Northumberland communities - Haltwhistle http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/ en Copyright 2010 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:32:40 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Northumberland Christmas nostalgia We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.


]]> http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/12/northumberland-christmas-nosta.html http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/12/northumberland-christmas-nosta.html Nostalgia Vids & pics Christmas picture galleries Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:32:40 +0000 Greenhead nostalgia photos Five old photos from the Journal's archive showing the village of Greenhead in its tranquil beauty.


The Hadrian's Wall Farmers' Market, featuring a variety of local produce, takes place in Greenhead this Sunday from 10am- 2pm in the village hall (and the second Sunday of each month in 2009).

]]> http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/09/greenhead-nostalgia-photos.html http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/09/greenhead-nostalgia-photos.html Nostalgia Vids & pics Greenhead picture galleries Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:00:51 +0000 Walkers remember unique birthplace at Gilsland Walkers will take a step back into their wartime babyhood this weekend.

During the Second World War Newcastle Corporation took over the Gilsland Spa Hotel in the village of Gilsland on the Cumbria-Northumberland border.

Charity walker Maureen Hart, from Haltwhistle

Charity walker Maureen Hart, from Haltwhistle, who was among those born at the Gilsland Spa Hotel

The aim was to provide a refuge for Tyneside mothers to give birth, safe from air raids.

]]> http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/04/walkers-remember-unique-birthp.html http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/04/walkers-remember-unique-birthp.html Nostalgia What’s On Gilsland Gilsland Spa Hotel Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival St Mary Magdelene Church walking Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:58:32 +0000 George Macaulay Trevelyan's vision saw many walk Northumberland's far horizons Tony Henderson on the historian who made history himself

George Macaulay Trevelyan won fame as arguably England's greatest and best-selling historian during the 20th Century.

George Macauley Trevelyan

But time moves on, and historians themselves become history. Yet what GM Trevelyan (GMT) championed are issues which are very much to the forefront today.

]]> http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/04/george-macaulay-trevelyans-vis.html http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/04/george-macaulay-trevelyans-vis.html Nostalgia What’s On George Macaulay Trevelyan Housesteads Roman Fort National Trust walking Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:29:31 +0000 Haltwhistle nostalgia gallery A town that claims to be the Centre of Britain because of its position in the middle of the British Isles, Haltwhistle is a community that can also point to a rich history.

Haltwhistle in 1961

The town's name is derived from the meeting of the River South Tyne with the Haltwhistle Burn and the town is one of the closest approaches of the river to Hadrian's Wall.

]]> http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/03/haltwhistle-nostalgia-gallery.html http://haltwhistle.journallive.co.uk/2009/03/haltwhistle-nostalgia-gallery.html Nostalgia Vids & pics Hadrian's Wall local history mining picture galleries Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:43:11 +0000