| Scots Gap and Cambo |
1892-06-25 |
A meeting was held at Wesley?s Tree at Cambo. |
| Scots Gap and Cambo |
1913-09-04 |
Scots Gap Farmers? Auction Mart Co. Ltd. held their second lamb sale on Friday when fully 8,000 lambs were presented. |
| Simonburn |
1875-02-11 |
An amateur concert was given at the new Wark Town Hall by several members of Simonburn Church choir assisted by a few others from Chollerton and Humshaugh choir. |
| Simonburn |
1881-08-25 |
A bazaar was held in Simonburn to raise money towards the cost of building a stone bridge in the village suitable for carriages and foot passengers. |
| Simonburn |
1883-09-05 |
The annual treat for local school children in Simonburn was kindly given at the rectory by Canon and Mrs. Rogers. |
| Simonburn |
1884-02-27 |
Following the creation of a public library at Simonburn, it was agreed that a Sunday School should be set up too, with the assistance of Mrs. Allgood of Nunwick and Miss Taylor of Humshaugh. |
| Simonburn |
1884-11-20 |
A post office, for the reception of letters and parcels and the sale of stamps, was opened in Simonburn. |
| Simonburn |
1885-10-03 |
The Lych Gate ? is now making rapid progress and ? will be completed in about two months. |
| Simonburn |
1889-09-05 |
The headmistress of Simonburn Voluntary Church National School was presented with a marble drawing room clock for her help in establishing a reading room in the village. |
| Simonburn |
1896-03-19 |
Presentation to Miss Dinning of Simonburn School for her contributions to education in the parish over 18 years. |
| Simonburn |
1897-04-11 |
A goose at Stoopridge, Simonburn, was said to have laid 100 eggs that season. |
| Simonburn |
1899-10-21 |
Presentation to Rev. Canon Rogers, Rector of Simonburn, after 26 years? service. Mr. Francis Boyd, churchwarden, headed the presentation committee. |
| Simonburn |
1903-10-31 |
A shooting party of eight guns led by the Rev. Allgood at Nunwick accounted for 2,004 rabbits, two snipe and a woodcock in a single afternoon. |
| Simonburn |
1904-10-22 |
An extension to the churchyard at Simonburn was consecrated on 14th October 1904. |
| Simonburn |
1911-08-12 |
Death of Thomas W. Ballantine, husband of Isabella, at Green Carts, Humshaugh, on 4th August 1911. |
| Simonburn |
1914-09-12 |
Presentation to Miss Dinning, mistress of the National School at Simonburn for her services to the Simonburn Reading Room, referring to the Hexham Courant 12/09/1889. |
| Simonburn |
1944-07-29 |
Retirement on Tuesday 25th July of Miss Annie Atkinson after 16 years? service as headmistress of Simonburn C. E. School (1928-1944) who was formerly headmistress of Hepple School. |
| Simonburn |
1956-01-20 |
Simonburn telephone exchange was to be transferred to the automatic exchange at Humshaugh. |
| Simonburn |
1960-10-07 |
An article ?When beer was made at Simonburn? was published. |
| Simonburn |
1964-05-22 |
Simonburn School was to close at the end of the summer term with the pupils being transferred to Wark School. |
