Join us online for the North Pennines Historic Environment Forum on Saturday 6 December, 10am to 4pm, for a day of talks about the heritage of the North Pennines.
Talks will feature guest speakers and National Landscape staff and cover a range of work celebrating the history and culture of this unique landscape. The day will also feature a showcase of short films exploring the history of the North Pennines and the Land of Lead and Silver project.
Programme:
10:00 Arrival and housekeeping
10:10 Welcome – Steve Trotter, Chair of the North Pennines National Landscape Partnership) and
10:15 Ian Forbes remembered – Chris Woodley-Stewart, Director, North Pennines National Landscape and Greg Finch (Dukesfield Documents and Altogether Archaeology)
10:30 Recent excavations at Gueswick Hills – Rob Pearson, Altogether Archaeology
11:00 Roman and prehistoric metal mining in the North Pennines – a geoscience perspective – Ian Jackson
11:30 Tea break
11:40 Land of Lead and Silver – end of year 2 updates – Andie Harris, North Pennines National Landscape
12:10 Questions for session 1
12:20 Lunch – showcase of videos from the year playing during lunch break
13:00 Community archaeology in the Land of Lead and Silver – Colin Elder
13:30 Nenthead200: celebrating the industrial heritage of Nenthead – Rebecca Cadbury-Simmons, North Pennines National Landscape
14:00 Drawing The Weighman: the comic-book adaptation of Chester Armstrong’s Pilgrimage from Nenthead – Nick Dodds
14:30 Questions for session 2
14:40 Tea break
14:50 Lead and Silver: a community play inspired by the Allenheads miner’s strike – Jo Rendall, North Pens Playwrites
15:10 2025 consolidation works – Gary, Heritage Consolidation Ltd
15:40 Questions for session 3
15:50 Thank you and closing remarks
16:00 Finish
Optional donation – suggested amount £5. Your donation enables the North Pennines National Landscape team to protect and restore this special place and help people connect with nature.
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