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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. as part of Matthew Rosier's film installation Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust Berwick-upon-Tweed is sited in historically and famously contested land set hard by the border between the English and the Scots and changing hands between the two nations some 14 times state-of-the-art Venetian-Empire-style fortifications in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and an imposing barracks designed by the great architect Nicholas Hawksmoor two decades before the "Forty Five" and Bonnie Prince Charlie's legendary march south in his failed attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy to England in 1745 A new community-based film, Parade (2025), by the London-based artist Matthew Rosier is showing for three nights only this weekend celebrating the town's diverse 21st-century community and its historic barracks (for some years decommissioned and home to the town museum) by projecting the film onto the massive walls of its parade ground the Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers veterans of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers pipers and dancers—march by in turn in all their colourful variety The parade ground of the barracks at Berwick-upon-Tweed showing the three walls where Matthew Rosier's Parade is to be projected Photograph: The Art Newspaper The Grand Finalist Mr Gay GB 2024 is projected on to the walls of the barracks parade ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of Matthew Rosier's film Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust Rosier has a track record in filming with British communities, pulling together their collective stories. He tries, he tells The Art Newspaper, "to get a representative selection of people from that community and to get to know different groups and people and then creating a [filming process] that gets projected back into the town". Nancy's Dancers are projected on to the walls of the barracks parade ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of Matthew Rosier's film Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust The scale of Rosier's projects has been increasing over time. "With these projects, he says, "it's always how do you become representative and it's ultimately about creating a situation where people are aware of what's happening and then they feel it's accessible and they feel like they are truly invited to be part of it. And also that it's an exciting prospect." At Berwick, Rosier and the Maltings team ran "information days ...we'd present the project over and over again, and loads of people came. And the idea was that people would come ... [and] disperse the message more widely. And then we had a couple of months to get the schedule in place for the filming days." Ultimately the filming involved 800 people, or nearly 10% of the town's population. The River Tweed Wild Salmon Company is projected on to the walls of the barracks parade ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of Matthew Rosier's film Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust For the three evenings when the film is shown at the parade ground, the audience will stand and the team will use 11 projectors—"very punchy laser projectors", Rosier says—mounted on small towers placed centrally through the parade ground, in the middle of the audience. Whitadder Rare and Native Breeds is projected on to the walls of the barracks parade ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of Matthew Rosier's film Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust Before his move into making films for and about community, Rosier trained in architecture. He was, he says, "quite interested in technology and more interested in the public space part of design rather than the building part of design." What he discovered through public art in particular, he says, "is a way of creating experiences that bring people together". He is interested in altering the environment "in a way that is relatively light touch". Projecting his community films is, he says, a perfect example of that. "Because you don't need really anything there on the ground, it just transforms, it's like magic. And I think that's when technology is at its most powerful, when it does feel like magic." "It was just transforming one environment into something else," he adds. "Transforming the barracks into a giant parade, transforming trees into people, transforming a staircase into its past memories of itself. and that's always how I've looked at it." Rag Bag Morris dancers are projected onto the walls of the barracks parade ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, as part of Matthew Rosier's film Parade (2025) Jennifer Charlton Photography / Courtesy of The Maltings Berwick Trust Back on the parade ground for the penultimate day of shooting in early February, Rosier is behind the camera and Chloe Smith is preparing a junior football team and their coaches, watched on by warmly clad parents—well schooled in the seasonal weather by countless Saturday afternoons on chilly midwinter touchlines—for a third take. It is in the third take that Smith hopes to get each group almost dancing. And with that last dancing take, the town of Berwick knows that it has come one step closer—before Rosier embarks on a two-and-a-half-week sprint of post-production—to witnessing its daily life, and its varied communities, projected back on the town's historic barracks walls as a filmic experience. , Berwick Barracks Parade Ground, Berwick-upon-Tweed, 28 February, 1 March and 2 March. is based on the transcript of a 1974 conversation between Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz news8 November 2024Goodwood contemporary: Rachel Whiteread to headline new foundation’s first exhibition at Sussex woodland siteThe artist’s sculpture and