14 June 2010
The Haltwhistle Swimming and Leisure Centre is one of the focal points of the local community offering a main pool which is 25 m x 10 m, a learner pool which is 10 m x 8 m and a paddling pool which is 3 m x 3 m. The leisure centre also has a sports [...]
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13 June 2010
The Haltwhistle Walking Festival 2010 will be taking place between 9 October and 17 October and is certain to attract the attention of many people from around the UK. Walking around Haltwhistle and around Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most breathtaking walking trails you can imagine in the UK and the number of people [...]
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13 June 2010
One interesting website to look at in relation to Haltwhistle is the Haltwhistle Centre of Britain website which offers the latest news, views and opinions from around the area as well as local events and history about Haltwhistle. There are also some very interesting Haltwhistle photographs covering many years and giving a feel for how [...]
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13 June 2010
The Haltwhistle First School website is proving very popular amongst children and parents offering a chance to see exactly what the school has to offer, future events and a means of communication between the school and parents. This is a school which has been very prominent in the Haltwhistle community for many years and is [...]
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11 June 2010
As more and more people look to take in tourist attractions in the UK there has been specific demand for experiences such as the Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. The Hadrians Wall runs from Newcastle to Carlisle although many of the more prominent attractions and exquisite views are available in and around the Haltwhistle area. [...]
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11 June 2010
The number of Hadrian’s Wall buses has increased dramatically over the last few years as the number of tourists continues to grow. Many of the specific tourist buses take in sites such as Haltwhistle and the surrounding areas, giving many people the chance to enjoy the beauty of the region. There are also a number [...]
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11 June 2010
There are a whole host of new websites containing Haltwhistle Photographs from the past and the present. The history of Haltwhistle is there for all to see and contains not only some of the older pictures from the mines and surrounding businesses but some of the most beautiful countryside you could ever hope to see [...]
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11 June 2010
The Haltwhistle Film Project is based in the Haltwhistle main street and brings together filmmakers, artists and organisations in the film industry from the Northeast and the Northwest of England. The project offers training in film services and animation and is proving to be something of a godsend for many people looking to prosper in [...]
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03 June 2010
Haltwhistle has a very comprehensive bus service run by the Arriva company taking in the full length and breadth of the A69 road. Haltwhistle buses run between Carlisle and Newcastle taking in such places as Brampton, Hexham and Corbridge to name but a few. The main Newcastle to Carlisle route is covered by the 685 [...]
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06 April 2010
The 2010 archaeological excavation season at the world famous Hadrian’s Wall site of Vindolanda will start (weather permitting) on Easter Sunday. Applications from volunteers for the 2010 season have been at an unprecedented level. Over 90% of the 550 places available places were booked within just 2 weeks after the applications opened on 1st November 2009 [...]
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