June 2025

• 1 June, 2.00-4.30, Watergate Park History Walk, led by Richard Pears. The park in Gateshead (NE9 7EQ) is the site of the former Watergate Colliery. £3, numbers restricted, must book in advance
• 2 June, 6.00, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, Searching for Tutankhamun, Gillian Dodds, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
• 8 June, 2.30, Marrying the old and new, looking backwards to look forwards, Graeme Dodd, Specialist Conservation Architect at Napper Architects, AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
• 16 June, 6.00, Egyptian Art, Barbara Atkinson, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
• 21 June, 11.00, Sir James Knott - Tyneside's Most Charitable Shipowner, Michael Coates, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.

July 2025

• 10 July, 7.30, Wellington's Navy, Philip K Allen, author. Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 20 July, 2.00-4.30, Walk Around Whickham, led by Richard Pears. ‘A gentle stroll along Whickham Front Street, looking at the history of the village featuring Oliver Cromwell, John Wesley, Harry Clasper and Lang Jack’. £3, numbers restricted, must book.
• 29-31 July 2025, Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference, Durham University and online. International, cross-sectoral event, hosted by The National Archives (UK), the British Library and Jisc. Follow this link for the programme and to book, £55-£180, early bird discount until 19 May.

And further ahead

• 9 Sept, 7.30, The Wentworth Sisters: scandal, loyalty and betrayal in Georgian England, Professor Ruth Dalton, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 13 Sept, 11.00, The Railway Reverend - Thomas the Tank Engine Author, Ian McArdle, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 18 Sept, 7.30, Nautical phrases, slang and idioms, Terry Walton, Collingwood Society event at Corn Exchange, Town Hall, Morpeth, no need to book. Part of Morpeth's Heritage Events. Follow this link for their 2025 programme
• 7 Oct, 7.30, At 12, Mr Byng was shot, Tim Gittins, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 14 Oct, 7.30, The 1650 Newcastle Witch Trials, Lucy Atkinson, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 18 Oct, 11.00, History of Shops in Newcastle, Freda Thompson, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 19 Oct, commemoration events around Trafalgar Day, arranged by the Collingwood Society. Follow this link for details in their 2025 programme.
• 11 Nov, 7.30, Vikings in North Northumberland, Dr Jane Harrison, Hexham Local History Society lecture and AGM, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 13 Nov, 7.30, Frigates, Terry Walton, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 22 Nov, 11.00, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Gordon Henderson, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 11 Dec, 2.00, Sir Thomas Slade, Architect of Nelson's Navy, David Byrne, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.