A Visit to the Corbridge Hub

A group of residents and volunteers were invited to visit the new Corbridge Heritage Centre which is situated at the former Methodist Church building – now the Corbridge Community Hub – to view a display about the history of the village.

We listened to a very interesting talk by David Waugh, who is an author on the history of the village and a very knowledgeable guide. Our residents were fascinated with the photos and artifacts and shared stories with us about their lives in the area. John B spotted his son in a Corbridge school photo from the 1970s and had a long chat with David about his life in the village. Keith S particularly enjoyed reading the exhibits about Corbridge villagers who fought in France in World War 1.

After looking round the display we were invited in to the regular “Tea and Chat” run by St. Andrew’s Church at the Corbridge Community Hub, which is held in another section of the old Methodist Church. We were made very welcome by Rev. Linda Hunter and her team of volunteers and Keith said the scones with jam and cream were the best he’s ever tasted! Thank you to everyone at the Heritage Centre and the Hub who looked after us so well plus our volunteers Jean and Avril – we will definitely be attending more of the get togethers. It’s wonderful that we can provide opportunities for our residents to explore and experience new things and also give them the chance to reminisce and share their own stories.