Presentation to Flodden Stakeholders ‘Commemorative Projects’ 14 th September 2011

1. Presentation to Flodden Stakeholders‘Commemorative Projects’14th September 2011 www.flodden1513.com Kendra Turnbull kendraturnbull@gmail.com

2. Aims of today’s presentation- www.flodden1513.com • Inform • Inspire • Illustrate

3. Already established www.flodden1513.com • Barmoor Castle Country Park • Commemorative gates • Officially opened on the 22nd May 2010

4. Already established www.flodden1513.com • John Ferguson • ‘The Flodden Booklets’ and ‘The Barmoor Chronicles’

5. Already established www.flodden1513.com • Flodden stained glass window in Coldstream Parish Church • March 2009 • Flodden memorial in Abbey road, Coldstream • September2006 Funded by the Flodden 1513 Club, Scottish Borders Community Grant Scheme, Coldstream Parish Church, Hawick 1514 Club, Coldstream & District Local History Society and private donation Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Leader+, Flodden 1513 club, Selkirk ex Standard Bearers Association and materials supplied in kind by White Rose Tiling Ltd (Robert G. Hanlon).

6. Flodden 1513 Club www.flodden1513.com • ‘The Borderers return from Flodden’ • A horse relay between the Border towns • Evening events in Hawick, Lauder and Coldstream

7. Flodden Day www.flodden1513.com • Coldstream Civic week • First week in August • Flodden ride out • 500?! Horses for 2013 • New longer pre-set route • Oration from Michael Moore MP (Secretary of State for Scotland)

8. Remembering Flodden www.flodden1513.com • Genealogy/ Flodden muster • Battlefield guide • Flodden timeline • Flodden Atlas

9. Remembering Flodden www.flodden1513.com • DVD- ‘The Battle of Flodden: Then and Now’ • iPhone App www.rememberingflodden.net

10. Museums www.flodden1513.com • Scottish Borders Council • In-house temporary 2013 Flodden exhibitions at • Halliwell’s House, Selkirk • Coldstream Museum • Berwick Archives & Hawick Heritage Hub • Ancestral Heritage tourism

11. Museums www.flodden1513.com • Potential for the next stage? • Royal Armouries Museum • Leeds • Fort Nelson • Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick • National Army Museum, London • Hampton Royal Palace, London

12. Museums www.flodden1513.com • Mauchline Ware • Made of wood grown on Flodden Field • Coldstream Museum- May- July 2013 • ‘Fit for a Queen: Flodden Field Woodwork’

13. Queen Victoria’s ‘Marmion’ www.flodden1513.com • Presented to Queen Victoria in 1867 at Floors Castle • Made by A. & R. Robb of Coldstream

14. Music www.flodden1513.com • The Scottish Chamber Orchestra have commissioned an original piece of Flodden inspired music • It is to be composed by Sally Beamish • Judy Steel is condensing ‘Marmion’ to be narrated alongside • The Churches together group are applying to bring the BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ to the area • Aiming to feature multiple churches and the Flodden Cavalcade • 16th Century Renaissance chamber music at Paxton House’s annual music festival?

15. Culture www.flodden1513.com • National Portrait Gallery of Scotland • Interwoven music and storytelling by Poppy Holden & Suzie Doncaster • A play written by Judy Steel- ‘A Reel of Three’ • The 2013 Glendale Festival will feature a play written by Ann Dawson titled ‘The Followers’ • Appeal for male actors

16. Archers www.flodden1513.com • Rochdale Company of Archers • Raise money for the Flodden window in St Leonards Church, Middleton • ‘Clout Shoot’ on 11th September 2011 • 55 Archers took part raising approx £300 • Archery UK - the membership magazine for members of the Grand National Archery Society • The march from Middleton

17. Cycling www.flodden1513.com • Berwick and Borders Cyclists Touring Club • Exploring Flodden guided cycle ride- 17th September 2011 • Remembering Flodden • Flodden Cycle Route Maps and information

18. Infrastructure www.flodden1513.com • Possibility of lengthening the existing Battlefield Trail to Flodden ridge • Designing a new walk from Barmoor to the Battlefield, ‘In the footsteps of Surrey’ • Incorporating a new bridge over the River Till at Etal? • Installing a disabled access route to the Flodden monument • Maintenance of the battlefield car park

