HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, BERWICK

APRIL 2-4 (Monday to Wednesday) 

7.00 3 RELECTIONS ON CHARACTERS ON THE WAY OF THE CROSS (including Simon of Cyrene, Joseph of Aramathea, The Centurion and the Thief etc) WITH COMPLINE

APRIL 5 (Maundy Thursday) 

10.00 and 7.00. HOLY COMMUNION 

APRIL 6 (Good Friday) 10.00 CHILDRENS SERVICE 

12.00- 3.00 CHARACTERS OF THE PASSION (Peter, Judas, Mary,Caiaphas,Herod and Pilate)AND (2.00 with the Choir) FROM OLIVET TO CALVARY

APRIL 7 (Easter Saturday) 7.00 HOLY FIRE AND RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES

APRIL 8 EASTER DAY 8.15 and  10.00 HOLY COMMUNION 

6.00 EVENSONG

ST. PAUL'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, SPITTAL

8.00am Beach service (Graham Ferguson) followed by breakfast at the church

11.00am Easter Morning Family Worship with Holy Communion led by Graham Ferguson

6.00pm Evening Worship (informal) led by Revd Tony Ritchie

UNITED SERVICES

Maundy Thursday service at Berwick URC (St Paul's, Spittal) but led by Methodists 7.00pm

Good Friday Service at Methodist Church 10.00am- Preacher: Revd Rachel Poolman (Holy Island).

Easter Sunday Ecumenical Service (URC/Anglicans) 11.30am led by Revd. Rob Kelsey in Berwick URC Horncliffe Centre.

ST ANDREWS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, WALLACE GREEN

Maundy Thursday communion: 7pm

Good Friday: 7pm

Easter Sunday: 11am

OUR LADY AND ST CUTHBERT RC CHURCH

Saturday Easter Eve Vigil at 8pm

Easter Sunday; Mass at 9am and 10.30am

PARISHES OF TWEEDMOUTH, SPITTAL AND SCREMERSTON

Monday at 6pm. Evening Prayer with a short meditation, Tweedmouth.

Tuesday at 6pm. Evening Prayer with a short meditation, Scremerston.

Wednesday at 10.00am. Holy Communion followed by coffee, Tweedmouth.

Wednesday at 6pm. Evening Prayer with a short meditation, Spittal.

Maundy Thursday at Tweedmouth. 6pm. Holy Communion and meditation, followed by a shared supper in The Parish Church hall.

Good Friday at St. John's, Spittal. 12.30- 3pm A service of reflection and hymns, during which The Revd Richard Ferguson will narrate his translation of Mark's Gospel by heart.

Easter Sunday 9.00am Holy Communion, St. John's, Spittal.

10.00am. Holy Communion, Tweedmouth.

10.45am. Holy Communion, Scremerston.

Tweedmouth Parish Church
24th December 6.00pm Carols by candlelight - singing traditional carols and Hearing the Christmas readings
25th December 10.00am Parish Communion
St John's: Spittal
24th December 3.00pm Instant nativity play with carols - children are welcome to come ready dressed to be part of the play - no rehearsals needed
25th December 9.00am Parish Communion
United Reformed Church: Spittal
25th December 9.45am Christmas Morning Service
St Peter's: Scremerston
24th December 11.30pm Midnight Communion - for the first Christmas Communion
St Andrew's Wallace Green & Lowick
24th December 2.30pm Christmas Eve Service (LOWICK)
11.15pm Christmas Eve Service with carol singing
25th December 10.00am Christmas Day Service
Methodist Church: Walkergate
24th December 11.15pm Candlelight service (MILLFIELD)
25th December 10.00am Christmas morning Celebration
Roman Catholic Church: Ravensdowne
24th December 10.00am Confessions
6.30pm Family Mass
12.00pm Midnight Mass
25th December 10.00am Christmas Day Mass
Baptist Church: Golden Square
25th December 11.00am Christmas Day Service
Salvation Army: Church Street
24th December 11.30pm Carols by candlelight
25th December 10.00am Come & Join the Celebration
Berwick Parish Church
24th December 6.00pm Crib Blessing & Carols for Families
7.00pm Candle lit Carols & Lessons
11.30pm Midnight Communion
25th December 8.30am Holy Communion
10.00am Family Communion

Sent in by The Maltings Theatre. To see your news featured email northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

The Maltings Theatre & Cinema has announced a very special event to celebrate the contribution of chief executive Dr Miles Gregory, who steps down in December to move abroad with his family to New Zealand.

