Look back at the topics and events that took place in 2018 …
The meeting dates for the the year were as follows ….
2018 Meetings
| Date | Speaker | Topic, Talk or Event |
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January |
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| 10th January 2018 | John Gibson | Albert Ball (WW1 Fighter Ace) |
| 17th January 2018 | Jo Ronan | Climate, Weather and Politics |
| 24th January 2018 | Anthea Lang | Capability Brown |
| 31st January 2018 | Susan Lynn | Saints, Sailors and Sea Air (The story of Tynemouth) |
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February |
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| 7th February 2018 | Geoff Hughes | Seaton Delaval Hall |
| 14th February 2018 | Mel Wall | Special Operations Executive |
| 21st February 2018 | John Charlton | The Slavery Business in the North East |
| 28th February 2018 | Malcolm Wilkinson | Durham Cathedral (a different perspective) |
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March |
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| 7th March 2018 | Annual General Meeting | |
| 14th March 2018 | Alan Porrett | American Splendour |
| 21st March 2018 | Chris Tipple | Turner on the Tyne |
| 28th March 2018 | Mrs W Stafford | Surtees of the Rifles |
| Easter | ||
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April |
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| 11th April 2018 | Freda Thompson | Iron Horses |
| 18th April 2018 | Prof. Richard Madeley | The Charge, or I was doing my best (The Crimean War) |
| 25th April 2018 | Old English | The King’s Shilling |
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May |
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| 2nd May 2018 | Gordon Scorer | The Tidal Tyne |
| 9th May 2018 | Mrs Anne Swearman | The Golden Age of Northumbria |
| 16th May 2018 | David Mitchel | Royal National Lifeboat Institute |
| 23rd May 2018 | Alan Sidney-Wilmot | Laughter is the Best Medicine |
| 30th May 2018 | Rob Cunningham | Across the Wide Missouri |
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June |
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| 6th June 2018 | Club Outing | |
| 13th June 2018 | Micheal Taylor | Seven Bridges, the crossing of the Tyne Gorge |
| 20th June 2018 | Ian McArdle | Emily Davison – Suffragette |
| 27th June 2018 | John Derry | Lecture on WW1 |
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September |
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| 5th September 2018 | Malcolm Wilkinson | Durham Cathedral (a different perspective) |
| 12th September 2018 | Andrew Clark | Life in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s |
| 19th September 2018 | Royal Navy Presentation Team | |
| 26th September 2018 | Duncan Hutt | Wind & Water Mills of the North East |
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October |
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| 3rd October 2018 | Mike Duffy | Lindisfarne |
| 10th October 2018 | Barry Mead | The Bedlinton Iron & Engine Works |
| 17th October 2018 | Harry & Kath Gilbert | Iceland |
| 24th October 2018 | Wendy Stafford | Surtees of the Rifles |
| 31st October 2018 | John Gibson | The Voyages of Captain Cook |
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November |
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| 7th November 2018 | John Moreels | Nostalgic Views of the North East |
| 14th November 2018 | Paul Heatherington | Penshaw Monument |
| 21st November 2018 | David Butler | The Building of Durham Viaduct |
| 28th November 2018 | Mel Wall | The Forgotten Army |
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December |
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| 5th December 2018 | George Robson | Odd Places |
| 7th December 2018 (Friday) | Christmas Lunch at Tyne Green Golf Club | |
| 12th December 2018 | Rev. Tony Buglass | |
| 19th December 2018 | Old English Christmas Entertainment |