We are excited to hold another film evening on March 5th at 7.30 at St James Church Hall in Alnwick to show a new film called "In Transition". This film is an inspiring and welcome departure from the usual doom and gloom that can be conected with the environmental movement. It shows what ordinary people all over the world are doing through the Transition Movement to make changes both big and small in their communities for a more sustainable and satisfying future.
Visitors to one of the North's loveliest gardens will soon have a spring in their step, says Environment Editor TONY HENDERSON.
From snow drifts to drifts of snowdrops. After the Big Freeze, and despite snow flurries yesterday, the emergence of the first blooms of the year will be marked next weekend.
Howick Hall and Gardens, near Craster, will open for its snowdrop walks next Saturday and Sunday.
And there will be another cause for celebration with Howick having just been chosen as Garden of the Year 2009.
Fashion lovers with any eye for a bargain could be soon adding a celebrity item to their wardrobes.
Famous faces from the North East have donated garments for a charity clothes swapping event due to take place at Alnwick Garden on Sunday.
Jessica Watson of the Pavillion Cafe with Ross Noble's T-shirt, Alan Smith's football boots and Jayne Middlemiss' skirt
Celebrities who have donated personal items for Swish in The Garden event include TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss, Newcastle United captain Alan Smith and comedian Ross Noble.
A film about a North East family of fishing tackle makers is to have a homecoming this week.
The Lost World of Mr Hardy, which tells the 136-year history of Alnwick's renowned shop Hardys, will be shown in the town today.
Jim Hardy of the Hardy fishing tackle family
The film is about the value of craftsmanship in a global economy preoccupied with quantity.
Alnwick is to appear on TV this weekend.
A Brush with Britain will showcase Alnwick on Discovery Real Time on Saturday from 8.30pm.
The series, produced by Alnmouth and London based company Orion TV, is presented by Acklington based artist Charles Evans (pictured). Saturday's episode features Alnwick Castle, Hulne Park and Barter Books.
As the snow melts across Northumberland's Alnwick Garden, bosses are offering a deal to tempt visitors back.
The garden is offering adult entry for a donation of £1 .
The new entry charge started on Saturday and will run throughout January.
Admission for children is 1p.
And next weekend visitors can join in a family workshop to make bird feeders for their back garden. Winter is an important time to remember our feathered friends, so the guides at the garden will teach visitors how to make a special treat with seeds, berries and fat.
The event takes place between 11am and 3pm.
A Burns Night event will take place in a Northumberland town this weekend.
Northumberland Liberal Democrats have organised the event at St Michael's Hall, Alnwick on Saturday. Tickets are still available at £16 each or £30 for two from the Lib Dem office at 54 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, by calling 01665 602901 or e-mail: berwicklibdems@yahoo.co.uk.
A warning about what is described as a looming crisis caused by dwindling oil supplies will be delivered by an expert in Northumberland tomorrow.
Dr Roger Bentley, who has studied the issue of "peak oil" for many years, will be talking at a public event run by Alnwick Friends of the Earth.
It's due to take place at 7.30pm in St James Church Centre at Pottergate, Alnwick. Entry costs £2.
Alnwick Garden has a host of activities lined up for the run-up to Christmas.
The attraction is running Tree Quest, inviting visitors to find clues on trees to solve the quest, until Christmas Eve.
Father Christmas will be giving out presents on December 12 and 13 and from 19-23, and there are Christmas craft workshops.
Family panto Ella Bella, The Belle of the Ball is on December 12 and 20, at 1.45pm, and December 13 sees a puppet-making workshop.
Alnwick-based Northumberland Theatre Company (NTC) is to take The Last Snow Rider by Ann Coburn round village halls and small arts centres across the country this winter, beginning tonight.
The play will be at Alnwick Playhouse tonight and Glanton Memorial Hall on the 2nd January.
The cast includes NTC regulars Kim Evans and Gemma Clough and newcomers William Reay from Bellingham and Christopher Ranson.
Visit www.northumberlandtheatre.co.uk for a full list of performances. Phone 01665 510 785 for details of tonight's performance and ticket information.
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