This Autumn, people in North Northumberland will have the chance to quite literally make their own mark on history. A national scheme marking the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible is offering the chance to create a very 21st century cyber bible - and Berwick has been chosen as one of the staging posts for this important project.

The People's Bible is exactly what is says, it is written for the people by the people. Anyone will be able to write at least selected two verses using digital pens in the specially created cyberpods which will be in Berwick Town Hall on Sunday 30th October and Monday 31st October. Their verses will be available to see both on-line and later in a published version creating a unique legacy for future generations.

The People's Bible began its tour in Edinburgh in June and already a host of famous names have added their own contribution including HRH Prince Charles, Television Presenters Aled Jones and Sally Magnussen and actor Sir Timothy West.

The project, a joint venture between Bible Society in England and Wales and the Scottish Bible Society, is currently touring through shopping centres, supermarket carparks and venues across the country. When it stops in Berwick, residents will have the chance to add to their own personalised passages to those of thousands of people of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs.

The reason Berwick has been chosen as one of the stopping points is thanks to Belford resident Ann Tunnard and her daughter Felicity Sweeney from Coldstream. They heard about the project and approached the organisers. Ann comments, "We were delighted when the People's Bible agreed to come to Berwick. The King James Bible is still one of the world's most important books and this is a great chance for people to contribute to a piece of national and perhaps even international history."

For more information about the People's Bible please visit www.thepeoplesbible.org For information on the Berwick event please contact Felicity Sweeney on 01890 883 295 or felicitysweeney@gmail.com

Now in its fourth year, this year's Berwick Food Festival promises to be a feast for all the senses. On Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September at the town's historic Barracks, visitors will be able to taste local produce, touch newly spun wool, smell the mouth watering aromas in the demo kitchen, see heritage breed animals, hear great music and much more.

Festival Director Lisa Wilson says: " We have tried to offer something that will appeal to all the local community and the many people who spend their holidays in Berwick. Once again the festival has only been made possible by people giving up an enormous amount of time and I would like to thank Graham Head and the Slow Food committee, English Heritage, Berwick Events Group and all our suppliers, stall holders, sponsors and volunteers. This year's festival will see some activities back by popular demand as well as plenty of new things to see and do."

In a unique collaboration, this year's Berwick Food Festival will combine both food and film. Bringing together the Berwick Food Festival on 10th & 11th September and the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival on 23-25 September, there will be two Food on Film screenings at The Maltings Theatre and Cinema and a mini Slow Food cinema on the festival site itself.

The screenings at the Maltings Theatre in Berwick-upon-Tweed will include Babette's Feast which will be shown on Thursday 8th September at 8.00pm and a special showing of the popular children's film Ratatouille at 10.30am on Sunday 11th September. And for those who keep their ticket stubs from either film, there will also be free entrance in to the food festival.

Sent in by Alan Thompson

An extended music line-up has been released for the forthcoming Border Green Festival that will take place over the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July.

Musicians from as far away as the USA will play alongside the cream of Borders talent at the Five Arches Playing Fields, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Touring acts such as Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou, recent signings to the Heavenly Records roster (home to The Magic Numbers & Edwyn Collins amongst others) will bring an organic feel to the music at the festival.

Article sent in by Glendale PR

Government cuts have put economic recovery firmly on the shoulders of the private sector, however sourcing capital is becoming increasingly hard for small and medium sized businesses and entrepreneurs.

So, a seminar being organised in Berwick upon Tweed aims to assist these businesses and individuals and is being hailed as a match made in venture capital heaven. The "Business Angels and Venture Capital - What's Happening Locally?" seminar, will demonstrate the real world of venture capitalism.

The objective is to bring together the 'angels', those private investors and high net worth individuals looking for tax efficient investment opportunities with businesses. This includes both companies who have the seed of a business idea and are looking for the funds to germinate it, and established businesses seeking additional capital to further develop their business.

Real ale drinkers will be flocking to Berwick-upon-Tweed from September 10th-12th for the town's third annual Beer Festival. Organised by Reston based DM Event catering as part of the annual Berwick Food Festival, they have put together one of the best ranges of beers ever seen in one bar at the same time. Festival visitors will be able to sample 35 real ales and 5 ciders including Castle Rock Harvest Pale voted 2010 Champion Beer of Britain at this year's Great British Beer Festival.

This year's Berwick Food Festival (September 11-12) will be brimming with local produce from North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. And for those in need some inspiration on what to do with their purchases, top chefs from the region's restaurants will be on hand with some inspirational ideas.

Although differing in style, all the chefs share a love of local food and come from restaurants will a strcit local sourcing policy.