Claiming Diary
A village diary for notification of future events and bookings is now available in 'The Bridge' library in Church Street during opening times. Please use this to claim the event's dates and give your contact details. This will ensure you will avoid conflicts with other village activities. Details of your event will also be published on this website and by Karen Lumsden in her weekly column in the 'Hexham Courant'
Click here to check the Claiming Day Diary 2011
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The John Martin Heritage Festival
The John Martin Heritage Festival started in March 2011 and will run throughout the year
and into late 2012 to coincide with major exhibitions at the Laing and Tate Britain. Events will include talks by Martin experts, guided walks by archaeologists, geologists and local guides, art, writing and photography workshops, storytelling for children and parents and the development of materials for a Martin Heritage Centre in the village.
Click here for the Festival home page and further details
Courses and Events at the Garden Station
2011 is a year for nature at the Garden Station. with a natural theme for the programme of arts and crafts based courses. The woodland setting of this former branch line station complements the content of the courses and makes learning a pleasure.
Click here to see what is available in 2011
Northumberland Calendar
Want to see all that is happening in Tynedale and greater Northumberland, then look at this website by clicking here
Click here for Events search - Visit Northumberland
There are many wonderful gardens in our area and their owners kindly arrange special open days for the benefit of the British Red Cross. Follow the link to find those near to us and enjoy a quintessentially British day out and, possibly, even a cream tea!
Click here for Open Gardens | British Red Cross
National Gardens Scheme
Every year NGS gardens across England and Wales welcome about 750,000 visitors. Most gardens which open for the NGS are privately owned and open just a few times each year. Some gardens open as part of a group with the whole community involved. The gardens give all the money raised directly to the National Gardens Scheme Charitable Trust (including from the sale of teas and plants); the only exceptions being in some cases they ask that a small proportion goes to a nominated local charity.
Click here for the gardens around Haydon Bridge
Chipchase Nursery
A Victorian walled garden nursery with a difference for all levels of plant lovers.
It offers a diverse selection of hardy perennial plants, the majority of which have been propagated by the nursery. Specialist plants include hardy geraniums, eryngiums, erodiums and penstemons. Free admission.
Click here for nursery details
Also, Chipchase Castle is adjacent
Network: provides a service to artists living or working in Northumberland and promotes economic growth within the artistic community. If offers support for artists individually and collectively through networking and provides a programme of opportunities to aid the furtherance of their practice in the visual arts. Each weekend throughout June artists and crafts persons open their studios for you to visit in this very popular event. This year there are also workshops you can attend.
Many located in the Haydon Bridge area are in the West Tyne
section of the brochure which is available for download here.
Click here to download the tour brochure in .pdf format
The details of the workshops are here
Click here to download the workshops brochure in .pdf format
Forum Cinema Hexham
You can catch up with the latest movies at the community run cinema in nearby Hexham, the only permanent cinema in Tynedale. The venue now has 3D screening facilities but maintains its 'art nouveau' building atmosphere of a comfortable, traditional cinema.
For the latest information and online booking
There is also a film club with monthly Monday evening showings at nearby Allendale Village Hall
For details Click here
Another venture is the South Tyne Cinema Circuit operated by the Haltwhistle Film Project. For details of their screenings and locations Click here
A very successful 2011 exhibition was held from Sunday 3rd July until Saturday 9th in the main hall of Haydon Bridge Community Centre.
Contact Robert Ford 01434 684486 or
Barbara Wardle 01434 688886
for 2011 details.
See the 2010 preview by Clicking here
and 2010 catalogue by Clicking here
The artists are also holding a craft fair on Saturday 26th November
2011 in the main hall of Haydon Bridge Community Centre from
10:00 am until 4:00 pm.
Admission is free.
For a table & details contact Barbara Wardle 01434 688886
The second Haydon Bridge Beer Festival was
held on Friday & Saturday 8th & 9th July 2011 at
Low Hall Park Football Ground in Haydon Bridge.
Monies raised will go to the Haydon Hunt and Great North Air Ambulance. Check the festival website for updates on beer, food and entertainment and next year's event.
Click here for Further Information
John Martin relative from South Africa checks out her ancestry with
her sister
Click here for Martin Visitor information
