Tag: Lindisfarne
You Should be Dancing Yeah!
One Friday night in the middle of May this year, I found myself in The Turf in Consett watching ‘First Dates Band’.
I’d once again...
A Pilgrim’s Progress By Lorraine Weightman
I started the first day of the new year by leaving Consett and travelling with friends to Lindisfarne. The car was packed full with...
Clear White Light – By Lorraine Weightman
I guess this may be true for many of us in Consett. From being a child I have felt an affinity with Holy Island,...
The Lindisfarne Story – Lorraine Weightman
The Lindisfarne Story comes to Consett I was lucky enough to have tickets to see Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell tell the story of Lindisfarne on Lindisfarne at...
Historical Play Comes To The Empire
To celebrate the arrival of the Lindisfarne Gospels in Durham this Summer, an eagerly awaited comedy play based on the last 1400 years in...
Lindisfarne Gospels Come To Durham
Durham University has been awarded an almighty £487,000 in Lottery funding to help fund the running of a new history exhibit at the University....