What's on in North Northumberland - August 9 - August 16
STAGE/THEATRE
Today and tomorrow
Maltings Youth Theatre’s Play-In-A-Week. The Maltings, Berwick, from 10am, ages eight to 13. Create characters, devise stories, rehearse and perform, all in a week. Tickets: £65, on 01289 330999 or www.maltingsberwick.co.uk
Saturday and Sunday
Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour 2018. Alnwick Playhouse, times vary. A company of eight actors offer a choice of three plays: The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night. Tickets: £20.50-£21.50, concs £19.50, on www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk or 01665 510785.
Thursday (August 16)
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FILM
Today
Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again. The Maltings, Berwick, 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets: £8.50, concs £7, child £5, baby free. Certificate (PG).
Tomorrow
Dementia Friendly Screening: Jungle Book. The Maltings, Berwick, 2pm. Tickets: £4.50. Certificate (U).
Tomorrow until Thursday (August 16)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. The Maltings, Berwick, 11am and 2pm. Tickets: £8.50, concs £7, child £5, baby free. Certificate (PG).
Tomorrow and Wednesday
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Saturday and Tuesday
Ocean’s 8. The Maltings, Berwick, 7.30pm (Saturday), 6pm (Tuesday). Tickets: £8.50, concs £7, child £5, baby free. Certificate (12A).
LIVE MUSIC/DANCE
Today
Andy and Margaret Watchorn Summer Concerts. St Mary’s Church, Low Newton, 7.30pm. Tickets: £8, under-12s free.
Tomorrow
Martha Raine. The Barrels Ale House, Berwick, 9pm. Free.
Saturday
Country Cantina all day music event. Acklington Village Hall, noon till 11pm. Tickets: www.wegottickets.com/event/426157
Monday
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Tuesday
Andy and Margaret Watchorn Summer Concerts. Memorial Hall, Craster, 7.30pm. Tickets: £8, under-12s free.
Wednesday
Organ Recital. Berwick Parish Church, 7pm. Recital by Kris Thomsett, of Newcastle Cathedral. Retiring collection.
Thursday (August 16)
Engegård Quartet. Mellerstain House, 7.30pm. Tickets: £13.50-£17.50 from 01835 864153.
Thursday (August 16)
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Hide AdAlistair Anderson. St Mary’s Church, Wooler, 7.30pm. Tickets: £7.50 from Florin, 3 High St or Cheviot Centre.
WALKS
Every Friday
Elderberries Walking Group. The Alnwick Garden, 10am to noon. Meet at the main courtyard entrance.
Sunday
Guided Nordic Walks with Strolls with Poles. Swarland Wood (four miles). Details at www.strollswithpoles.com
Wednesday
Guided Nordic Walks with Strolls with Poles. Thrunton Wood (seven miles). Details at www.strollswithpoles.com
Ongoing
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EVENTS
Today
Sailing. Druridge Bay Country Park, 10am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 3.30pm, ages eight to 16. Half-day £25, full day £40.
Today
Introduction To Butterflies. Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre, noon to 3pm. Ages 16-plus. Tickets: £25. Call 01665 568324.
Today until Saturday
Berwick Art Group Annual Exhibition. St Aidan’s Hall, Church Street, Berwick, 11am to 4pm. Cards and prints on sale.
Today until Monday
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Every Thursday
Gateway drop-in. Shilbottle Community Hall, 10am to 4pm. Free cards, newspapers, internet and crafts.
Every Thursday
Duplicate Bridge. Warkworth First School, 6.15pm. Details on 01665 714963.
Tomorrow
Berwick Educational Association: Rocks, fossils and landscapes of Berwickshire. William Elder Building, 56-58 Castlegate, Berwick, 10am. Tickets: £18.
Saturday
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Every Saturday
Old Time and Sequence Dancing. St Aidan’s Hall, Berwick, 8pm to 11pm. Cost £3.
Sunday
Alnwick Alive. 10.30am to 4pm. Alnwick Market place will be alive and buzzing with fabulous entertainment.
Sunday
Simonside Country Fair. Forestburngate (four miles south of Rothbury), 11am. Rothbury Highland Pipe Band, Birds of Prey display, terrier races and more.
Every Sunday
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Every Monday
Contract Bridge. Lesbury Village Hall, 6.30pm. Details on 01665 575289.
Every Tuesday
Duplicate Bridge. Weavers’ Court, Alnwick, 6.45pm. Details on 01665 604830.
Wednesday
Berwick Visual Arts: Spirited – Women Artists from the Ingram Collection of Modern British Art – Public Programme. The Maltings, Berwick, 11am to 4pm. Prof. Chester will examine the lives and times of artists and sculptors such as Laura Knight, Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink and Bridget Riley. Tickets: £6.