photography will feature at Goodwood Art Foundation the ducal estate that once nurtured the work of George Stubbs and Canaletto alongside semi-permanent installations by Veronica Ryan and Hélio Oiticica news4 April 2024Flat decorated with minotaurs and lion heads becomes first Outsider Art work to gain listed status in EnglandKnown as Ron's Place the property in the Merseyside town of Birkenhead was the home of Ron Gittins MICA has put forward plans to redevelop The Maltings cultural centre in Berwick-upon-Tweed Won by the practice in competition two years ago the proposal would give England’s northernmost venue a new flexible theatre as well as enhanced backstage and support facilities The six-storey complex will feature a stepped brick roofline with metal elements while a new entrance connecting it to Bridge Street and the Quayside MICA said the scheme ‘preserves the [town’s] 19th century stone industrial architecture incorporating local Doddington stone and modern The venue is expected to become a key part of the town’s regeneration hosting daytime and late-night entertainment as well as cultural events and festivals The Maltings will also collaborate with local initiative Create Berwick and Berwick Barracks — a former barracks that is set to become a museum and culture hub — to support artistic and educational initiatives The 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email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page England’s most northerly town has a history to match the drama of the Northumberland coast Suzy Pope explores a seaside haunt of border feuds and windswept shores… I never appreciated its unique position in British history Anyone who has been on an East Coast Main Line train as it crosses the Victorian viaduct over the Tweed will have heard the intake of breath as passengers crane their necks for views over the red rooftops that tumble alongside the river to the sea That was the moment I realised Berwick was special it never occurred to me that the remains of a medieval stronghold would be out of place in a Somerfield car park or that the Town Hall steps where I munched sausage rolls were the same ones that inspired one of LS Lowry’s most famous paintings I now appreciate not just the quiet awe I see in the day trippers Scottish king James VI crossed the border at Berwick on his way to being crowned James I of England and Ireland This Union of the Crowns finally smoothed relations between Scotland and its neighbour – a period during which Berwick was very much in the firing line it changed hands between the Scots and the English 13times from the 12th century until surrendering to English rule in 1482 and you can still see the remains of Berwick Castle wander the walls of the old town and walk through the gates where the night porters once forbid anyone from entering after curfew which cuts through its centre and ferries one of the UK’s largest colonies of mute swans between the three striking bridges that connect Tweed-bank with old Berwick This year marks four centuries since the completion of the iconic stone bridge – commissioned by James I – that still links the two banks of the town Most visitors use Berwick as a base to explore the Northumberland coast where border skirmishes and the threat of Norse invaders left alitany of seaside castles in their wake Explores prawling sands and medieval wonders at Bamburgh join puffin cruises in Seahouses and Amble There’s plenty to keep you busy in and around Berwick too from hiking the newly crowned King Charles III Coastal Path to visiting the tidal island of Lindisfarne Though few would begrudge you just quietly soaking up the history of a border town with a tale or two to tell “Berwick is a town of borders – and I don’t just mean the historic boundary between Scotland and England but the border between the sea and the river I cross the bridge into work every morning and it still takes my breathaway Walking the old walls is the bestway to get a feel for the town’s geography and history while The Barrels opposite is a cosy pub for a nightcap 1. SHOP in the independent stores along Bridge Street. The Green Shop (at No 30) has a range of organic local food supplies and homemade handicrafts, while Slightly Foxed Books is the bookshop of your wildest dreams with pile upon pile of second-hand paperbacks towering to the ceiling and sofas inviting you to try before you buy 2. SAIL OUT into the North Sea or upriver along the Tweed from the quayside. In summer, the Border Belle runs great-value boat trips to spot seabirds and dolphins in the waters off the coast It also offers leisure cruises up the Tweed and along to the Old Chain Bridge at the Scottish Border WANDER the Elizabethan walls that encase the old town of Berwick sea links golf course and some of the regal-looking Edwardian houses that gaze out to the sea The Berwickshire Coastal Path stretches for 45km north of Berwick Along the way it dips into tiny fishing villages and rounds the National Nature Reserve at St Abbs known for its rowdy nesting seabird colonies (May–July) Most LNER and Lumo trains from London to Edinburgh stop at Berwick It’s a ten-minute stroll into town from the station Set within the Elizabethan walls of Berwick and overlooking the River Tweed, the aptly named The Walls B&B offers antique-furniture-filled rooms and a hearty You can watch the swans drift by from each river-view room and feel the history emanating from foundations dating back to 1750 especially in the main lounge where the comforting tick of the grandfather clock sounds Sign up to our newsletter for free with the Wanderlust Club For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar After provisionally the warmest May Day on record in the UK higher than average temperatures will subside over the weekend Environment Agency Updated: 00:27 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 Cloud thinning and breaking from the