An outing to the island for walkers
THERE’S an island trip for Morpeth walkers this weekend.Morpeth Footpaths Society will take a three-hour circular walk to St Mary’s Island on Sunday.It is expected to be muddy, but fairly level on a...
View ArticleMore pantomime fun from village volunteers
IT’S once again panto time in Pegswood – oh yes it is!Following the success of Robin of Pegswood last year, a new production has been written and there will be four performances.Little Red Riding Hood...
View ArticleWhy February is a berry exciting time
This is an exciting time for gardeners. The retail outlets are stocking up with plant materials we will buy and grow on to maturity and several spring bulbs are already flowering outdoors.So whatever...
View ArticleStrong roots beat the birdies
It’s years since we planted shallots straight from the bag into the spring soil outdoors but I do remember vividly the sparrows and jackdaws mischievously flicking them to the four winds...
View ArticleKeep on cultivating those trusty potatoes
Even if your growing space is severely limited, container culture, be it a tub, small raised bed or growing bag, is possible.Better still, the garden centre offers a good variety of plug plants of...
View ArticleOpportunity for spinning
A VILLAGE group that provides people with an opportunity to make a range of items resumes next week.Middleton Spinners is a friendly group which meets until December on the first Thursday of the month...
View ArticleNew season of cinema
MORPETH’S popular community cinema returns after its mid-winter break with its first screening of an exciting season tomorrow evening.First up is the comedy The Quartet. Starring Maggie Smith, Michael...
View ArticleLooking after tender varieties that continue to serve us so well
Self-preservation aside, there is also a strong new-year resolve to guide potentially tender plants that served us well last year, through whatever winter has to offer.My list includes streptocarpus,...
View ArticleMemories of teaching
LIFE in the classroom is the subject of the next Ponteland Senior Gentlemen’s Club meeting.Retired teacher Bernard Hope’s talk, entitled Nearly 40 Years at the Chalkface, will take place on Monday from...
View ArticleInsight into big display
THE hard work and thrills involved in putting on a display for a major floral show will be explained at the next North East England Group of the Alpine Garden Society meeting. David and Stella Rankin...
View ArticleBand returns to village
A FUN music night will take place at Pegswood Community Hub.Loose Change will play a range of folk, country and acoustic songs and the set will include some classics from the 60s and 70s. The band was...
View ArticleLots of photos to enjoy from long-haul trip
AT the first meeting of the year on January 7, vice chairman Glyn Trueman gave a tutorial on the Photoshop Elements Editor, explaining editing in camera RAW and, using his own images, demonstrated...
View ArticleMusic and romance at annual fund-raising gig
LOVE is in the air for this year’s much anticipated Northumbrian Concert.The popular annual event, which raises funds for the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, falls on Valentine’s Day so there will be a...
View ArticleInternational star lined up
AN award-winning Italian pianist gets the new year under way for Morpeth Music Society.Leonora Armellini, who won the Janina Nawrocka Award at the international F. Chopin competition, will perform at...
View ArticleGadgets on display at meeting
Morpeth Inner WheelOn Tuesday, January 7, members came together for the first meeting of the year.After a tasty supper of fish and chips at the Waterford hotel, President Margaret Miller introduced Mrs...
View ArticleHave a brew to support movement
PONTELAND residents are being urged to attend Fairtrade Fortnight events.They include two big brew coffee mornings. The first one is on Saturday at St Mary’s Church Hall, Thornhill Road, between 10am...
View ArticleAnglers annual meeting
Wansbeck Angling AssociationAN angling group based on the River Wansbeck will hold its Annual General Meeting this weekend.Wansbeck Angling Association will meet at Guide Post Social Club on Saturday,...
View ArticleEnjoy a fun feast of jazz
THE quartet Amjazz Experience is playing a light jazz set at an Italian restaurant in Morpeth on Tuesday.It includes toe-tappers such as Embraceable You, You Don’t Know What Love Is, Someone To Watch...
View ArticleClub gives flood funds
A COMMUNITY group with first-hand experience of flooding has offered £500 to help victims elsewhere.Morpeth Lions Club has donated the cash to the Lions Clubs of the British Isles and Ireland Disaster...
View ArticleA date in floral finery
Morpeth Flower ClubMEMBERS will be in fine fettle for the next meeting of Morpeth Flower Club.Area Demonstrator Marjorie Moore will attend to present Floral Finery.The meeting takes place at St James’s...
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