our pair of illuminated sheep have continued exploring the sights and sounds of Maryport, visiting the harbour and beach areas where they looked at the new boardwalk being installed and looked at the Lowry Art Trail, as well as visiting the Aquarium.  Pupils from Maryport CE primary school also were inspired by our sheep and wrote poems on the theme of Romans and time travelling sheep!  Some of the poems are included here.   The sheep have now been delivered back to Hexham where they are rejoining the rest of the flock.  We hope you have enjoyed seeing them out and about.  

The sheep have been busy out and about in Maryport, looking at the mosaic outside the old church and inspecting the Shipping Brow gallery.  they also took part in our New Wave Heritage Open Days activity "What lies Beneath" on the evening of 7th September.  

This September we are taking part in the Illuminated Sheep Arts Trail across Hadrian's Wall country.  Two sheep were collected from Hexham last Thursday and travelled across to Maryport in Sue's car, they spent a night at The Settlement and have now started their work placement at Senhouse Roman Museum where they will be meeting visitors and anyone who joins in our Heritage Open Days event this coming Saturday.  See if you can spot them out and about across the length of the wall.                    

It's that time of year again - your chance to explore some of our cultural heritage for free.  With hundreds of properties around the country open during the ten day festival it's a good idea to plan ahead by looking at the online event directory  https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/advanced-search   and see what's on in your area.    Three we have links with are shown below. Sunday 8th September finds Warwick Bridge Corn Mill open for guided tours and the chance to see the miller in action:  https://warwickbridgecornmill.co.uk Thursday 12th September finds Gayle Mill open  with our volunteers ready to show you around the three floors of this fascinating water mill and see some of the historic woodworking machinery in operation:  https://gaylemill.org for something a bit different, why  not head over to Maryport in Cumbria and discover What Lies Beneath with our New Wave event on the evening of Saturday 7th September.  A digital treasure hunt with the added bonus of Roman inspired food at Senhouse Museum.    You will need to have installed the Your Tour app before the event to get the full experience.  YourTour - Explore like never before. (goyourtour.com)