Celebrate all that is great about our County with this magical finale of Great Northumberland 2018! We don’t know about you, but we’ve had a blast this summer – and what better way to wrap up proceedings than with some of Berwick and Northumberland’s most-loved songs?

Discover and celebrate Northumberland’s much-loved Ashington Group artists with a summer of exhibitions and events at Woodhorn Museum! The Ashington Group dates back to the 1930s, when a group of coal miners began learning about art. Within weeks, the miners were producing their own artwork, and, in time, their paintings became known for their unique record of working-class life within a Northern mining community.

Music-lovers are in for a treat on Saturday 18thof August, thanks to Belford’s first ever Bluebella Music Festival. Starting at 2pm, and with free entry, the festival promises to be a unique acoustic music event for all the family, with stellar acts confirmed – including headliners, Ian Prowse and Brian Nash.

In celebration of Captain Smith and The Williams II, Headway Arts and The Blyth Tall Ship have formed a creative partnership, Inspiration Exploration, as a means of championing the story of this local hero. Headway Arts create highly-inclusive participatory projects, which offer world-class opportunities for local people to contribute to the cultural life of their communities.

Two of Bardon Mill’s most popular venues, The Sill and Vindolanda, have partnered with Hexham Book Festival to bring a series of women-focused events and activities to our wonderful County. The events and activities will celebrate women from the past: those who were alive during the Roman occupation of Britain and the present: those who live and work along Hadrian’s Wall today.

Berwick Barracks welcomes a Turner Prize-winning artist to The Gymnasium Gallery this summer, in the form of Douglas Gordon.

For Great Northumberland Allenheads Contemporary Arts are looking to the future with BEYOND: a series of exhibitions, installations and live events serving to explore distances that provoke our grasp of the universe and open up wider philosophical discussions.

The Northern Poetry Library is turning 50 and, to celebrate, they will be launching a brand-new Poem of the North, as well as teaming up with local performing arts company, November Club for a special visit from The Remarkable Dr McCavity and his Travelling Surgery!

2018 marks one hundred years of the Representation of the People Act, which afforded the first British women the right to vote. So, what better way to celebrate such an important marker in modern history, than with an exhibition dedicated to a host of key, female British artists from the past century?

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