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2022 Meeting Archive

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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