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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Platinum Jubilee
Green Croft Arts are helping to deliver the arts and cultural activities during the Platinum Jubilee Weekend for Gilsland Village and surrounding area. We have a packed weekend of music, dancing and family entertainment.
We are working with other other businesses and volunteers to make it happen and we are grateful for Thirlwall Parish Council, Upper Denton Parish Council, Haltwhistle Town Council, Northumberland Jubilee Fund and Arts Council Let's Create Jubilee Fund who have financially supported the activity.
We were featured on the BBC News at Six on
Thursday 2nd June 2022 as we prepared for Beacon Lighting event on Hadrian's Wall
Programme of Events
