Club makes the most of new season
THE new season will be welcomed in by a town floral group.Morpeth Flower Club will welcome area demonstrator Margaret Earl along to its monthly meeting on Wednesday to present Events of Autumn.The...
View ArticleOn your marks for charity
A CHARITY hopes to pull in the punters for its next fund-raiser.Morpeth-based Drout, which supports people with alcohol addiction, is staging a fun-packed race night to boost its coffers.The event will...
View ArticleGroup starts season with Emily talk
THE new season for Morpeth U3A gets underway with a talk about a Northumberland heroine.With the title One Big Tragedy, Andy Griffen will recapture the life and times of Suffragette Emily Wilding...
View ArticleFree session opportunity
AS part of Self Improvement Month, two leisure centres in Northumberland are offering free personal training taster sessions.To qualify for the pass at Ponteland Leisure Centre or the Riverside Leisure...
View ArticleGroup heads north for its summer trip
Lancaster Park WIA SUMMER outing replaced the formal meeting for August with an excursion to the Chain Bridge Honey Farm, near Berwick.It takes its name from the historic union chain bridge 200 yards...
View ArticleCoffee, cake and crafts
A RANGE of goods and refreshments will be available at a village event on Saturday.Following its success last year, Coffee, Cake and Crafts, organised by Hartburn Community Project, is being held again...
View ArticleGet gifts at Fayre event
THE festive spirit will be present in Pegswood on Saturday morning.A Christmas Fayre is taking place at the Community Hub and families are urged to come along and enjoy a wide variety of stalls, crafts...
View ArticleSing along with some festive songs
GET into the festive spirit at Belsay Hall on Saturday.Those who come along can join in with the singing of carols and seasonal songs, which will be led by the Ponteland Rock Choir.Performances will...
View ArticleAuthor will be in town
AN author is calling in to Morpeth this week to sign copies of his latest work.Mike Pannett will be at the town’s Waterstones store in Sanderson Arcade tomorrow, from 2pm to 3.30pm.He will talk to...
View ArticleSanta is set for centre
SANTA Claus is coming to town.Dobbies Garden Centre in Ponteland will welcome the festive character at 11am on Sunday when he will take up residence in a special grotto until Christmas Eve.The outlet...
View ArticleNew Players are set to make their stage debut in comedy
THERE is a sprinkling of personnel making debuts next week when the St George’s Community Players stage their autumn production.Heading the list for the Morpeth troupe is David Keily, who is charged...
View ArticleFar East visit in the picture
Morpeth Camera ClubON Tuesday, October 15, members welcomed Pax Garabedian, who gave a presentation entitled Samurais and Geishas which illustrated his trip to Japan travelling on the Nakasendo...
View ArticleSee repertory society’s take on classic fairytale
IT’S almost panto time in Ponteland – oh yes it is!Members of Ponteland Repertory Society have been working hard on their seasonal show and later this month they will be presenting the fairytale...
View ArticleGet into the festive spirit at attraction
FATHER Christmas will be making an appearance at Belsay Hall this weekend.Dressed in a traditional, colourful costume, he will recite famous yuletide stories and poems in the festive surroundings and...
View ArticleFestival’s fund-raising on the bill
MUSIC festival organisers are fine-tuning fund-raising activities as they prepare for a coffee morning.The event will be held at St Robert’s Church in Oldgate, Morpeth, on Saturday, from 10am to...
View ArticleColin talks about Alps adventures
Morpeth Rotary ClubFORMER teacher Colin Dyson told members about his adventures walking and climbing on Mont Blanc, which at 4,807 metres is the highest mountain in Europe.On a visit to the Everest...
View ArticleStepping back in time brought Holy Land horticulture to light
As visits with an element of horticulture in mind go, our most recent was slightly different.Seeing how people cope with inhospitable growing conditions was an anticipated part of it, but the bonus was...
View ArticlePlenty of jobs to keep us busy as winter beckons
Suddenly a sense of urgency has crept into our gardening activities.The leisurely lawn-cutting routine of summer has gone, so too the casual picking of salad crops from vegetable beds. Now we’re into a...
View ArticleStudents are having a ball for charity
ENTERPRISING students are putting their business skills to good use to organise a fund-raising charity ball.The Masquerade Charity Ball will take place next week after it was organised as a Business...
View ArticleJoin festive sing-song
THE Christmas spirit will be flowing through a Morpeth community centre.Beaconsfield Operatic Society will present a Christmas concert at Storey Park. There will be carols, refreshments, a raffle and...
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