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The bookings are going well for the Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival which is scheduled to run from Saturday 30th April to Sunday 8th May and over 300 places have already been taken.

Haltwhistle Walking Festival Ltd is a "not-for-profit" registered charity run entirely by volunteers. This means that all monies go into keeping costs of walking festival as low as possible. Through the Walking Festival the charity aims to improve quality of life and to promote awareness relating to the preservation and conservation of the countryside.

This they are achieving most effectively as attendances keep going up whilst the costs to the walkers stay low.

The Blue Streak walk at Spadeadam near Gilsland is already fully booked and other walks are rapidly reaching capacity, however there are still plenty of other interesting and extremely attractive walks to choose from.

Haltwhistle based Flashlight Films have made their first hotel promotional film for the 'The Grey Bull' bed and breakfast which is situated in Haltwhistle.

"We had hoped to get into this market some time ago but it never happened until now, so when we had the chance to do our first one we were delighted" says Ian Brown of Flashlight Films.

On 10th March the Comrades Club in Haltwhistle was packed for the first concert of the newly formed Hadrian Singers.

This community choir was formed only a few weeks ago and there was a frisson of excitement and anxiety in the air during their final rehearsal just before the concert.

The choir, about 35 strong on the night, sang four songs: "Hurrah, Spring is Advancing!", "Allelujah", "Singing in the Rain", "Oh, how lovely is the evening".

Once they started to sing the nerves seemed to melt away, and the group, under their able and dynamic conductor, Bridie Jackson, gave a very good account of themselves. Judging by the smiles and the loud applause, the audience loved their singing, and I suspect more people will be joining the choir soon.

The choir finished their set with a song called "Great Day" and the audience was given its own part to sing

Saturday 13th March 2010, saw Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail illuminated with 500 points of light from gas burners and flares. In total, 1200 illuminators were stationed at 250 metre intervals along the 84 mile route. The 'line of light' started at Wallsend and travelled across the country until it reached Bowness on Solway.

The progress of the 'line of light' was filmed using a helicopter, the first beacon was lit at 5.45 p.m. and the last at just after 7.00 p.m.

At the planning stage of the event, Hadrian's Wall Heritage Limited made a commitment through their published Environmental and Sustainability Policy to offset the carbon from the gas burners and helicopter fuel, through a process of tree planting within the Hadrian's Wall corridor.

Hadrian's Wall Path became the 15th National Trail, when it was opened in May 2003. National Trails are long distance footpaths and bridleways found in England and Wales.

The Trail covers 84 miles coast to coast and for most of its length it closely follows the route of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was first inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987 and has since become part of the broader transnational Frontiers of the Roman Empire WHS (including the Antonine Wall in Scotland and part of the German Limes) in 2005. Approximately 10,000 walkers a year use the Trail.

Hadrian's Wall Heritage Limited is the company that was set up to develop and manage the World Heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. This involves protecting the archaeology, landscape and environment of the Scheduled Monument and developing the local economy.