Look back at the topics and events that took place in 2019 …
The meeting dates and topics for 2019 were as follows ….
Meeting Dates
| Date | Speaker | Topic, Talk or Event |
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January |
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| 9th January 2019 | John & Anne Rooke | Men’s Sheds |
| 16th January 2019 | John Moreels | Nostalgic Views of the North |
| 23rd January 2019 | Andrew Clark | Pubs, Brewers & Beers |
| 30th January 2019 | Tom Kirkwood | Getting to Grips with Ageing |
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February |
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| 6th February 2019 | Simon Frith | Writing the History of Popular Music |
| 13th February 2019 | Peter Brabban | Lifetime as a Photographer |
| 20th February 2019 | Annual General Meeting | |
| 27th February 2019 | John Charlton | A Family History |
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March |
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| 6th March 2019 | Mike Fraser | Sir Charles Trevelyan of Wallington |
| 13th March 2019 | Mike Worthington | 60 Years on Probation |
| 20th March 2019 | Andrew Clark | Old Glimpses of Newcastle |
| 27th March 2019 | Members | Members to give short talks |
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April |
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| 3rd April 2019 | John Martin | China – How it Works |
| 10th April 2019 | Rob Cunningham | 1879 Zulu War – Part 1 inc. IsandIwana |
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May |
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| 1st May 2019 | Rob Cunningham | 1879 Zulu War – Part 2 inc. Rorke’s Drift |
| 8th May 2019 | Gill Donnelly | Forensics – Science & Practice |
| 15th May 2019 | Leah Hamilton | Planning for the Next #Generation |
| 22nd May 2019 | Graham Blackler | All at Sea |
| 29th May 2019 | Mel Wall | Korean War |
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June |
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| 5th June 2019 | Club Outing | |
| 12th June 2019 | Mike Fraser | Sir William Beveridge, architect of the Welfare State |
| 19th June 2019 | Geoff Fimister | Social Security – Since Beveridge – How we got to where we are |
| 26th June 2019 | Prof John Derry | James 11 – The man who lost three kingdoms |
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September |
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| 4th September 2019 | Harry Pearson | In the box – Life as a Sports Writer |
| 11th September 2019 | Moira Kilkenny | Outstanding woman of the North East |
| 18th September 2019 | Geoff Carter | The Construction of Hadrian’s Wall – “a mystery solved” |
| 25th September 2019 | Ian Wylie | Reporting in a changing world |
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October |
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| 2nd October 2019 | Clive Bowery | A mystery of the Great War resolved |
| 9th October 2019 | Lord Curry of Kirkharle | Food and Agriculture in a period of rapid change |
| 16th October 2019 | Neville Harris | Tony Hancock |
| 25th October 2019 | Betel Hexham | Betel UK – Restoring Broken Lives |
| 30th October 2019 | Contributions | Members Day – 10 Minute Talks |
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November |
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| 6th November 2019 | Mel Wall | The Gallipoli Campaign |
| 13th November 2019 | Ian McArdle | Edith Cavell – First World War Heroine |
| 20th November 2019 | Sarah Cowling | Living longer, Healthier and happier lives. |
| 27th November 2019 | Peter Howorth | Shell-shocked |
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December |
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| 4th December 2019 | Dr. Keith Mitchell | Donald Campbell’s Bluebird and the final record attempt |
| 6th December 2019 | Christmas Lunch (Tyne Green Golf Club) | |
| 11th December 2019 | Neville Harris | Humour at Large |
| 18th December 2019 | Hexham Male Voice Choir | Christmas Entertainment |