Historian to talk about the bondagers at Berwick Town Hall
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The way agricultural workers were hired in Berwick and district in the past was completely different to the way this was done in the rest of Scotland or England.
Hinds, or ploughmen, employed women, called bondagers, to assist them with farm work.
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Hide AdDinah is a respected expert on the history of the bondagers and hinds, having written both a book and film summarising her extensive local research in Scottish Borders and Northumberland.
She has also been sharing her expertise by helping the Union Chain Bridge project team develop some educational material for schools on the topic.
The talk will be held at Berwick Town Hall on Thursday, October 20 from 7pm. For further information and to book free tickets, go to www.wegottickets.com/UnionChainBridge
It is part of a series of talks inspired by the heritage and setting of the Union Chain Bridge.