January 2025

• 11 Jan 2025, 2.30, Community Archaeology in Teesdale, Dr Rob Young, AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
• 16 Jan, 7.00, From Ruin to Restoration: Raiding the Past at Cresswell Pele Tower, Steve Lowe, Northumberland Archives online talk, free, must register in advance (NB, click on the box labelled 'General Admission 2', and not the one labelled 'General Admission', where it says the lecture is sold out).

February 2025

• 8 Feb, 2.30, Early Farming in Britain, Prof Peter Rowley-Cowley (Durham Univ), AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.

And further ahead...

• 1 Mar, Annual Archaeology Forum, Regional Heritage Centre, Lancaster University, details tba.
• 15 Mar, 2.30, title tbc, Candy Hatherley and Claire Christie, Headland Archaeology (about excavations at Hazelrigg, Newcastle). AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
• 28 Mar-31 Mar, Roman Army School, Collingwood College, Durham University. As you would expect, a goodly proportion of the speakers are our members. Follow this link for details. £144 for full lecture programme, £45 for optional excursion, £170 for ensuite accommodation in the college. NB Bookings close 31 January 2025
• 12 Apr, 2.30, Recent Excavations at Buxton Lane, Ryhope, Kylie Buxton, West Yorks Archaeological Services, AASDN lecture, Elvet Riverside building, New Elvet, Durham. Free, no need to book.
• 8 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.
• 29-31 July 2025, Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference, Durham University and online, conference partners include the British Library and the National Archives,