May 2024

• 4 May, 11.00 for 11.30,  The Appetite and the Eye. Understanding the Aesthetics of Food, Ivan Day, Blackfriars Restaurant, Friars Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XN, £35 including lunch afterwards.  Blackfriars Mediaeval Lecture in conjunction with Durham IMEMS.
• 8 May, 2.00-5.00 The Future of History Journals, Institute of Historical Research seminar, Senate House, London University or online. Free, must book in advance.
• 9 May, 7.30, An Admiral on our Shoulder, Nicholas Collingwood, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Collingwood Society lecture, £3 for non-members, light refreshments available. Follow this link for their 2024 events diary.
• 11 May, Lumley Castle. AASDN AGM, lecture and tour, details nearer the time.
• 14 May, 7.30, Scandinavians in Northumberland; The Place Name Evidence, Prof Diana Whaley, Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham. Hexham Local History Society talk, small payment for non-members. Follow this link to see their programme of talks for 2024.
• 17-18 May, The Late Shows, evening 'culture crawl' in the Ouseburn Valley, central Newcastle and Gateshead.
• 18 May, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30) Hidden Roman Northumberland, Ian Glendinning, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.

June 2024

• 22 June, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30) Mr Grainger’s Market, Freda Thompson, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.
• 28 June, Booking closes for £65 for early bird registrations before 13-15 September, Neolithic Salt Conference 2024, Royal Archaeological Institute and Tees Heritage Trust Joint Conference, at The Trinity Centre, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough TS3 6LD and Loftus Town Hall TS13 4HG, £65 for early birds, £80 thereafter. Bookings close 23 Aug.

 

And further ahead

• 9-10 July, Unfinished Business: Progress, Stasis and New Directions in the study of the Book Trade since Peter Isaac, annual Print Networks/Centre for Printing History Conference, Newcastle University. Follow this link for more information.
• 9 July, 2024, 7.30, Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Hawke', George Cansino, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Collingwood Society lecture, £3 for non-members, light refreshments available. Follow this link for their 2024 events diary.
• 12 Sept, 7.30, Collingwood; a Biography, Collingwood Society event.  Corn Exchange Town Hall, Morpeth. Part of Heritage Open Days, free admission, no need to book)
• 14 Sept, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30), The Railway Revolution, Les Turnbull,  at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.

• 1 Oct, 7.00, Durham County and its Turnpike Roads, David Butler, County Durham Forum for History and Heritage talk, online via Zoom, free. For further details, e-mail yb2u15@gmail.com.
• 8 Oct, 7.30, Impressed - you will be! Susan Lynn. Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Collingwood Society lecture, £3 for non-members, light refreshments available. Follow this link for their 2024 events diary.
• 8 Oct, 7.30, The Enemy Within: WW1 Aliens in the North East, Rosie Serdiville and Silvie Fisch, Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham. Hexham Local History Society talk, small payment for non-members. Follow this link to see their programme of talks for 2024.
• 19 Oct, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30), German and Scandinavian North East Merchants, Daniel Riddell, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.
• 12 Nov, 7.30, The Blacketts, Susan Lynn. Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Collingwood Society lecture, £3 for non-members, light refreshments available. Follow this link for their 2024 events diary.
• 12 Nov, 7.30, The Cramlington Train Wreckers: Terrorists or Workers Defending their Community. Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham. Hexham Local History Society talk, small payment for non-members. Follow this link to see their programme of talks for 2024.
• 23 Nov, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30), Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron and Family, Anthony Atkinson, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.