The Golden Age of Northumbria project

Golden age of history
24 March 2008
Northumberland Gazette


ORGANISERS of The Golden Age of Northumbria project have chosen today - St Cuthbert's Day - to launch an ambitious year-long festival celebrating Northumberland's Anglo-Saxon and early Christian heritage. The initiative has been made possible thanks to a £49,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Project facilitator Derek Sharman said: "This project is helping to stimulate pride in our unique cultural and historical heritage. Thanks to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund we have been able to actively involve more than 20 local community groups in creating and staging displays, exhibitions and performances that celebrate and interpret the themes of Northumbria's golden age."

The Golden Age of Northumbria Festival features a range of activities for all ages and interests, including living history events, themed guided walks, open days at archaeological sites, displays, exhibitions and demonstrations of traditional crafts. The project is also working with schools and young people to stimulate awareness of this formative period in the region's history.