COLLISION & CONFLICT
PROJECT OUTLINE
Collision & Conflict will be a geolocated sound walk through the Northumberland Cumbria landscape. The walk will travel along Hadrian’s Wall National Trail taking Thirlwall Castle, Green Croft On The Wall, the pronounced ditch at Gilsland, preserved milecastle at Poltross Burn, 914m stretch of wall at Willowford and to roman bridge remains beside the River Irthing leading to Birdoswald Roman Fort.
Often called the Borderlands or Forgotten Lands, the area is wild, bleak, beautiful, and unforgiving. Conflict over boundaries have dominated the history of the area, leaving scars present on the landscape. Thirlwall Castle is where the barbarians ‘thirled’, or threw down part of the wall, during a raid in Roman times. Romans were replaced with Reivers, with Gilsland at the centre of conflict and raids between Reiver families. Conflict continues in contemporary rural Britain with contested views on what land should be used for; production, consumption, preservation, diversification.
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What is
Hadrian’s Wall 1900?
Hadrian’s Wall 1900 is a year-long Festival throughout 2022 celebrating the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall.
How do I
get involved?
Inclusion in the Festival is open to anyone that wishes to celebrate the creation of the World Heritage Site in whichever way they would like.
Green Croft Arts are on the Festival Steering Group and making a call to our local communities, businesses and organisations to present events and activity as part of the Festival programme.
Who is organising Hadrian’s Wall 1900?
The Festival will be made up of activity presented by local societies, interest groups community organisations, arts organisations, local creatives, local authorities, visitor attractions, venues, and individuals. It is being coordinated by the Hadrian’s Wall Partnership in collaboration with local organisations, communities and individuals. The Hadrian’s Wall Partnership is a voluntary body made up of organisations responsible for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status of Hadrian’s Wall.
Find out more about the partnership HERE
Jane, Lady Gibson, Chair of Hadrian’s Wall Partnership, said: “We are thrilled to be announcing our year-long festival to commemorate Hadrian arriving in northern Britain to oversee the construction of his Wall. 2022 will be a year of anniversaries but no other festival will be celebrating 1900 years of continuous history of a place and its people. The communities living around the Wall have one of the world’s most famous landmarks in their fields, villages, towns and cities and we want everyone to be involved in celebrating not just the history under their feet but the international importance of World Heritage today. From Hadrian’s birthday on 24th January to Saturnalia on 23rd December, 2022 will be the year of Northern Britain.”
Amanda Drago, Director of Green Croft Arts said: “We are really excited to be part of the Hadrian's Wall 1900 festival steering group supporting the development of what will be an amazing year of activity across the whole length of the wall as well as offering great arts and culture with and for our own community living on the wall.