Northumberland National Park Authority partners with creative programme Art Diamonds
The winning entry of a competition The Arts Diamond group took part in which encouraged them to create their own poems and illustrations to capture their feelings evoked by the Lost Words. Northumberland National Park Authority has partnered with the Art Diamonds project to help people of retirement age get creative and connect with nature. Art Diamonds is a programme of creative activities and events for people of retirement age led by Gateshead Council’s Libraries, Arts and Heritage Service. The project has almost 200 members who take part in arts activities to help improve their wellbeing.
Dark skies above the Battlesteads Observatory in Wark A NEW virtual festival has been organised to celebrate Northumberland as one of the best places in the country to stargaze. Northumberland International Dark Sky Park will host its first Dark Skies Festival next month, in recognition of the fact the area is ideal to take in the majesty of the Milky Way on a clear night. The county offically has the most pristine dark skies in England. In 2013, the national park and most of Kielder Water and Forest Park became England s first International Dark Sky Park (Gold Tier), as awarded by the International Dark Sky Association.