North Country peopleYou are in: Look North > North Country  Paul Paxton takes his camera on Great Short Journeys around the North East and Cumbria.  The battle between the Scots and English at Otterburn has been given a new twist.  The only brass band left in Teesdale needs a bit of support.  Three friends start a new art gallery at Lanercost Priory.  Archaeologist Geoff Carter has a surprising new theory about Hadrian's Wall. Tony Johnson shows off his fully working collection of steam driven ship models.  Berwick gardeners beat the allotment waiting lists with bumper crops.  Paul Paxton meets contributors to a film about life in and around the College valley.  Paul Paxton on building a fishing Coble in South Shields and knitting of its giant coat.  Some of Newcastle's famous sons feature in the library's revamped ehibition area.  Paul Paxton met a couple from Newcastle who breed guinea pigs for showing at local events.  Imi Maufe, from Highgreen arts centre takes her final art show on the back of her bike.  The painstaking restoration of Lord Armstrong’s wrought iron bridge at Cragside near Rothbury.  Ruth Thompson, an artist from Stocksfield, creates willow art in her garden.  There's nothing like a good traditional British pork pie, just ask the people of Ripon.  BBC Gardener of the Year shows off his woodland garden and offers viewers a few useful tips.  Jean Queen from Brampton, in Cumbria, struggled to find work after being made redundant.  An award winning, County Durham, fudge maker showed Paul Paxton how it is done.  An exhibition touring the North East of everyday objects, knitted by local ladies.  Volunteers have constructed a nature reserve on the site of an old airfield near Carlisle.  Bob is a man of many interests, fascinated by engines, he restores them and even builds them.  Paul Paxton investigated a secretive group of Carlisle men fabricating tools for Africa.  Cecilia Hewett demonstrates hand weaving of wool destined for The Wool Clip cooperative.  Thomas Craggs is a wood sculptor, but instead of a hammer and chisel, he uses a chainsaw. You are in: Look North > North Country |