north overnight with any early showers soon fading A cold night with temperatures falling close to freezing giving a rural grass frost after midnight but bright start to the day with plenty of sunshine Some scattered cloud developing over the Pennines in the afternoon Fine and settled weather conditions are expected to continue with a good deal of sunshine and light winds Dry across the vast majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells but also some patchy cloud Cloud will likely thicken across the far north and northwest during the weekend with some outbreaks of rain for a time There is also a small risk of some heavy showers in the far south or southwest high pressure will be dominant across the UK This will bring predominantly fine and dry weather for the majority of places Temperatures are likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year although there is a chance of some cold nights Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this will be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average B&M is expanding across the UK(Image: (Image: Getty))Bargain hunters, brace yourselves! Ba&M is set to sprinkle a bit more discount magic across Britain with plans to open 45 new stores in 2025 with a further 2.4% drop in the last quarter it's not all doom and gloom for the high street favourite The group as a whole enjoyed a 3.7% uplift in sales thanks to their fresh store launches and a sterling performance from their French branches helping to cushion the blow of the UK's sluggish figures Last year saw B&M cut the ribbon on 45 new location(Image: (Image: Getty))The company is also on the hunt for a new chief exec as Alex Russo is set to hang up his retail hat at the end of April, with updates on his successor expected "in due course", reports the Express Last year saw B&M cut the ribbon on 45 new locations and they're sticking to the same growth script this year While they're keeping schtum on most of the upcoming store sites whetting the appetite of bargain lovers nationwide It's yet to say where all of them will be but has revealed the locations of 16 of them so far The chain is opening dozens of new branches this year (stock image)(Image: (Image: Getty))‌The news comes after B&M shoppers are only just twigging what the name actually stands for Many might assume that the name stands for Bargains and More reflecting the store's low-cost products But to truly comprehend the brand's name The current billionaire CEO recently admitted he wasn't even sure what the name meant but was informed it stood for Bargains and More named after the chain's founder Malcolm Billington and his partner Mayman For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here. Passengers have been subject to delays, alterations and cancellations after the fault was identified on a train between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed. Multiple LNER services from London’s King Cross to destinations such as Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow are facing disruption on Tuesday evening due to the fault. The 6pm London Kings Cross service to Edinburgh, due to arrive at 10.20pm, and the 5pm service due in at 9.25pm have been cancelled, while the 2.30pm service due at 7.09pm will terminate at Newcastle. Services for Stirling, Aberdeen and Glasgow are also facing delays of as much as two hours. Operators say disruption is expected until 8pm. Lumo services between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross and TransPennine Express journeys between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed and Newcastle are also affected. An LNER customer notice read: “A fault on a train between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed means that all lines are blocked. “As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 140 minutes.” LNER are advising customers not to travel and say tickets dated Tuesday, November 12 will be valid for travel on Wednesday, November 13. A Network Rail post read: “We’re dealing with a fault on a train at Reston on the East Coast Main Line that’s disrupting cross-border services. “Our team are working with operators to get services moving again as soon as possible.” STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country '+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text+' "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title+" "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text+" Susan Gray visits an exhibition on the sea and soul of the artist WHEN the Royal Academy opened a memorial exhibition for Laurence Stephen Lowry in September 1976 six months after the artist’s death from pneumonia the show broke attendance records with 150,000 visitors Yet the sepia-tinted image of the impoverished Sunday painter of “matchstick men and matchstick cats and dogs” Separating the reality of Lowry’s life and career from the myth can be challenging “Lowry and the Sea” rises to this challenge by anchoring exhibits on one subject and highlighting the artist’s connection to Berwick-upon-Tweed where he first stayed in the mid-1930s and which he continued to visit throughout his life Lowry initially came to the Northumbrian coast on doctor’s orders and painting for group exhibitions put him at risk of a breakdown opens Lowry and the Sea with familiar urban figures transported to a beach the groups of figures are muted in their activity and dressed in subdued tones except for strategic splashes of red for a woman or child’s top and girl’s dress to draw the eye around the composition a couple in matching blue jackets and white trousers lie on their backs in the sand limbs outstretched as if making sand angels in a haze of blue grey circular brushstrokes with animals such as donkeys resembling Egyptian hieroglyphs The Seaside are not evident in the artist’s early work Studying with the French Impressionist in the early 1900s Lowry was exposed to Valette’s