Check bulbs, but beware of allergies
Once forced container bulbs have been stored to encourage roots, thoughts turn to straight-forward outdoor types. With a little planning these can offer continuity of bloom over many weeks.Displays...
View ArticleFind out about the Grainger market
The next meeting of Ponteland Civic Society will take place on Monday.Freda Thompson, a city guide, will give her talk on Mr Grainger’s Market about how Richard Grainger enlisted the help of John...
View ArticleProject’s getting ship shape for epic trip
Morpeth Rotary ClubMorpeth Rotary invited Clive Gray, founder and Chief Executive of Blyth Tall Ship project, to talk, and followed this with a visit to the ship at Blyth South Harbour Quay.Clive was...
View ArticleA fascinating talk from landscape photographer
Morpeth Camera ClubMorpeth Camera Club members returned after the summer break for the first meeting of the new season.With a varied programme of members’ evenings, competitions and presentations,...
View ArticlePutting ladies in the picture about cinema’s history
Lancaster Park WIIn August a group of us had a guided tour of the Tyneside Cinema, which was founded by Dixon Scott as the original Newsreel Cinema.Starting in High Friar Street, we admired the outside...
View Article10 things university students should tick off while in the North East
Thousands of students are arriving in the North East for the first time for the start of freshers’ weeks at the region’s universities.But there is a wealth of other sites and pastimes which they should...
View ArticleLife above and below the waves
Morpeth Camera ClubOn Tuesday, September 13, local photographer Larry Bedigan presented a projected digital image show of his photographs at the second meeting of the new season at Morpeth Camera...
View ArticleCountless reasons to embrace the autumn
There are hints of autumn all around and this can be either depressing or uplifting.For gardeners who are forever moaning about failed germinations and crops, pests and diseases, or the weather, this...
View ArticleDig around to find best of the season
I rely on the behavioural change in birds, insects, plants and the weather as an indicator of autumn’s arrival.Typical of this is the wasp, which spends summer doing its bit for the colony, but come...
View ArticleSociety marks 70 years of history work
Morpeth AntiquariansThe year was 1946 and the First United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall at Westminster.Television broadcasting, suspended by the BBC during the war...
View ArticleLions check out funds in a store bag-pack
Morpeth Lions ClubGenerous shoppers at the Asda supermarket in Ashington recently swelled the coffers of Morpeth Lions Club by £376.37.The cash was raised when club members and their wives offered to...
View ArticleWhen and how you can watch Halley's Comet light up the night sky this October
Eyes to the skies! We’re in for a month-long meteor shower thanks to dust from Halley’s Comet.The Orionid meteor shower is visible until November 7 with its peak expected on the night of October 20...
View ArticleBand’s charity gig to boost Tiny Lives fund
Former members of a 20th century band are teaming-up for a special charity gig.The Kast of Kinks features the original drummer from the Kinks, as well as two former members from the 1960s and 70s.They...
View ArticleFrom flying kites to building a tent... have you mastered the 50 dad skills?
The top 50 'dad skills' have been revealed - but less than half of fathers reckon they have mastered them all. Driving while distracted, keeping calm during family arguments, and fixing punctures...
View Article8 things that should cheer us all up this Autumn
There's a definite nip in the air, the heavy coats are coming out, and staying at home suddenly seems like a more attractive option than a night on the tiles.Yes, summer is a distant memory - but...
View ArticleGraeme to perform at touring festival
The North East’s very own Opera star, Graeme Danby, is set to perform at the Northumbria Music Festival again this year, as it goes on tour for the very first time.Graeme will perform at the beginning...
View ArticleDue to travel to Florida? Here’s the official guidance in the wake of...
Hurricane Matthew is the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade and is currently sweeping its way up the eastern seaboard of the United States. The storm has already wreaked havoc in Haiti, leaving...
View ArticleGala concert for Rotary
A gala concert is being held by Ponteland Rotary Club.The 32nd event of its kind will take place at the Brittania Hotel, Newcastle Airport, on Sunday, October 16. American soprano Sena Larard and North...
View ArticlePianist celebrates Bard
An international pianist will be performing at the next Morpeth Music Society concert on Thursday, October 13.Ashley Wass will be making a welcome return to Morpeth with a programme on the theme of...
View ArticlePlucky Elaine to the rescue
Hepscott WIThe first meeting of Hepscott WI after the summer break got off to a shaky start — the guest speaker did not appear.Business matters were dealt with, but she still did not arrive.We had...
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