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Join us for the North Pennines Historic Environment Forum held online 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 various parts of the Land of Lead and Silver project.

Talks will include:
• Recent excavations at Gueswick Hills by Rob Pearson (Altogether Archaeology)
• Roman and prehistoric metal mining in the North Pennines – a geoscience perspective by Ian Jackson
• Drawing the Weighman: the comic-book adaptation of Chester Armstrong’s pilgrimage from Nenthead by Nick Dodd
• Nenthead200: celebrating the industrial heritage of Nenthead by Rebecca Cadbury-Simmons

Further talks to be announced.

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.

Please book using the link to Ticketsource

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