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Snowy Memories of Chopwell
Philippa is a PhD student in Geography at Newcastle University. She has been working in collaboration with Land of Oak & Iron on her research project about landscape and memory, looking at how people pass memories on across generations within local communities and how people feel about local heritage. This is Philippa’s blog she would… Read more
Heritage Centre Entrance Feature
This sculpture design is an earlier version that was circulated before Christmas. It has been decided to revert to this design after feedback from local residents on the first design proposal. The proposed entrance sculpture would take the shape of a double helix or section of DNA. The sculpture would be fabricated from 50 or… Read more
Get out and about in the Land of Oak & Iron this Christmas
As the song goes, it certainly is the most wonderful time of the year, and here at the Land of Oak & Iron, we’re really getting into the festive spirit, as Christmas is quite literally just around the corner. The tree is trimmed with tinsel, presents are perfectly wrapped, and of course, the chestnuts… Read more
Industrial enthusiasts wanted!
Do you have a passion for the industrial past in the region and some spare time to devote to one of our heritage sites? Path Head Water Mill is looking for a new Trustee to join the team, guiding the direction of this organisation to help ensure the future of the Mill. Path Head Water… Read more
Social evening success
If you’d been with us for our first social evening you too could have immersed yourself in the music of Land of Oak & Iron composer William Shield, played by the amazing John Treherne on his traditionally designed harpsichord. You could have discovered more about the wonderful heritage of Land of Oak & Iron in… Read more
Meet & Mingle with us at a special fun-filled event to learn more about the Land of Oak & Iron
Are you ever stuck for something to do? Wonder where you can go with the kids in the North East for a fun family day out to some place where you haven’t been before? Perhaps you enjoy a quieter pace of life and are looking for somewhere new to explore while enjoying a countryside walk… Read more
Forging Ahead October 2017
Find out about Land of Oak & Iron’s successes over the summer, including Chopwell WoodFest which attracted more than 1,500 to Chopwell Wood for the day. We invite you to our first Meet & Mingle, a social evening with musical entertainment, hot food and a chance to chat with friends new and old. Read all… Read more
Crowley’s Build Begins
Work has now begun on Crowley’s, the new Land of Oak & Iron flagship heritage centre being built at Winlaton Mill. Representatives from the local community and the partner organisations involved in the build, were on site last week for an official ground breaking ceremony, you can watch a short film here. The centre, which… Read more
Musical Commissions
Proposals are invited from suitably experienced musicians for the composition of two new creative and unique pieces of music: one instrumental and one choral. The music will be inspired by the Land of Oak & Iron and its heritage and composed working alongside an identified group of students from a local secondary school. Both of the compositions should… Read more
Support Prudhoe Award Winners
Local people in Prudhoe reclaiming an overgrown cemetery have been recognised for their hard work. Members of Prudhoe & District Local History Society are out twice a week, working in the cemetery and have won a LOVE Northumberland award and came third in the recent Prudhoe in Bloom awards. The volunteers are in St Mary… Read more