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Events of interest

 

February 2025

  • 8 Feb, 2.30, Hunter-gatherers and earliest farmers in the North: recent developments, Prof Peter Rowley-Conwy (Durham Univ), AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
  • 11 Feb, The Rise and Fall of the House of Dacre, Dr Maks Loth-Hill, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
  • 15 Feb, 11.00 Gannin’ Alang the Wall, Judith Green and Bill Griffiths, Film and talk, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
  • 18 Feb, 2.00, Workhorse – the 75-gun Ship of the Line, Prof George Bruce, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme
  • 22 Feb, 2.00, Life in Egypt under the Romans: (Hi)stories from the Papyri, (Michaela Langellotti, Newcastle University), Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, no need to book. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.

March 2025

  • 1 Mar, time tba,  Annual Archaeology Forum, Regional Heritage Centre, Lancaster University, details tba. £30 for full price ticket, £15 livestreaming, must book in advance.
  • 1 Mar, time tba. Landscapes of Meaning: Exploring the Multidimensional Environment of Landscapes in Ancient Egypt, North East Ancient Egypt Society Student Involvement event, Organisers Ariadne Argyros, Jo Derbyshire, Ahmad Mohammed. Online via Zoom, further details tbc. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
  • 6 Mar, 7.30, Collingwood’s Newcastle, John Grundy, 2025 Annual Collingwood Lecture, Miller Theatre, Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle NE2 4DX. A Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
  • 11 Mar, 7.30, Grainger Town: the Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Richard Grainger, John North, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
  • 15 Mar, 2.30, Defining Spaces in Iron Age Northumberland: Excavations at Morley Hill and Lower Callerton, Josh Gaunt and Claire Christie, Headland Archaeology. AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
  • 22 Mar, 11.00, The Rocks at the Edge of the Empire, Ian Jackson, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
  • 22 Mar, 2.00, Mummy Stories, Angela Stienne, Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, no need to book. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
  • 28 Mar-31 Mar, Roman Army School, Collingwood College, Durham University. Follow this link for details. £144 for full lecture programme, £45 for optional excursion, £170 for ensuite accommodation in the college. NB Bookings close 31 January 2025
  • 29 Mar, 10.30, Remembering the Montagu Pit Disaster, Drop-in event at St Margaret’s Church in Scotswood starting at 10.30am, followed by a service of commemoration at 2pm, to mark the centnary of the Montagu Pit Disaster in Scotswood when the pit flooded on 30th March killing 38 men and boys. There will also be guided walks and talks, details tbc.
  • 29 Mar, Hadrian’s Wall Networking Day, Patterson Suite, Carlisle Racecourse, Durdar Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 4TS. Hadrian’s Wall Partnership event. Booking form available shortly.

April 2025

  • 8 Apr, 7.30, At the Feet of the Angel: Birtley, the Growth of an Industrial Community in the 19th Century, Robert Hull, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
  • 10 Apr, 7.30, Napoleon's Admirals, Pauline Piddington, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
  • 12 Apr, 11.00, Future Plans for Segedunum and Museum Service, Geoff Woodward, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture and AGM, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
  • 12 Apr, 2.30, Recent Excavations at Buxton Lane, Ryhope, Kylie Buxton, West Yorks Archaeological Services, AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.

And further ahead

  • 13 May, 7.30, Milburn, Blackett and Commonwealth Newcastle; Quiet Royalists? Dr Greg Finch. Tom Corfe memorial lecture, Hexham Local History Society, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
  • 17 May, 11.00, 150 Years of Arbeia Roman Fort, David Kidd, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
  • 19 May, time tba, Excavating in Egypt in the 21st Century - Sais, Penny Wilson, 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.
  • 22 May, 7.30, The Battle of the Nile, 1798, George Cansino, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
  • 2 June, time tbc, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, Searching for Tutankhamun, Gillian Dodds, 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.
  • 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, time tbc, Egypt 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.
  • 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.
  • 29-31 July 2025, Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference, Durham University and online, conference partners include the British Library and the National Archives.
  • 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.

 

 
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