WORKSHOP FULL To celebrate the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner’s birth, Connecting Threads have teamed up with Norham Arts to offer a creative workshop on the banks of the River Tweed. In tribute to the fluid, luminous quality of Turner’s work, artist Rachel Sutherland will demonstrate some of the innovative painting techniques and unusual materials […]

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of the deserted medieval settlement at Upsettlington. Site hours will be between 10am and 3pm. Sign up for a day or two to try it out or come for the whole week! We recommend signing up for a series of consecutive days if you are able […]

An introductory workshop, learn how to use the Berwick library archives including the online catalogue with Linda Bankier, TILLVas and AOC. The workshop is an introductory session with Linda Bankier who will show you how to research your local area along the lower Tweed through their online and in house resources. The research will initially […]

The Tweed Estuary at Berwick-upon-Tweed is of national importance for mute swans whose numbers peak at around 800 individuals.

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of the deserted medieval settlement at Horndean. As part of our project investigating the deserted medieval settlements along the Tweed we will be undertaking a two week excavation at Horndean between the 12th to 17th May and 19th to 23rd May. Get Involved with the Excavation We will […]

FULLY BOOKED Get Involved with Test-pitting As part of our investigation of the prehistory of Paxton we will be undertaking test pitting along the field margins to see if we can identify any new lithics and record their location. The test-pitting will take place on 3 days: Wednesday 23rd, Thursday 24th and Friday 25th of April […]