On this page you can find details of events arranged by other organisations, taking place in the current month, which may be of interest to Newcastle Antiquaries. To find details of our own programme, follow this link.
June 2025
- 1 June, 2.00-4.30, Watergate Park History Walk, led by Richard Pears. The park in Gateshead (NE9 7EQ) is the site of the former Watergate Colliery. £3, numbers restricted, must book in advance
- 2 June, 6.00, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, Searching for Tutankhamun, Gillian Dodds, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Free, in-person tickets sold out, but still available online via Teams. Follow this link for the NEAES 2025 programme.
- 4 June, 5.00-7.00 and subsequent Wednesdays to 18 June, continuation of Community Course: Memory in the Medieval & Early Modern Worlds, at Durham University. Organised by Durham’s Medieval and Early Modern Student Association, £15 (concessions available), must book.
- 7 June, 2.30, Marrying the old and new, looking backwards to look forwards, Graeme Dodd, Specialist Conservation Architect at Napper Architects, AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
- 13 June, 7.00, The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street, food historian Annie Gray. Lecture at Alnwick Castle, £12-30 but 15% discount using code LOCALHISTORY. Must book via Eventbrite.
- 14 June, 11.45-1.45, Celebrating Windrush, afternoon of film, discussion and entertainment, speakers include Dr Beverley Prevatt Goldstein and poet Nairobi Thompson. City Library, New Bridge Street, Newcastle, free, no need to book.
- 16 June, 6.00, Egyptian Art, Barbara Atkinson, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Free, in-person tickets sold out, but still available online via Teams. Follow this link for the NEAES 2025 programme.
- 21 June, 11.00, Sir James Knott - Tyneside's Most Charitable Shipowner, Michael Coates, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30
- 22 June, Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr, start of 4-week online course with the University of York and FutureLearn. Part of an annual subscription, £174.99 on special offer to 2 June (normally, £249.99). Follow this link for details and to subscribe.
- 25 June, 3.00, unveiling of plaque to Irene Ighodaro, born in Sierra Leone, studied and worked in Newcastle, and contributed massively to Nigeria and West Africa during her lifetime. Jesmond View, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DY. This is the first plaque in Newcastle for a black woman, and all are welcome.
Follow this link for later months, in the Calendar of Future Events
