Dear All, 
We are delighted to bring you news of the return of the Berwick Music Series this autumn, an exciting time in Berwick. You can see more about the other Autumn festivals below.
 
Headlined by Stephen Upshaw, BMS will have concerts, lectures, a chant workshop, an international composition competition and a sound installation. You can find full details at https://berwickmusic.org/

All the events are bookable separately, or you can buy a joint ticket to cover all events for only £20, which we hope will make BMS accessible for everyone. Covid safety measurements at the Watchtower Gallery mean that only 50 tickets will be available for the concerts, so early booking is advised. 
 
If you are able to volunteer at any BMS event please contact pamcampion@sky.com with your details and availability. We would be grateful for any help you can offer!
 
All of BEA’s Autumn Programme is now bookable on Eventbrite. The art classes will be classroom based, and the lectures on zoom.
 
On 4th September at 10am, we see the return of Mike Fraser with the second half of his look at Northumbrian politicians. The talks are given in association with Berwick Literary Festival and BLF Patrons are offered a concessionary rate of £4.50.

On 14th September at 7pm we welcome a new face to BEA. Elizabeth Devon will be introducing a three week course on local geology, always a popular topic. The course costs £9, individual sessions £4 each.

We have the welcome return of Gill Walton with a 5 week life drawing class at the YHA beginning at 10am on 21st September. The course costs £88 and is limited to 10 students. We may repeat it in the afternoons if there is sufficient demand.
 
Local conservationist and tour guide Liza Cole will begin a 5 part course on local coastal wildlife beginning October 3rd at 6pm. Her lectures will be held monthly and can be booked individually or as a course at a cost of £22.50.

Prof Maria Chester returns with a 10 part, highly illustrated course on Ice Age Art, beginning on 5th October at 4pm. The course costs £30, individual sessions £4.
 
Local artist Gail Wareham will introduce a 3 part practical guide to drawing architecture for students of all abilities beginning at 10am on the 2nd November at the YHA. There will be 10 places and we may repeat the sessions in the afternoons if there is sufficient demand. The cost of the course is £47.
 
Astronomy with Dr Adrian Jannetta returns for 5 sessions beginning 30th October at 11am. The cost will be £15 for the course with individual sessions available at £4 each.
 
Anne Everest will be introducing us to Roman love poetry in three sessions beginning on 4th December at 10.30am. The cost will be £13.50 and there will be no need to read the poems in advance.
 
For more details and to register, please go to Eventbrite, or to our website www.berwickea.org

In addition to the Berwick Music Series, there are three other festivals in Berwick over the coming months:

Berwick Food Festival takes place on September 4th & 5th this year. Entry to the Food Festival is FREE and the event is contained within The Barracks. They shall have food and drink stalls, street food, a demo kitchen and fantastic children's activities running all weekend by Blue Bear Studios and Foraging Pixies. 

There are also a multitude of special offerings and events happening from Castlegate to Spittal with local businesses providing Fringe events for the first time, including beer festivals, cider tastings, special menus & dishes as well as meet the brewer events. Further details are available at www.berwickfoodandbeerfestival.co.uk
 
Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival 2021 will unfold between 10th-12th September and in an expanded form online until 30th September. Further details are available at bfmaf.org
 
Berwick Heritage Open Days will take place this year between 10th and 19th September as a mixture of online and in person events. They are running a series of online talks from 10th-17th September (bookable on - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/berwick-heritage-open-days-34043664105 ). The main programme of walks, exhibitions and open buildings will take place 17th-19th September. You can see the programme on www.berwickhods.org.uk or follow them on social media at #hodsberwick
 
The 8^th Berwick Literary Festival will take place on 14th-17th October 2021. They have just released their programme, with former prime minister Gordon Brown and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage heading an impressive four days of talks, workshops, and live performances.  Whilst most events will again be on Zoom and free, both Armitage and the Dyad production will be live on The Maltings' stage. 

There will be three festival events in association with BEA:

• 'The Spy Who Was Left Out in the Cold' presented by Tim Tate on the 16th October.
• 'The Prime Ministers We Never Had - From Butler to Corbyn' with broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards on the 17th October.
• Science and technology journalist Gemma Milne presents 'Seeing Past the Tech Hype' on the 17th October.

Finally, there is a current exhibition of work by local artists at Gallery No 6 in Wooler. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, admission is free and full details of the exhibition can be found here: 'Border Artists'

Best Wishes
Pam Campion