admiration for Whistler and Monet besides seeing Renoir and Degas during his school years in Manchester Both seascapes present a realist depiction of the sea meeting the horizon the dark sails in Yachts and angular craft coming to land in Stormy Seashore offering conventional perspectival cues nature and landscape dominate the scene through proportion and intensity of colour They represented his feelings about his own mortality reflected his grief when his mother died in 1939 A month after I got home I started to paint the sea they are just an expression of my own loneliness.” Lowry’s paintings of churches and Whitsun parades showed his interest in Christianity and his seascapes are spiritual meditations Waiting for the Tide (1965) places a grey ship at the centre of the horizon between dark grey sea and slightly lighter sky Painted in oil on board and highly varnished Rocks or pillars rising from the sea form a repeated theme in Lowry’s later seascapes echoing his belief that “every human creature is an island.” In the undated Untitled (Sinking Ship) black felt tip adds permanence and solidity to a vertically upturned ship surrounded by a flimsy flotilla of rescue craft the artist painted four seascapes that he termed self-portraits Self Portrait as a Pillar in the Sea contrasts a solid dark image of masculinity with the traditionally feminine sea The artist described his autobiographical totems as “A tall straight pillar standing up in the middle of the sea waiting for the sea of life to finish it off.” Hovering between redemptive Noah’s ark and all engulfing Armageddon Lowry’s seascapes offer a porthole into a lesser-known side of his work “Lowry and the Sea” is at The Maltings, Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, until 13 October. Phone 01289 330 999. www.maltingsberwick.co.uk Save money on books reviewed or featured in the Church Times > Click on the “Church Times Bookshop” link at the end of the review The reader discount is valid for two months after the review publication date run jointly by Sarum College and The Church Times tickets available This online seminar, run jointly by Modern Church and The Church Times discusses the theology underpinning the drive for growth tickets available We are a partnership of six diverse and welcoming congregations in the northern districts of Milton Keynes offering a rich tapestry of worshipping traditions – Anglican USPG is looking to appoint 3 Trustees (lay or ordained) committed to global mission within the Anglican Communion The Diocese of Gloucester is looking for a practical team member to join the Department of Mission and Ministry who brings a creative and flexible approach as we seek to develop and implement innovative approaches to collaborative ministry across the Diocese The Bishop of Lincoln seeks an ordained colleague to lead in vocational discernment within the Diocese The Diocese of London is delighted to welcome applications for the position of Area Director of Ministry (Willesden) and Diocesan Clergy Wellbeing Adviser Read reports from issues stretching back to 1863 search for your parish or see if any of the clergy you know get a mention Explore the archive Non-subscribers can read four articles for free each month One of the new songs is called ‘Rockin’ In The Urn’ Reiner has spilled the beans about what Mssrs St Hubbins Tufnel and Smalls have been up to since we last met all the way back in 1984 “Nigel has been running a cheese and guitar shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed,” Reiner explained “He’s also been performing with a local folk band in the village that play penny whistle and mandolin Hubbins has been living in Morro Bay in California and he’s been writing music for podcasts particularly this one true-crime podcast called The Trouble With Murder He also writes the music that you hear when you’re on hold on the phone.” “Derek (Smalls) is living in London and is now the curator of the New Museum of Glue He’s curated glue from every country in the world – the whole history of glue – and he shows me around He’s also been performing with a philharmonic orchestra and he’s written this kind of symphony about the fact that the devil wears a bad hair piece Both Paul McCartney and Elton John have cameos in the movie and Reiner confirmed that both will be featured on the soundtrack which will also feature a whole load of new Spinal Tap songs “It’ll have a couple of cuts by Elton John and one cut by Paul McCartney – songs that they sing in the film He provided some background about one of the new Tap songs: “There’s a scene where Henry Diltz All these people are dead.’ And Henry says it’s going to happen.’“Then Derek has this idea of what it’s going to be like after he dies So he’s got this song called Rockin’ In The Urn which is all about the fact that even after he’s dead he’s still going to be performing.”There’s no firm release date yet for the movie though earlier this year Reiner did talk of it coming out “late spring or early summer 2025” Will SimpsonNews and features writerWill Simpson is a freelance music expert whose work has appeared in Classic Rock He is the author of 'Freedom Through Football: Inside Britain's Most Intrepid Sports Club' and his second book 'An American Cricket Odyssey' is due out in 2025 One man spent an entire year recording a pine tree Hear the results as FOUR album epic is released and if you ask me how I did it I don't know because I think I was in a flow process”: Rihards Zalupe on composing the music for the Oscar-winning animated movie It was unbelievable”: The making of Robert Palmer's Addicted To Love © Northumberland County Council To continue reading this article you must be logged in Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk Invest in The Stage today with a subscription starting at just £7.99 © Copyright The Stage Media Company Limited 2025 Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.