Look back at the topics and events that were held during 2022
Meeting Dates
| Date | Speaker | Topic, Talk or Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9th February 2022 | John Martin | Pacific Perambulations 1. The Asian Sector and Central Pacific |
| 16th February 2022 | John Martin | Pacific Perambulations 2. Oceana and the North American Coast |
| 23rd February 2022 | Bruce Reed | Battle of the WW2 Naval Codebreakers |
| March | ||
| 2nd March 2022 | Simon Caudwell | Making friends at the edge of the world. Translating an oral language into the written word |
| 9th March 2022 | AGM | |
| 16th March 2022 | Seb LittleWood (Beamish Museum) |
Warden’s Joe the Quilter and his cottage |
| 23rd March 2022 | Mike Thornton | Norman Cornish’s Spennymoor |
| 30th March 2022 | Frank Grant | Reivers Haven to Gilsland Spa |
| April | ||
| 6th April 2022 | MEMBERS DAY | |
| 13th April 2022 | EASTER BREAK | |
| 20th April 2022 | EASTER BREAK | |
| 27th April 2022 | Gordon Scorer | Walking the Tyne 1. South Shields to Wylam |
| May | ||
| 4th May 2022 | Mel Wall | D-Day Dodgers |
| 11th May 2022 | Neville Harris | Spike Milligan and his part (in part) in the Goons |
| 18th May 2022 | Geoff Hughes | Cragside. Upstairs and Downstairs |
| 25th May 2022 | Gordon Score | Walking the Tyne 2. Wylam to North Shields |
| June | ||
| 1st June 2022 | Annual Trip – Sunderland Glass Factory and Shildon Locomotion Museum (TBC) | |
| 8th June 2022 | ||
| 15th June 2022 | ||
| 22nd June 2022 | TBC | Kynren – An Epic Tale of England |
| 29th June 2022 | Prof. John Derry (TBC) | TBA |
| September | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7th September 2022 | Mike Gibson | River Tyne in Postcards Hexham to the mouth of the Tyne |
| 14th September 2022 | Frank Morgan-Grant | William Stout – Hexham’s unwanted son |
| 21st September 2022 | Nigel Barlow | Northumbria Blood Bikes |
| 28th September 2022 | Barry Mead | Monkey Business at a Medieval Abbey |
| October | ||
| 5th October 2022 | Marge Reed | Exploring the Himalayas in the 1960’s |
| 12th October 2022 | MEMBERS DAY | |
| 19th October 2022 | Old English (Alan Giles) | Local Songs and Local Stories |
| 26th October 2022 | Brian Tilley | A view from Hextol Towers |
| November | ||
| 2nd November 2022 | Mel Wall | The Special Boat Service |
| 9th November 2022 | Ian McArdle | Medical Services of the Great War |
| 16th November 2022 | Harry Pearson | The Far Corner – a mazy dribble around North East Football |
| 23rd November 2022 | TBA | Northumberland Archives Trust |
| 30th November 2022 | John Martin | China – an all consuming dragon? |
| December | ||
| 7th December 2022 | Geoff Hughes | Seven Ages of Christmas |
| 9th December 2022 | Cafe Enna (Tyne Green Golf Club) | CHRISTMAS LUNCH with guests |
| 14th December 2022 | The Notelettes | CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT with guests |