Northumberland Cottages set to open
Opening this winter, Northumberland Cottages is a new development of luxury accommodation with fabulous panoramic views of the Cheviot Hills at Breamish House in Powburn.
Powburn
Hedgeley Honey – Local Honey
Hedgeley Honey added to directory
Our very own bee farmer, Ian Robson of Powburn runs a successful local honey production business. Recently, Ian attended the Apple Day at the Breamish Hall, with lots of types of honey to see and purchase.
Late Spring Sunset 2021
Spring Sunset
Are you still looking up over a year on from the first England lockdown? I hope so. And, if you are, then you’ll most likely have seen the recent wonderful late-Spring sunsets. There have been some vibrant pinks and oranges on display: quite breath-taking at times.
Valley Snow
Breamish Valley snow
Having seen the snow on them ‘ills a few days ago, followed by the frozen Branton lakes, it was fairly inevitable that the snow would reach the valley floor. And, sure enough, we all awoke yesterday to a carpet of snow all across north Northumberland.
New Image of Old Powburn Shop
Image of old Powburn shop added
Thanks once more to May Wilson sharing her personal collection of vintage photographs of Powburn and the Breamish Valley, we have been able to add another image of the Old Powburn Shop to the Breamish Valley Photographic Collection (BVPC).
Poste House Image Added
1950s-60s Poste House Image
Thanks to May Wilson for letting us have a copy of an old (possibly 1950s-1960s) photograph of some properties in Powburn from her personal collection.
Summer Sunset
Summer sunset in Powburn
Well, after all the seeming drabness of lockdown, even the skies are beginning to reward us with their colours.
Wholesale Rabbit and Game Dealer
Yes…it’s true!
In the article entitled ‘The Old Powburn Shop’, I noted the following:
“In the ‘Powburn Golden Jubilee Cookbook’, there is an unattributed claim that Andrew Thompson’s grocer shop was “specialising in wholesale rabbit and game”.
Well, we now have evidence that this was the case. May Wilson, who compiled the cookbook, has recently bought a set of three postcards. One of these is a business postcard for the Powburn Shop:
Powburn Play Area CLOSED
We have today (24 March 2020) received the following notice from the Chair of Hedgeley Parish Council.
Powburn Play Area closed until further notice
By order of HM Government
as part of the UK coronavirus response
Home Guard
Powburn & Glanton Home Guard
Thanks to Jean Givens of Brandon, a new photo has been added to the Breamish Valley Photographic Collection – a photograph of 30 soldiers in the local Home Guard during World War II.
