Pick Your Route From These Summer Walks
ANYONE wishing to explore footpaths, rural byways and sections of long-distance walking routes will be spoilt for choice over the coming months. We give details of just some of the organised guided walks available, and a short garden-and-woodland walk around one of the county’s oldest pele towers.
Time To Think Big - And To Take Action
MIKE PRATT, chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, warns that we are running out of time to safeguard the future survival of our environment.
Fifteen Years And Seven Acres Later...
SUSIE WHITE visits Cheeseburn Grange, where a previously neglected garden has been given a new lease of life.
In Search Of The Rossetti Connection
MARSHALL HALL explains why a tiny building in Newcastle’s Haymarket bears the name of one of Britain’s most artistically talented families.
And Now, As Promised, Something More Fancy . . .
JOHN GRUNDY concludes his look at estate villages with a tour around some of the county’s more eye-catching locations.
Blocking The Bee-line To Extinction
GRAHAM WHITE warns of the crisis facing British bees, and suggests ways in which we can help them recover.
Hexham's Hidden Treasures - Photo Clue Competition
PHOTOGRAPHER Ross Beedle found all of these unusual signs, carvings and architectural features within a 400-yard radius of Hexham’s Market Place.
He explained: “Every day people walk the streets of this historic town yet rarely, if ever, look up to notice the delightful treasures that grace many buildings. I hope this fun competition will encourage visitors and local residents to take a leisurely stroll and see if they can identify where each image was taken.”
Over Edlingham Hills To The Black Lough
ANTHONY TOOLE strikes out on an upland walk along a route not taken before, and is well rewarded for his efforts.
The Chinese Takeaway For Flying Diners
IAN KERR profiles the prolific buddleia and highlights its importance as a food source for butterflies.
All Aboard For The Summer Art Tour
DURING June and July more than 70 professional artists and craftspeople living and working in the county will be throwing open their studios, galleries and workshops to give the public the chance to see how they work, to gain an insight into their creative world and perhaps take the opportunity to buy a piece of original art.
The 14th annual summer Art Tour, organised by Network Artists in Northumberland, runs over the weekend of June 13-14, Sundays June 21, 28, July 5, 12 and the weekend of July 18-19.
On Course For A Run In The Woods
REBECCA NESBIT reports on the weekend when international orienteering came to north Northumberland.
Underground Workforce
ALLAN POTTS highlights the unnoticed efforts of countless armies of earthworms which benefit the soil.
High-rise Homes For Flying Delicacies
When month-old pigeons were considered a culinary treat, many landowners built or adapted dovecotes in which to raise them. SUSAN BURKE looks for surviving structures in north Northumberland.
Full Steam Ahead After The Floods
STEWART BONNEY finds the restored Heatherslaw Light Railway ready to pick up speed for this year’s tourist season.
This Drive Should Whet Your Appetite
FOLLOW this scenic summer drive to find some of the best outlets for locally produced food in north Northumberland — and places to enjoy a leisurely lunch or afternoon tea.
Starting at Seahouses, the route travels to Bamburgh, on to Horncliffe in the Tweed valley, then loops south via Duddo to the Ford and Etal Estate before finishing at Milfield. It’s a route of around 40 miles which passes through fine coastal scenery and one of the most unspoilt areas of rural Northumberland.
Relative Values Which Prospered
ALASTAIR ROBERTSON explains how one family has been linked with service to the community in Alnwick for 200 years.
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Charity art auction
Alnmouth Arts
Otterburn Festival
Donations reach Ghana
Slaley notches up 150
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