties have become too irresistible of late. We tried Falling Stars, still a favourite, three years ago and...
View ArticleA strong hint of autumn
There is a strong hint of autumn in garden and countryside right now. Ripe rowan berries have been a feature through most of August and the fruits are dripping from mature hawthorn hedges everywhere....
View ArticleTomatoes cropping well
Greenhouse tomatoes are cropping well, but the odd leaf is showing signs of ageing. This is a good time to start removing one or two of the lower ones at a point where they join the main stem. Use a...
View ArticleNow’s time to save your tomato seeds
Many gardeners would agree that their hobby rates highly on the satisfaction scale but is not necessarily the cheapest to follow. Too often it seems that certain plants and sundries cost the earth, but...
View ArticleBlues band at town pub
VISITORS to a Morpeth pub on Saturday can enjoy a set from a blues band.The 2013 programme of gigs at the White Swan in Newgate Street continues with The Hookahs from about 8.30pm.The previous evening,...
View ArticleLocals set for village show
RESIDENTS are putting the finishing touches to their entries for the sixth staging of Hebron Village Show on Saturday.Prizes will be given out for various classes in the garden produce, household...
View ArticleWet weather fails to spoil a second picnic attempt
THE weather did its best, but organisers of Morpeth’s Picnic In The Park were determined not to be thwarted.The event had to be cancelled for the first time in its history in July due to heavy...
View ArticleSee more of garden area
A NURSERY centre in Northumberland will be holding an open day for the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) on Sunday.Although open daily, this special charity event at Halls of Heddon between 10.30am and 4pm...
View ArticlePonteland results
TrophiesPonteland Parish Council Challenge Salver, best pot plant: Syd Cowan; Northumberland Fuchsia Society Trophy, best fuchsia: Basil Scott; Bobby Thompson Memorial Trophy, best hybrid tea roses:...
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