Falkirk District’s Roman festival

The Big Roman Week kicks off on Saturday with the largest programme to date.

Walks, talks, family events and film shows have been organised to help people find out more about the Roman Antonine Wall, which ran from Bo’ness right across Falkirk district to Old Kilpatrick near Glasgow.

Brochures for the nine-day festival are now available from local libraries. You can also check listings at bigromanweek.org.uk

Highlights include:

-Big Roman Day at Kinneil House, Bo’ness, on September 17 – a family fun day featuring the Antonine Guard re-enactment group;

-Events for children at Meadowbank, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Larbert and Bo’ness Libraries;

-A free conference on the Antonine Wall in the Bo’ness Hippodrome cinema;

-Roman cooking displays with John Crouch, who appeared on Robson Green’s Tales from Northumberland;

-Talks from a guest speaker from Odenwald, Falkirk district’s twin area in Germany;

-Walks along the Antonine Wall - at Bo’ness, Polmont, and at Castlecary, near Allandale;

-A community archaeology session in Camelon, Falkirk; and

-An Italian Night, showcasing great food and the technology used to digitally scan the Antonine Wall.