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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

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

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

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

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

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

Crowley’s is a new flagship building which will showcase the Land of Oak & Iron’s distinctive heritage. Set at Winlaton Mill in Derwenthaugh Country Park, it will be a high profile strategic tourism and enterprise hub, providing business workspace, a café, a shop specialising in local produce and exhibition space. Crowley’s will be an exciting,… Read more

Land of Oak & Iron is hiring!   We need an Interpretation Manager for our new flagship heritage centre ‘Crowley’s’, due to open on the beautiful Derwent Walk at Winlaton Mill next spring.  To make Crowley’s a must visit destination in the North East for both local people and tourists we need an enthusiastic, experienced and… Read more

We want nothing more than for people to discover our beautiful area in a way that doesn’t harm the environment.  With 500 years of hidden heritage it isn’t always easy to know where to go, especially if you are short on time or have little ones in tow.  That is why we’re looking for an organisation that is as… Read more