Join us for a Fellfoot Forward lunchtime local history talk – The boot thief and the belligerent curate – researching the history of Cumrew – on Thursday 27 January at 1.00pm via ZOOM (running time approx. 1 hour).

How do you discover more about a place and its people? Bruce Bennison will take us on a quick journey through time, introducing the history of Cumrew and highlighting some of the methods that anyone can use to build up a picture of life in a small Fellside village over 5,000 years.

The aim is to show what can be done using resources which are freely available online, and how they can be combined with deeper research, using the excellent facilities of local libraries and archive centres. The results can be fascinating and addictive!

Bruce Bennison is a retired local government officer living in Newbiggin, just north of Croglin, in the heart of the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme area. Bruce has lived in the area for over 20 years. Now in retirement, he is a valued volunteer as part of the scheme.

Led by the North Pennines AONB Partnership, the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme is a major project to conserve, enhance and celebrate the natural and cultural heritage of a special part of the North West of England. We have developed Fellfoot Forward with local communities and organisations, and in 2020 the scheme was awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

This is an online talk using the ZOOM platform, you will receive your link and information for logging on 24 hours before the event, therefore booking is essential. Ticket sales open 24 December.