19. Visiting groups www.flodden1513.com • Clan Hay • A black tie commemorative dinner at Duns Castle • Elliot Clan Society • 2013 Clan gathering, Redheugh, Roxburgshire • Clan Stewart • Battlefields Trust AGM • North East of England History Institute (NEEHI) conference

20. Academic conference www.flodden1513.com • Organised by the NEEHI • Weekend residential conference at Northumbria University (5th-7th July 2013) • Day trip north to the battlefield with lectures in Lady Waterford Hall (Sat 6th) • Approx 10 lectures over the weekend • Confirmed speakers include David Starkey and Jenny Wormald

21. Flodden 500 Archaeology www.flodden1513.com • Excavations to establish • where the two armies met • the true extent and location of the remains of the battle and its associated structures • more about the composition of the armies and the individuals involved • Field walking, metal detecting and artefact identification • Creation of TillVAS • Follow the progress and diggers blog www.iflodden.info

22. Education www.flodden1513.com • Essay competition run by the Flodden 1513 Club • Involving primary school children on both sides of the border • Ian Lowthian’s ‘A wee keek at Flodden’ • A Flodden ‘Box of Delights’ • An informative ‘box’ of Flodden objects and resources created by Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums

23. Crookham United Reformed Church www.flodden1513.com ‘Centre for Peace and Reconciliation’ • Lectures, seminars, music and arts events • Time line from 1513 noting significant points in world history of both peace and conflict, together with space for future markers in history OPEN MEETING Friday 7th October 6-7pm

24. Churches together www.flodden1513.com • Flower festival • Memorial in Branxton Church • Musical events • Karl Jenkins Mass ‘The Armed Man’ in St Cuthbert’s Church, Norham • Pilgrimage

25. Selkirk Flodden 500 www.flodden1513.com • Peace Garden • Flodden storyboards • A Feast for King James • A medieval feast with actors playing the roles of James IV, Queen Margaret Tudor and Lady Heron • Music, jesters, speeches and a call to war….

26. Business ventures www.flodden1513.com • Pocket Tours • iPhone App • Audio by Dr Richard Lomas

27. Business ventures www.flodden1513.com • Heatherslaw Bakery • Flodden oatcakes • Julia Nolan from Heatherslaw Mill • A medieval cookbook

28. Literature/Promotion www.flodden1513.com • George Goodwin • Author of ‘Fatal Colours’ • Worked alongside The Battlefields Trust • ‘Fatal Rivalry: Flodden 1513- Power, Personality and the Decisive Battle for Renaissance Britain’  • Promotion of Fatal Rivalry in conjunction with promotion of the Battle/ Flodden 500 project

29. Literature/Promotion www.flodden1513.com • Cover feature for the June 2013 issue of The Battlefields Trust magazine (with Clive Hallam-Baker, Remembering Flodden) • Negotiating a cover feature for BBC History magazine • Associated talks/lectures (incld. NEEHI conference) • Radio/TV appearances

30. Amateur radio www.flodden1513.com • Amateur radio transmission from Barmoor Castle • Northumbria Amateur Radio Club & Border Amateur Radio Society • Call sign GB2BCL • Transmitting on HF and VHF frequencies • Last year they reached 400 people world wide (incld. Japan/USA/Africa) • Hoping to get the call sign GB500BCL for 2013 Sunday 18th September 2011, 10am till 5pm EVERYONE WELCOME

31. In the pipeline … www.flodden1513.com • “Rat Race”- adventure sport race • Re-enactment • A ‘Challenge Badge’ for scouts/cubs/explorers/beavers • A trail over the Lammermuirs • A Royal visit

32. Solemn commemorations www.flodden1513.com • Annual- • Coldstream civic week’s Flodden day commemorations • The 1513 club’s commemoration of the Scottish dead • 2013- • A Requiem Mass and commemoration • 10th September 2013 • Pilgrimage commemoration • July

33. www.flodden1513.com Any more? kendraturnbull@gmail.com

34. Calendar 2011 www.flodden1513.com

35. Calendar 2012 www.flodden1513.com

36. Calendar 2013 (1) www.flodden1513.com

37. Calendar 2013 (2) www.flodden1513.com

38. Calendar 2013 (3) www.flodden1513.com

39. Calendar 2013 (4) www.flodden1513.com

40. Still to confirm- www.flodden1513.com

41. www.flodden1513.com Plenty of room for more…. Thank you