External events

NOTE; On this page we include information about events arranged by outside organisations that we think our members will be interested in. This has usually been provided by the organisers, or taken from their website. While we try to check the content is accurate, we have no responsibility for any later changes or problems with the event. If you are organising an event you would like to be included, please let us know at events@newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk

October 2026

  • 3 October, 1.30, Friends of the World of Bede AGM and lecture. , The New Jarrow Archaeological Excavation: its history, its results and its possible future, speaker Dr Marco Romeo Pitone. For more information and AGM documents, , contact friends@friendsworldbede.org
  • 5-11 October, Berwick Literary Festival, various venues around Berwick, mostly needing advance booking. Follow this link for their website.
  • 6 October, 6.00-7.00, Neolithic Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1, ,Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG, further details tbc
  • 6 Oct, 7.30, Amateur Drama in the Unemployed Clubs of 1930s Britain, Don Watson (North East Labour History Society), Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG. This is the NELHS's  AGM, and papers for that will be sent out in due course.
  • 6 October, 7.30, At 12, Mr Byng was shot, Tim Gittins, Collingwood Society event at Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ. £4 for non-members.  Follow this link for their full 2026 programme.

  • 7 October, 10.30, volunteer morning at St James Graveyard, Benwell Lane, NE15 6RR, helping to clear up and weed this historic graveyard after a recent spate of vandalism. Hot drinks and cake provided, guided tour of the graveyard from 1.00 for those who would like it. Follow this link for more details.

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  • 10 October, 12.00, The Human Zoo: the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition, racism and anti-racist. Presenter Don O'Meara, Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library, NE1 8AX. Free but should reserve a place. Part of Black History Month.
  • 10 October, 2.00, Tracking Time and Memory at the Pyramids, Dr Hana Navratilova, Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham, DH1 3TH, and online. North East Ancient Egypt Society, £8 for non-members, on door or via Paypal, contact neaesoc@googlemail.com for details of how to pay.
  • 10 October, 2.30, The Bayeux Tapestry and Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Art, Gale Owen-Crocker, (Manchester Univ), Room ER140, Elvet Riverside, Durham University, DH1 3 JT. AASDN lecture jointly with Friends of the World of Bede, non-members welcome, no booking needed. First lecture of AASDN's 2026-27 season, details of others soon
  • 13 October 7.30, Bastle Houses, Julia Grint, Hexham Local History Society meeting, 7.30 pm in Large Hall, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham NE4 6 3LS,  Non-members £2 including tea & coffee
  • 17 October, 9.45-4.15, Hadrian's Wall Archaeology Forum, Queen's Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham NE46 3LS. Tickets £17, coffee and tea but no lunch option.
  • 17 October, 11.00, Segedunum Fort: how the present museum has changed over the years, Geoff Woodward, Friends of Segedunum event, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Refreshments available from 10.30. £3 for non-members.
  • 19 October, 6.00-7.00, The Principles of Conservation Management Planning, speaker Bryher Mason, Historic Buildings and Properties event.. Tickets free to HB&P members, £4 for others. A recording will be available afterwards to anyone who has registered but is unable to attend.
  • 20 October, 6.00-7.00, Early Prehistoric Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1, Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG.
  • 25-31 October, Space, a selling exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Linda Kay, at the Old Low Light, Cliffords Fort,  North Shields Fish Quay, NE30 1JE. 23 - to 31 October, 10.00-3.00 (please note, Old Low Light is closed Sunday and Monday). 25% of sales will go to the Old Low Light, a heritage charity.

  • 31 October, 9.30-4.45, Religion, ritual and magic in the Roman military north, Arbeia Society Conference 2026, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES, £20 for non-Arbeia Society members, includes tea and coffee but not lunch

    November 2026

  • 1 November, 2.00, Volunteers for Liberty memorial event commemorating men from NE England who volunteered to fight in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.
  • 3 November, 6.00-7.00, Iron Age Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1, ,Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG. 
  • 7 November, 11.00 The Kentish Group Reconsidered: exploring the architectural and liturgical origins of the earliest Saxon churches, Cooper Clarke (Newcastle Univ) Bede Museum, Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DY. Friends of the World of Bede lecture, free but normal museum admission charges apply.
  • 11 November, 5.00. Ad Gefrin Revisited: New findings and thoughts on a multi-period place of power, Prof Sarah Semple (Durham Univ), Royal Archaeological Institute, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE, or online.
  • 10 Nov, 7.30, Uncovering Ancient Egypt, Bettany Hughes,  talk at Tyne Theatre and Opera House, must book, various prices
  • 12 November, 10.30-12.30. What's New in the Archives, 
  • 12 November, 7.30, The Battle of Camperdown, George Cansino, Collingwood Society event at Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ. £4 for non-members. Follow this link for their full 2026 programme
  • 14 November, 11.00, An Anglo Saxon, a Frank and a Greek, Colm O'Brien, (Newcastle Univ), lecture in memory of the late Laura Sole, former curator of the Bede Museum.  Bede Museum, Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DY. Friends of the World of Bede lecture, free but normal museum admission charges apply.
  • 14 November, 2.30, Emma Watson from Tees Archaeology will be talking about recent discoveries and running a find handling session, Lecture Room 140, Elvet Riverside  New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3JT(followed by refreshments in the Royal County Hotel). AASDN event, open to all. 
  • 14-15 November, Life and the Environment in the Medieval World, Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium 2026, in Department of Archaeology, Durham University. Presentations on the Saturday, local excursion on the Sunday. A Call for Papers is now open, closing date 15 October, and registration will open on 16 October and close 11 November.  Free for SMA members, £20 for non-members
  • 16 November, 4.00, Who Owns Rome? Ancient republics and their afterlives, Dr Jamie Gianoutsos (Newcastle Univ), Boiler House, Newcastle University. Part of Newcastle University's History Seminar Series. Bookings will open shortly.
  • 17 November, 6.00-7.00, Early Medieval Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1,Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG
  • 21 November, 11.00, The Rocks at the Edge of the Empire, Ian Jackson, Friends of Segedunum event, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Refreshments available from 10.30. £3 for non-members.
  • 21 November 2.00, Dive into Durham, Gary Bankhead.  Lecture Room 140, Elvet Riverside  New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3JT. City of Durham Trust autumn lecture.

December 2026

  • 1 December, 6.00-7.00, Later Medieval Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1, ,Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG
  • 5 December, 11.00, Beyond the Bible, the hidden stories in Codex Amiatinus, Lauren M Randall, (Durham Univ),  Bede Museum, Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DY. Friends of the World of Bede lecture, free but normal museum admission charges apply.
  • 10 December, 2.00, Wilfred Collingwood; a biographical talk, Dr Tony Barrow. Collingwood Society event (also their AGM) at Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ. £4 for non-members.  Follow this link for their full 2026 programme
  • 15 December, 6.00-7.00, Post-Medieval Ireland, Don O'Meara, next in a series of lectures on The Archaeology of Ireland, Room 1, ,Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG.
  • 16-17 December, conference in Durham to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Breeze and Dobson's guide to Hadrian's Wall. Apart from David Breeze giving the keynote speech (of course), no details are available yet - they will be added later.

2027 and beyond

 

  • 28 May, 7.30, Jarrow Lecture, at St Paul's Church Jarrow - part of the long running series. Details tba