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Wallington
Woofs
March 13th 2011 at 11am
"Crufts" for Mutts!
Venue:Wallington Hall, Cambo
A free event.Bring your dog to Wallington for a day of canine fun
as we host our own version of Crufts! Enter our dog show, join a
guided dog walk through the woods and enjoy games and activities
for dogs and their owners!
Tel: 01670 773967
Northern
Experience Wildlife
Tours
Various days during March
2011
Click here for more detail:
Wildlife
Easter
Egg
Trail:
April 24th + 25th 2011, 11am
- 3pm
Venue: Cragside
Tickets £3. Complete the trail to collect your chocolate reward!
Contact Tel: 01669 620333
Rothbury
Food and Craft
festival
April 25th 2011, 10am - 4pm
Venue: The Haugh, Rothbury river
bank
Free entry
Contact: avrilmills@btinternet.com
Tel: 01665 602915
Clennell
hall festival
May 13th - 15th 2011
A Folk Festival at Clennell Hall, Alwinton.
Jeremy Taylor (Ag Pleez daddy, Donkey's Charter, Red velvet steering
wheel cover driver, etc) will be with us! Also amongst the guests
are Kimber's Men, Geordieland's Own George Welch, Brisbane's Finest
Mary Brettell, and a host of new & established acts from up
& down the country. These include young folk musicians such
as Jessica Lamb, Chris Ricketts, and Malcolm Bushby, all have done
well is such lists as 'young folk musician of the year'. Lots more
great young things from Newcastle's Folk Degree Course too!
£35 for the whole weekend. Free Camping!
Tickets
Music
in Alwinton
Church
May 15th 2010
Folkestra
Contact: Graham Stacy 01669 640382
Rothbury
Street Fair
May 30th 2011 (Bank Holiday Monday):
Local fair with stalls of mainly local crafts and home produce,
children's entertainment, fancy dress and entertainment by local
musicians & dancers.
Telephone: 01669 621173
Markets
Throughout the Year.
Located all over Northumberland are to be found throughout the year.
Please try the web sites below to find what you are looking for:-
Alnwick
Markets
Northumberland Farmers Markets
Coquet
Creek Country
weekend
June 4th, 5th and
6th 2010
Linbrig Farm, Alwinton, Near Rothbury, Northumberland
Featuring 8 musical bands, line dancing and stalls.
See Poster: Coquet Creek Poster
Music
in Alwinton
Church
June 11th 2010
Marcus Farnsworth (Baritone) and Elizabeth Burgess (Piano)
Contact: Graham Stacy 01669 640382
Rothbury
and Coquetdale Walking Festival
June 18th - 25th 2011
Varied walks across eight days.
For more information visit web site :- www.rothburywalking.co.uk
Al
FrescoTheatre
June 20th 2010
Pride and Prejudice
Bring a picnic and enjoy a summers evening al fresco in the
walled garden at Belsay Hall.
Located at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Booking number: 01661 881636
Alnmouth
Arts Festival
June 25th + 26th 2011
Web: www.alnmouthartsfestival.com
Rothbury
C.A.M.P.S
Rally
June Saturday
19th - Sunday 20th 2010
(Coquetdale Agricultural Machinery Preservation Society) Annual
gathering of Vintage Vehicles and side-shows, Silverton Lane, Rothbury.
Tel: 01669 620825 Mob: 07974 022450
Music
in Alwinton
Church
June 26th 2010
Northern Sinfonia
Contact: Graham Stacy 01669 640382
Archery
June 27th 2010
Have a go at the noble art of archery with the local team of experts.
Locastrion: Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Northumberland
Wildlife
Trust
Throughout the Year. Schedule of events
throughout the year, click on the link to their web site for up-date.....
Northumberland-Wildlife-Trust-Events
Folk
Music - Rothbury
Roots
Throughout the Year.
Rothbury Roots, is a dedicated group of local music lovers
who arrange regular events at Rothbury's
Queens Head Hotel throughout the year, to see what's on....
Telephone: 01669 620470 or see www.rothburyroots.net
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Folk
Music - Netherton Folk Club
Monthly throughout the Year.
Telephone:
Jack on 01669 630258
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Rothbury
Traditional Music
Festival
July Friday 15th - Sunday 17th
2011
This is a well-established Traditional Country Music Fair
featuring pipes, fiddles, bodrun, guitars, folk singing, and
dialect poetry.

