What's On in September

Tuesday 1 September
Silver Charm Bangle Workshop
10:30 – 13:30
Maggie Read Jewellery
The Cornhill on Tweed Centre, Cornhill-on-Tweed, TD12 4UE
www.maggiereadjewellery.co.uk

Wednesday 2 September
Berwick Male Voice Choir Open Evening 19:00
Have you ever thought of singing? Come along and meet the Choir and have chat to find out more. No audition or ability to read music required.
Magdalene Fields Golf Club, Berwick
Berwick Male Voice Choir

Thursday 3 September
Half-Day Hand Building Pottery Workshop
13:30 – 16:30
Ravn Clay, Ford Village
www.ravnclay.co.uk

Lindisfarne Festival
Beal Farm, near Holy Island. Three days of live music, comedy, wellness, street performers, food, bars and camping overlooking the Northumberland coast.
Beal Farm (just outside Berwick, overlooking Holy Island)
www.lindisfarnefestival.com

Friday 4 September
Lindisfarne Festival
Beal Farm, near Holy Island. Three days of live music, comedy, wellness, street performers, food, bars and camping overlooking the Northumberland coast.
Beal Farm (just outside Berwick, overlooking Holy Island)
www.lindisfarnefestival.com

Saturday 5 September
Gemstone Stacking Rings Workshop
10:30 – 14:30
Maggie Read Jewellery
The Cornhill on Tweed Centre, Cornhill-on-Tweed, TD12 4UE
www.maggiereadjewellery.co.uk

Borderland Walking Food Tour 12:00 - 15:00
Discover Berwick’s food, history and heritage on a three-hour guided walking tour, sampling local produce and artisan food along the way. From the riverside to the historic walls, hear the stories behind Berwick’s distinctive Border culture and culinary heritage.
https://www.borderlandfoodtours.com/

Pinch-Pot-Pumpkins Pottery Workshop
14:00 – 16:00
Ravn Clay, Ford Village
www.ravnclay.co.uk

Lindisfarne Festival
Beal Farm, near Holy Island. Three days of live music, comedy, wellness, street performers, food, bars and camping overlooking the Northumberland coast.
Beal Farm (just outside Berwick, overlooking Holy Island)
www.lindisfarnefestival.com

Sunday 6 September

Etal Sunday Makers' Markets
11.00 - 16.00
Etal Village Hall
www.thetinshed.co.uk

Etal Show
12:00–17:00
Celebrate everything our rural community makes, bakes and grows at one of the North East’s oldest country fairs. Enjoy live music and performances, arts and crafts, shopping, horticultural displays, refreshments and a companion dog show.
Etal Showground, Etal Village TD12 4TL
Etal Show

Questions of Life and Faith: Let's Talk About It
Starts 6 September every Sunday for 8 weeks
17.00- 19.00
Lowick Village Hall TD15 2UE
Contact Vicar Charlotte Osborn for more details. Priest@flakeparishes.org.uk 

Monday 7 September
Bowsden History Group
Mindrum Farm Through the Millennia
19:00 for 19:30
Tom Fairfax explores the story of Mindrum Farm over more than 2,000 years.
Bowsden Village Hall, TD15 2TW
E:nicolasjbjones@gmail.com

Tuesday 8 September
Gemstone Stacking Rings Workshop
10:30 – 14:30
Maggie Read Jewellery
The Cornhill on Tweed Centre, Cornhill-on-Tweed, TD12 4UE
www.maggiereadjewellery.co.uk

Eyemouth Rib Boat Trip to Siccar Point
12:00 – 14:00
During the tercentenary of the birth of James Hutton, join the boat trip to Siccar Point. Famous in the history of geology for Hutton's Unconformity found in 1788, which James Hutton regarded as conclusive proof of his uniformitarian theory of geological development.
www.eyemouthribtrips.co.uk

The Workshop Series: An Introduction to Intuitive Drawing
18:00 - 20:30
A beginner-friendly workshop with local artist and illustrator Ross Whatmore, exploring intuitive abstract drawing inspired by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. Includes a complimentary welcome drink and nibbles. Ages 18+
The Straw Yard, Berwick
www.thestrawyard.co.uk

Traditional Tunes Sessions
20:30 – 22:30
Fishers Arms Pub, Horncliffe
www.horncliffeevents.co.uk

Wednesday 9 September
Art at Etal
10.30 - 16.00
Etal Village Hall
www.thetinshed.co.uk

Borderland Walking Food Tour
12:00 - 15:00
Discover Berwick’s food, history and heritage on a three-hour guided walking tour, sampling local produce and artisan food along the way. From the riverside to the historic walls, hear the stories behind Berwick’s distinctive Border culture and culinary heritage.
https://www.borderlandfoodtours.com/

Thursday 10 September
Raw, Expressive Sea and Landscape Painting
10:00 - 15:00
Art workshop led by Rachel Sutherland
YHA, Dewar’s Land, Berwick
Berwick Educational Association

Choose your Design Ring Workshop
10:30 – 13:30
Maggie Read Jewellery,
The Cornhill on Tweed Centre, Cornhill-on-Tweed, TD12 4UE 
www.maggiereadjewellery.co.uk

