Nick Lewis, Collections House Officer, National Trust Lindisfarne For the July meeting of the Civic Society we heard the story of how Edward Hudson, Founder of Country Life Magazine, took on the castle of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in 1901 and in 1903 commissioned the architect Edward ‘Ned’ Lutyens to redesign the building as […]
The Geology of Siccar Point & James Hutton of the Scottish Enlightenment
“EXPLORATION OF THE ROCKS OF SICCAR POINT & HOW JAMES HUTTON’S OBSERVATIONS CHANGED THINKING ABOUT THE AGE OF THE EARTH.” A Presentation by Elizabeth Devon Elizabeth started the talk by looking at photos of the rocks of Siccar Point as James Hutton saw them. She explained that from his observations of the movement of pebbles, […]
The Geology of Siccar Point & James Hutton of the Scottish Enlightenment
THE TWEED SALMON CENTRE: AN EXCITING PROSPECT FOR BERWICK
A PRESENTATION BY ALISTAIR COCHRANE At the May meeting of the Civic Society, Alistair Cochrane gave us an inspiring presentation about his vision to make Berwick-upon-Tweed the Salmon Capital of the World. He reminded us that Berwick has a unique and historical connection to the salmon going back to Roman times. Even though there has […]
Berwick-upon-Tweed: Between the Coronations, 1953 – 2023
DEMOCRACY & SHIPBUILDING IN ANCIENT GREECE
by DR PETER JONES, CLASSICIST With great pleasure, we welcomed Dr Peter Jones back to the April Meeting of the Civic Society. Dr Jones challenged our perception of democracy, suggesting that the Athens of the 5th and 4th century BCE was the first and last true democracy – that is a state truly run by […]
A ‘holy cross’ of the early Northumbrian Church: signs & Mysteries
“AN UPDATE ON BUILDING OUR NEW HOSPITAL”
Marion Dickson, Executive Director, Nursing, Midwifery & Allied ProfessionalsDamon Kent, Managing Director, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities ManagementLiam Robertson, Project Manager, Turner TownsendCara Charlton, Head of PR, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The Civic Society welcomed the opportunity to have a presentation by a panel made up of senior management, led by Marion Dickson giving an update […]
A PRESENTATION ON THE NEW PLANS FOR BERWICK MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
Rowan Brown, CEO, Museums Northumberland At the February meeting of the Civic Society we welcomed Rowan Brown CEO of Museums Northumberland (MN) who gave an excellent illustrated presentation on the background and organisation of the MN and its vision for the future though Rowan stressed expecting to hear the actual plans for the Berwick Museum […]
Why is Putin attacking Ukraine?
A talk by David Saunders, Emeritus Professor School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Newcastle University Ukraine was my first subject of study when I became an academic. No-one in the UK was very interested at that time and I had to present myself as a Russianist, so I am very glad indeed that people are […]