February 2025
- 7 Feb, 6.30, Nairn Night: 70th Anniversary of Outrage, book launch and panel discussion, Twentieth Century Society event, online, must book, £8 for non members.
- 8 Feb, 2.30, Hunter-gatherers and earliest farmers in the North: recent developments, Prof Peter Rowley-Conwy (Durham Univ), AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
- 9 Feb, 2.30, Catholic country house building in Durham and Northumberland 1570-1829, Richard Pears Parish room, St Cuthbert’s RC Church, Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL. Donations for the church building fund requested. Please let Richard know (richard_pears@hotmail.com) if you would like to attend.
- 11 Feb, 12.00, Help Shape the Future of Archaeological Knowledge on Wikipedia!,workshop and practical editing session by Archaeological Data Service, free but must book.
- 11 Feb, 7.30, The Rise and Fall of the House of Dacre, Dr Maks Loth-Hill, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
- 15 Feb, 11.00, Gannin’ Alang the Wall, Judith Green and Bill Griffiths, Film and talk, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
- 18 Feb, 2.00, Workhorse – the 75-gun Ship of the Line, Prof George Bruce, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
- 18 Feb, 6.00, Introduction to Old English; British Library 4 week online course for beginners, must book, full price £60 but with concessions.
- 18 Feb, 7.00, Studley Royal & Fountains Abbey Skell Project, Sarah France and Josie Campbell (National Trust) 2nd in series of World Heritage & Climate Action webinars, must book, £5.
- 22 Feb, 2.00, Life in Egypt under the Romans: (Hi)stories from the Papyri, Michaela Langellotti, (Newcastle University), Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, no need to book. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
- 27 Feb, 5.30-6.30, Twilight Talk: From Daejeon to Durham: stories from the exhibition 'Knitted together: the lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt, Lauren Barnes, (Curator of the Oriental Museum’s Korean Collection). Learning Centre, Palace Green Library, Durham. Free but must book
Follow this link for later months, in the Calendar of Future Events