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Hands in the soil, the sun on their backs, surrounded by giggling friends and investing themselves into something that will grow into their future: that’s engaged learning. And that’s what Prospect Primary 2s experienced when they worked with the Be...

It used to be that most people in Bermuda had a vegetable garden out back that they used to sustain the household. Nowadays, many barely have space for a potted plant, let alone an entire garden. The Bermuda National Trust is looking to fix this, at...

Of all the forms that Bermuda’s local and international cultural heritage comes in, the one that most excites some people, particularly in its discovery, is that which derives from the sea by way of artifacts from shipwrecks. The wrecked ships are th...

What happens when you merge some of the Island’s oldest artefacts from the 16th and 17th centuries with some of the newest technology on the planet? You get an exhibit that’s sure to engage people of all ages — so believes curator Elena Strong. The...

After 45 years of dedicated service to the Island’s bookworm community, librarian Joan Vidale has retired from the Bermuda National Library. The Royal Gazette met Ms Vidale on her last day as Outreach Assistant at the Bermuda National Library to refl...

“If you like nature and going outside and having fun, this is the camp for you,” stated Shelby Madeiros. The nine-year-old is participating in one of the Bermuda National Trust’s week-long camps and is back again for the fourth year in a row. Explain...

At the eastern end of leafy Reid Street, children and young adults have been enjoying a range of literary pursuits recently, and Youth Services Librarian Marla Smith shared some of the details. The library collaborated once again with Greenrock and B...

It might not be the smoothest ride, but the National Trust was excited to be given an iconic bicycle this week. A spokeswoman for the charity announced that John Leseur, of Oleander Cycles, had been kind enough to donate a Penny Farthing, a bicycle d...

Blustery weather failed to dampen the spirits of participants in the 2012 Palm Sunday walk. The annual event, organised by the Bermuda National Trust, draws walkers in their hundreds. This year’s walk featured Smith’s, with entrants setting out from ...

Some of the rarest stamps in the world, from The Queen’s own collection, will be part of a special stamp exhibition at Masterworks next month. The stamps are Perot stamps, named after William Bennett Perot, who served as Bermuda’s first postmaster ge...

Retiring Chief Justice Richard Ground has made what many might consider an unexpected contribution to Bermuda before his return to England. He has donated a collection of his photographs to the Bermuda National Trust the images now grace the pages of...

I took my daughter on The Bermuda National Trust nature walk around Spittal Pond this week. It was a great experience for children if they liked nature as it turned out, mine didn’t. Every year around this time, hundreds of children and parents desce...