BERWICK 900 - SONG FOR NORTHUMBERLAND BY KEITH ARMSTRONG

BERWICK 900: ARTY-FACTS FINALE

The Guild Hall

Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October

11.00am - 4.00pm

• The completed Berwick 900 Timeline - Key events and characters from 900 years of Berwick’s history illustrated by Tony Johnson
• Amazing selection of art and craftwork by local schools, community groups and individuals inspired by Berwick’s history and cultural heritage
• Berwick 900 community rag-rug wall-hanging based around lines from Keith Armstrong’s poem “Song for Northumberland”
• Demonstrations of peg-loom weaving, needle-felting, Lucet cord-making, mosaic-work and rag-rugging
• Traditional plant dyes
• Drawings made during the visit of the historic herring drifter “Reaper” to the Quayside in July

Displays by the Berwick 900 Our Families Project