Berwick School of Music 17:30
Weekly sessions give young musicians the chance to develop their skills and confidence through ensemble playing, solo performance, conducting, composing and improvisation while making friends and enjoying music together.
Nic: E: berwickschoolofmusic@gmail.com 
Instagram @berwickschoolofmusic

Friday 11 - Sun 20 September
Berwick Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days is England's largest community led festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. Stories are told, traditions explored, and histories brought to life. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE.
Berwick Barracks. Tues & Thur 11:00 - 16:00
The gates will be open to see conservation in action, explore the plans for the museums, take part in art and hear from the Barrack’s former KOSB residents.
www.berwickhods.org.uk

Friday 11 September
Stoneware Pet Bowls Pottery Workshop
13:30 – 16:00
Ravn Clay, Ford Village
www.ravnclay.co.uk

Grace Smith Trio & Archie Churchill-Moss
19:30 - 22:00
An evening of contemporary folk featuring fiddle and viola player Grace Smith with Sam Partridge on concertina and Tom Kimber on mandolin, alongside acclaimed accordionist and composer Archie Churchill-Moss.
The Straw Yard, Berwick
www.thestrawyard.co.uk

Norham Castle Bat Walk
20:00
As dusk falls over Norham Castle, join the Friends of Norham Castle for an evening discovering one of our most fascinating nocturnal mammals. Guided by local bat experts and equipped with bat detectors, visitors can learn how to identify different species and hear the remarkable echolocation calls that help bats navigate the night sky. Wrap up warm and bring a torch.
Friends of Norham Castle

Saturday 12 September
Block Printing Workshop
09:00 – 13:00
Includes one large fabric item or two smaller items and a selection of stationery
Becky Underwood, Fenham Farm
E: blockprintnorthumberland@gmail.com
M: 07916 115342
www.fenhamfarm.co.uk/create

Berwick Camera Club Annual Exhibition
10:00 – 16:00
St Aiden’s Hall, Berwick
www.berwickcameraclub.co.uk

Super Suncatcher Glass Workshop 10:00–17:00
Copper foiled glass workshop creating a colourful suncatcher.
Rachel O’Dell Glass Workshops
Cornhill on Tweed
Booking: odellglass26@gmail.com | 07568 345061

Who lives in Norham Churchyard Now? 11:00 & 14:00
The guided walk will explore the lives and stories of several fascinating individuals buried in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, including Revd William Gilly, botanical artist Margaret Rebecca Dickinson, King's Own Scottish Borderers piper Daniel Laidlaw and clockmaker Charles Henry Taylor.
Village Hall, Castle Street, Norham
Heritage Open Days

Lowick Soup Saturday 12:00 – 13:30
Soup, Roll, Cake and Raffle . All welcome
Proceeds to St John the Baptist Church, Lowick
Lowick Village Hall TD15 2UE
Contact Vicar Charlotte Osborn for more details. Priest@flakeparishes.org.uk

Borderland Walking Food Tour 12:00 - 15:00
Discover Berwick’s food, history and heritage on a three-hour guided walking tour, sampling local produce and artisan food along the way. From the riverside to the historic walls, hear the stories behind Berwick’s distinctive Border culture and culinary heritage.
www.borderlandfoodtours.com

Pinch-Pot-Pumpkins Pottery Workshop
14:00 – 16:00
Ravn Clay, Ford Village
www.ravnclay.co.uk

Sunday 13 September
Berwick Camera Club Annual Exhibition
10:00 – 16:00
St Aiden’s Hall, Berwick
www.berwickcameraclub.co.uk

Northern Artisans’ Markets
10:00 - 16:00
A thoughtfully curated market showcasing some of the very best artisans in North East England and the Scottish Borders
Etal Village Hall TD12 4TL
Contact: Janecharlesglass@gmail.com

Open Mic. from 16:00
Whether you’d like to perform or listen along, it’s an easy-going gathering with a mix of live music.
Fishers Arms Pub, Horncliffe
www.fishersarmscommunitypub.co.uk

Rediscover the real David Hume 16:00 - 17:30
Come, discover and celebrate the real David Hume: A moving mix of down-to-earth live personal accounts from around the world, of the difference David Hume and his philosophy have made to people.
Berwick Baroque Players
Chirnside Community Centre, Chirnside
www.berwickbaroqueplayers.co.uk

Questions of Life and Faith: Let's Talk About It
Starts 6 September every Sunday for 8 weeks
17.00- 19.00
Lowick Village Hall TD15 2UE
Contact Vicar Charlotte Osborn for more details. Priest@flakeparishes.org.uk 

Tuesday 15 September
Art at Paxton
10.00 - 16.00
Paxton House, Paxton
www.thetinshed.co.uk

Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
19:30 – 21:00
Tate Britain’s first major Whistler retrospective in over 30 years comes to the big screen. Exhibition on Screen showcases world-famous masterpieces and rarely seen works, celebrating the life and legacy of one of art history’s most influential artists.
Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks