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News
- Thanks to all those who organised the splendid Summer Social at Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House on 22 July, and to the Volunteer Brigade members who gave a very interesting introduction to the building. Members may be interested in the volunteer group Friends of the TVLB. E-mail: enquiries@tvlb.org. Website: www.tvlb.org.
- A new Heritage-Lottery-funded project, starting in September, is looking for volunteers to check Excel spreadsheets listing performance at the Tyne Theatre on Westgate Road, between 1867 and 1919, against photographs of original newspaper advertisements and theatre programmes, and to add new information from those sources. Volunteers can work from home, but the Theatre will also make a room with computers available for the volunteers to work in. For further details, e-mail andrew.shail@ncl.ac.uk.
Books and Resources
- New book; Growing up on Tyneside in the 1950s, John Charlton, £12.50 including postage and packing. E-mail the author at johncharlton@blueyonder.co.uk to order a copy. John is the author of Hidden Chains, about slavery and abolition in the North East and The Wind from Peterloo.
- The Archives and Records Association have made all digital issues of their ARC Magazine fully searchable via their new Microsite. The last three years’ issues will remain accessible to members only via a secure log-in, while earlier issues will be accessible to all.
Deaths
Follow this link for recent deaths of members of the Society.
