St Cuthbert's Final Journey

Following 9th century monks as they flee from invading vikings with the body of St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels – and undertake a momentous journey that helps shape England

A Travelling Exhibition – taking St Cuthbert around the North East

A month and a half into 2014 and the journey that Paul Alexander Knox and I made almost a year ago lives on, not only in our hearts but also … Continue reading

February 16, 2014 · 7 Comments

Judy Hurst – In Touch with the Earth

For my final blog of 2013, a year in which I’ve discovered so much and rediscovered something inside myself, I’d like to introduce you to a beautiful artist. Judy Hurst, … Continue reading

December 30, 2013 · 4 Comments

Reaching Out to Inner Farne…

Warm and hazy. Just a hint of that sea breeze. Gift shops with highly coloured buckets and spades. Fishing nets and footballs. Postcards and sticks of rock. Seahouses is your … Continue reading

August 25, 2013 · 5 Comments

Inspired by the Gospels…Calfskin, Migrating Birds, School Kids and the Return of Cuthbert

I haven’t been to see the Lindisfarne Gospels Exhibition yet, but I’m looking forward to it and I’ve been told it’s fantastic. What I have seen though, is inspiration all … Continue reading

July 14, 2013 · 7 Comments

A Magnificent Response!

Well, our exhibition, Retraced: St Cuthbert’s Final Journey, has been open since the 27th June and we really have had a magnificent response so far…with over 1,400 visitors to date … Continue reading

July 13, 2013 · 8 Comments

Retraced: St Cuthbert’s Final Journey – The Exhibition

Well, the Festival of the North East has been stoking the fires of creativity in the region with lots of wonderful events. And now the headline act is almost upon … Continue reading

June 23, 2013 · 5 Comments

Durham…and that something that stays within

We’re driving up the A1 in silence. Gone are the winding country lanes and death defying pheasants. It’s plain sailing now; full steam ahead to Durham. I glance across at … Continue reading

June 22, 2013 · 4 Comments

Kirkleatham

Thanks so much for the lovely Juliet Lunn, who researched and visited Kirkleatham before Paul and I’s journey. Here’s what she wrote. As a teacher of creative writing I must … Continue reading

June 17, 2013 · Leave a comment

112 Years in Just Ten Frustrated Minutes…and Here Comes Wilfrid so Don’t Forget to Boo!!

The Parish Church of St Cuthbert and St Mary is closed when we get to Chester-le-Street, a great shame considering his body rested here for 112 years. We try the … Continue reading

June 14, 2013 · 5 Comments

Forest Fire…the Symbolism of Trees

It’s getting dark quickly. I’m leaning on a viewing platform on the edge of a forest, looking down a valley, then up again at Bilsdale, about the same height as … Continue reading

June 9, 2013 · Leave a comment