On 5th July, Zoreen Hill and Catherine Seymour attended the Longridge Towers School Founders Day when the Civic Society’s annual prize was presented to 3rd form student Molly Ryan for her work with Army Cadets.

Berwick Civic Society was treated to a fascinating lecture with visual presentation named “ Berwick’s Commercial Character” by Dr Adam Menuge, of the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art, at Cambridge University. Adam kindly supplied us with a copy of his slide presentation which can be accessed by clicking below. Menuge on BuT Commercial […]

Sadly, Pat Miller died on the 10th August at 12.45pm in Berwick Infirmary. It was very peaceful. Pat and her late husband Philip were loyal supporters of the Civic Society over many years and in recent months Pat was an active member of both the Executive Committee and the Planning and Development sub-committee. The funeral […]

There was a good turnout for the Main Guard Party on a lovely evening on 31st May when members were able to meet up for a chat and to view the 1580 Elizabethan Map exhibition which is continuing for a second year in view of its popularity. The Mayor and Mayoress attended along with other […]

Michael has written reports on Civic Society meetings for the Advertiser and the Society Newsletter for some while. He has now decided that ‘enough is enough’ and that he would like to be able to sit and enjoy listening to the talks without having the added stress of making notes then writing them all up […]

NCC recently commissioned car parking studies for several towns within the area. The work was carried out by AECOM who produced a very detailed study of the existing parking locations along with their capacity and usage. The Civic Society and other stakeholders have responded to this study and expressed our opinion on some of the […]

The 2017 Xmas Party was hosted by Alison and Michael Gallico in their finely refurbished house at the top of Ravensdowne. A good turnout with 55 guests who were treated to an excellent buffet supper and an endless supply of wine. Alison and Michael have made a fine job of converting this former nunnery into a family […]

Mayor Gregah Roughead with Scouts who planted poppies at the Main Guard in preparation for the Remembrance ceremony on Sunday 12 November 2017. The Scouts with Paul Marshall planted 651 poppies, the third year the ceremony has been held at the Main Guard.

Fascinating days in Berwick at the start of October when a film crew arrived to shoot some scenes for the film ‘Outlaw King’ and dressed up the quayside like a medieval market. Needless to say the public came out in droves to watch and learn how it is done and it was interesting and impressive […]

The Society has been keen to increase its oversight of planning applications that affect listed buildings and conservation areas on both sides of the river, given some recent poor developments. However, it is important that the Society is not simply an objector to any and all change but will support sympathetic developments, the appropriate re-use […]