Wednesday 3 April 2013

Hexham Book Festival


Hexham Book Festival 2013

Saturday 27th April, 10:30am Queen’s Hall
Salve! Want to know what made the centurions of Vindolanda tick? In this
taster session for teaching Latin to children aged 7 and over, Barbara Bell
uses a mixture of myths, history and language to bring Latin and
Roman Britain alive.
Tickets are available from the Box Office 01434 652477 or online at the
Queen's Hall website or at the Hexham Book Festival site
Queen’s Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3LS
£7 adults/£5 children under 14
At a separate event on the same day, Barbara will be running an informal
tour of Vindolanda and the Chesterholm Museum, helped by Catherine
Jarvis, a qualified guide and Minimus Latin teacher. The tour will commence
at 3pm meeting just inside the West Gate of Vindolanda in the courtyard.
Please look at www.vindolanda.com for more information on admission prices
(normal prices will apply), access and layout of the site.