Sheep Tales on Stage
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May
The Ferguson Hall, Nursery Lane, Belford 2.30 Belford Young Players Present
‘Ramifications’
Written by Christine Fletcher, a play based on nursery rhymes, featuring a gang of sheep rustlers…The Crooks …
and in the evening
6.30 for 7 pm Belford Players present
Sheep Tales on Stage
Verbatim Theatre written by Chris Eldon Lee Script created from Sheep Tales oral history project. With a Herd’s Supper
Shows £2 adults/£1 children on the door Food and wine available each evening (donations)
A Living Encyclopedia of Sheep
The Glendale Gateway Trust has begun a consultation to take forward aspects of the Sheep Tales and Spinning Yarns project within the Glendale area. The project engages many of the same themes and hopes to take forward some on-going economic regeneration as well as heritage work.
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New Year’s Day Flodden Peace Walk
You are invited to the New Year’s Day Flodden Peace Walk
The first event in the 500th Battle Anniversary Commemorations on January 1st 2013: World Peace Day Gather at Crookham Church 11am for introductory tour of Peace Garden Depart for walk at 11.30am Arrive Battlefield Monument 12.30pm for short reflection and BYO refreshments. Return to Crookham Village Hall at approximately 2pm for refreshments All are welcome please bring your friends and relatives for an inspirational walk. For those who feel they could not complete the full 6 mile walk please feel free to meet at any of the above mentioned points. There is a car park close to the memorial, however there is an incline to the monument. Generally moderate to easy walking on paths. Strong boots and warm waterproof clothes recommended.Flodden Peace Centre @ Crookham – Work has begun
The project has now secured £27,000 towards it’s goal of raising £80,000.00. Work has now commenced in the Peace Garden which will be completed December 2012 ready for the 500th anniversary of the battle of Flodden in 2013. Harvest Festival service was celebrated on the 7th October with Flodden 1st BP Scouts and the Crookham Cuckoo singers, after the first 4 days of productive contractors work had begun.
CAFe Festival at Crookham and Etal August Bank Holiday
The festival with … CAFé ……. Added cake AUGUST 24TH – 27TH at CROOKHAM and ETAL ~ MUSIC ALL WEEKEND! ~ plus SINGING and GAMELAN WORKSHOPS
Friday 24th: Swinging JAZZ THE McALLISTER QUARTET 7.30pm – Crookham Village Hall
Saturday 25th: VOCAL HARMONY VOICEQUAD Maddy Cawthorn and Malcolm Bennett 7.30pm – Etal Village Hall
Sunday 26th: SUMMER SONGS and CELESTIAL MESSENGER GAMELAN, THE CROOKHAM CUCKOO and FRIENDS 7.30pm – Crookham Village Hall
Monday 27th: CROOKHAM CEILIDH! The Andrew Waite Ceilidh Band and The Ragbag Morris 7.0 pm at The Old Dairy Farm, Crookham
CROOKHAM EXHIBITION CRAFT STALL and CAFé CAFÉ SAT – MON 10.0 – 4.0 at Crookham Village Hall TICKETS tel: 01890 820553 email: drumfish@ymail.com
Chatton Village Hall
Chatton URC now worships in Chatton Village Hall the 1st Sunday of each month 9.30 am.
Sheep Tales and Spinning Yarns
Sheep Tales & Spinning Yarns will be touring their final Exhibition at the following locations :
The Village Hall @ Kirknewton Show Sunday 19th August 2012
Wool related stalls and demonstrations, stick dressing display, felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.
Etal Show Sunday 2nd September 2012
Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.
The Barracks @ Berwick Slow Food Festival Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th September 2012
Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.
Belford Show Saturday 29th September – Belford Middle School
Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.
Gamelan Percussion Workshop
Sunday 5th August 1.30 – 7 pm at Crookham URC
Come along and explore this fascinating Indonesian ensemble instruments. The workshop will be working towards a performance during the Cafe Festival in Crookham over the August Bank Holiday. Our expert leader will guide us through this new experience as we create a new work based on the ancient celtic myth of the Cuckoo.
Cost: Likely to be £10 per participant, with reduction for existing members of the Crookham Cuckoo Singers.
Minimum suggested age 10 yrs
To ensure a place and find out more ring Musical Director Martin Fisher: 01890 820553
New place of worship Chatton Village Hall
United Reformed Church Worship in Chatton is every 1st Sunday in the month at the Village Hall 9.30. Ecumenical worship during the the summer takes place at Holy Cross Church 3rd Sunday in the month at 9.30.
Sheep Tales and Spinning Yarns Preview Exhibition 19th July
You are warmly invited to the private view of the Sheep Tales and Spinning Yarns Exhibition, on Thursday 19th July 6.30pm for 7pm-9pm at the Glendale Hall, Cheviot Street, Wooler Tea and coffee available Look forward to seeing you there.