Wednesday
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Every Wednesday
Paxton House Art Workshops. Hayloft Gallery, 11am to 4.30pm. Cost: £15.
Every Wednesday
Qi Gong for Health. Costello Centre, Bailiffgate, Alnwick, 2pm. Cost: £3.
Every Wednesday
Contract Bridge. Alnwick Hospital, 6.30pm. Details on 01665 603197.
Every Wednesday
Kakofony Ukulele Group. The Farriers Arms, Shilbottle, 7pm.
Thursday (August 16)
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Thursday (August 16)
Live at Forty5. Gallery Forty5, Felton, 8pm to 9pm. Jenna Bowyer: “From a homeless man to a happy lady. My journey”. Based on the popular TED talk concept. Tickets: £5, from Gallery Forty5.
Until August 30
A Different View. Gallery 45, Felton. Solo exhibition by artist Nick Potter, from Embleton.
Until September 1
Summer Exhibition. Old School Gallery, Alnmouth, 10am to 5pm.
Until September 1
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Until September 2
Summer Exhibition. RNLI Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh, 10am to 5pm. Free admission.
Until September 13
The Cuthbert Way. St Mary’s Church, Wooler. An exhibition centred around The Cuthbert Cloak, created by Anna Turnbull.
Until October 13
Berwick Educational Association: Spirited Exhibition Guided Tours. The Maltings, Berwick, 1pm. Tickets: £3.
ATTRACTIONS
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Aln Valley Railway, Alnwick. Open 10.30am to 4.30pm on operating days. See www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk
Alnwick Castle. Open 10am to 5.30pm (state rooms 4.30pm). Adults £16, concs £13, child £8.50, under fives free. Discounts at www.alnwickcastle.com
Alnwick Garden. Daily, 10am to 6pm. Adult £13.20, concs £11.55, child £4.95, under fives free. Discounts at www.alnwickgarden.com
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Hide AdAlnwick Lions Charity bookshop. 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, next to White Swan Hotel, Bondgate Within.
Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick. Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Adult £4, concs £3, child £1, under fives free.
Bamburgh Castle. Daily, 10am to 5pm, state rooms from 11am. Adult £10.95, child £5, under fives free.
Barter Books, Alnwick Station. Daily, 9am to 7pm.
Belford Hidden History Museum. Daily, 10am to 4pm. Free.
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens. Daily, 10am to 6pm. Adult £9.50, concs £8.60, child £5.70.
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Chillingham Castle. Daily, noon to 5pm. Adult £9.50, concs £8.50, child £5.50, under fives free.
Chillingham Wild Cattle Park. Daily from 10am, closed weekend afternoons. Adult £8, concs £6, child £3.
Cragside. Daily, 10am to 5pm, house from 11am. Adult £18, child £9.
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Edlingham Castle. Open during daylight. Free.
Etal Castle. Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm. Adult £5.40, concs £4.90, child £3.20, under fives free.
Heatherslaw Corn Mill. Daily, 10am to 5pm. Adults £4, concs £3.50, under fives free.
Heatherslaw Light Railway. Hourly, 11am to 3pm. Adult £7, concs £6.50, child £4.50, under fives £3, dogs free.
Heatherslaw Visitor Centre. Daily, 10am to 5pm.
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Howick Hall Gardens. Daily 10.30am to 6pm (last entry 5pm). Adult £7.70, concs £6.60, child free.
Lady Waterford Hall, Ford. 11am to 5pm. Adult £3.50, concs £3, under fives free.
Lindisfarne Castle. Times vary. Gertrude Jekyll Garden and lime kilns open daily. Adult £7.30, child £3.60.
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Hide AdLindisfarne Centre. Adult £4, concs £3.50, child £2, under fives free.
Lindisfarne Priory. Daily, 10am to 6pm. Adult £6.80, concs £6.10, child £4.10, under fives free.
Longframlington Gardens. Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4.30pm, by request at other times. Adult £6, child free.
North Charlton Armstrong Household and Farming Museum. Friday, 10am to 5pm. Adult £4, child £1. Proceeds to charity.
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Hide AdPreston Tower, Chathill. 10am to dusk. Adult £2, concs £1.50, child 50p.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh. Daily, 10am to 5pm. Free.
Warkworth Castle and Hermitage. Daily, 10am to 6pm. Hermitage Sunday and Monday, 11am to 4pm. Adult £6.80, concs £6.10, child £4.10, under fives free.
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives. Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Archives, Wednesday to Saturday. Adult £7, concs £6, child free.