See the new Rothbury
Traditional Music Festival web site for comprehensive
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Brinkburn
Priory Summer Music
Festival
July 8th - July 10th
2011
Brinkburn
Festival Web Site or telephone 0191 2614292
This takes the form of a Classical Music festival in and
around this beautiful Priory with superb acoustics. Tickets
information, contact Booking Office 0191 240 1515
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Alnwick
Provincial Booksellers fair
July 2nd 2011 - 10am - 4.30pm
Venue -
Northumberland Hall, Alnwick
Al
FrescoTheatre
July 3rd 2010
Oscar Wilde's "The Importance
of Being Earnest"
A superb way to spend a summers evening al fresco in the walled
garden at Belsay Hall.
Located at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Booking number: 01661 881636
Otterburn
Festival
July 16th + 17th 2011
Family Festival with stalls, crafts
and old farm machinery.
Location: Otterburn Mill Tel: 01830 520225
Web site
Felton
and
Thirston
Village
Fair
July 10th 2010
Family fun,
children's sports, rides, stalls, craft and flower show.
Located at Recreation Field, Felton.
Entry Fee: Adult £2 Children Free
Telephone: Marion Clark - 01670 787206
Music
in Alwinton
Church
July
24th 2010
Alistair Anderson (Concertina), Bradley
Creswick (Violin) and Michel Duijves (Clarinet)
Contact: Graham Stacy 01669 640382
Alnwick
International Music
Festival
July 31st - August
7th 2010
Folk music and dancing in Alnwick market place.
Tel: 01665 511333
Glanton
Show
August 14th 2010
Horticultural and Industrial show.
Web
page...
Telephone: Liz
Knox +44
(0)1665 574992
Simonside
Country Fair
August 14th 2011
Traditional country fair with events such as Cumberland
Wrestling, International Egg Throwing Competition, Birds Of Prey
In Flight, Terrier Racing, Childrens Sports, Childrens
Fancy Dress (Open theme), Clay Pigeon Shooting, Local Crafts &
Produce in the marquee, plus much much more.
For more details and directions see the website
.
Gate opens at 12pm for visitors. 4 Miles southwest of Rothbury on
B6342
Telephone: Louise Kirkwood - 01669 621954
Whittingham
Show
August 20th 2011
Traditional Village show, visitors
welcome. Exhibition tent, Tea tent, Beer tent, Gymkhana, Sheep show,
Sheep dog trial, Dog show, Dog Agility display, Archery, Track event,
Childrens races, Stalls, Rides and Entertainment. Ample parking.
Located
at Whittingham Village (off A697, 18 miles North of Morpeth)
Telephone: 01665 574274 or see
www.whittinghamshow.co.uk
Warkworth
Show
August 21st 2010
Web Page: Warkworth
Show.
Telephone: Dr S. Sample 01665 711321
The
Cheviots Challenge
August 27th
2011: (more
info)
Enter this 12 hour walking event which starts and finishes at Alwinton
- in aid of the Northumberland National Park Search and Rescue Team.
Rennington
Scarecrow weekend
August 28th - 30th 2010
Location: Rennington Village
Tel: 01665 577535
Harbottle
Village Show
September 3rd 2011
Local agricultural show featuring stalls, craft displays, competitions
etc.
E mail:chairman@harbottleshow.com
Web site: www.harbottleshow.com
The
"John Barleycorn"
Festival
August
14th and 15th 2010
A
two day event centred on the history of illicit whisky stills in
Coquetdale.
Festival Director - Roz Tinlin - 01669 620577
Web
site:
Thropton
Village Show
September 17th 2011
Local agricultural show, featuring stalls, craft displays, and
some fairground rides.
Web site
Alnwick
Food Festival
September 24th + 25th 2011
All about Northumberland's
produce
Telephone: 01665 603729 or look at the web
site
Alwinton
Border Shepherds Show
October 8th
2011
Featuring many stalls, competitions, fairground rides, crafts
etc.
Telephone: 01669 640216
Web Site
Bonfire
Night and Firework Display
November 6th
2011
Within the grounds of Cragside
Alnwick
Christmas Lights
November 18th 7pm 2011
Telephone: 01665 604664/606233 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Events
2012
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Throughout the season National Trust & English Heritage stage a variety
of events & entertainments 
Further information regarding the above can be obtained during
the year from the Rothbury T.I.C. on 01669 620887. |
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