April 2025

• 5-6 April, New Research on Roman Finds at the University of Durham and New Finds from the Region, Roman Finds Group Spring 2025 conference, at Department of Archaeology, University of Durham. Online and in-person. Follow this link for details and booking form
• 5 April, 9.45-4.00, Stockton on Tees 1600-1835; Urban History in Regional Context,  River Tees Watersports Centre, The Slipway, North Shore, Stockton on Tees TS18 2NL. Conference to mark the publication of 'Book of Orders and Accounts for the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees' ed. John Little, Surtees Society vol 228. Must book in advance, £5 for non-members of the sponsorng Societies. Follow this link for details.
• 8 Apr, 7.30, At the Feet of the Angel: Birtley, the Growth of an Industrial Community in the 19th Century, Robert Hull, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 10 Apr, 7.30, Napoleon's Admirals, Pauline Piddington, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 12 Apr, 11.00, Future Plans for Segedunum and Museum Service, Geoff Woodward, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture and AGM, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 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.
• 16 Apr, 1.00, Carpet Weaving in Durham, David Butler (retired County Archivist), Belmont Community Centre, Sunderland Road, Gilesgate, Durham DH1 2LL, Durham Belmont Branch of Northumberland and Durham Family History Society meeting, visitors welcome. Follow this link for more information.
• 27 Apr, 11.30, unveiling of headstone to forgotten World War One woman footballer Mary Lyons, at Jarrow Cemetery. Follow this link for the press release.

May 2025

• 13 May, 7.30, Milburn, Blackett and Commonwealth Newcastle; Quiet Royalists? Dr Greg Finch. Tom Corfe memorial lecture, Hexham Local History Society, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 17 May, 11.00, 150 Years of Arbeia Roman Fort, David Kidd, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 19 May, 6.00, Excavating in Egypt in the 21st Century - Sais, Penny Wilson, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
• 22 May, 7.30, The Battle of the Nile, 1798, George Cansino, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.

June 2025

• 2 June, time tbc, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, Searching for Tutankhamun, Gillian Dodds, venue Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle. North East Ancient Egypt Society meeting, but part of Lit and Phil Bicentenary Celebrations. Follow this link for the rest of the 2025 programme.
• 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.
• 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. Follow this link for the rest of the 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.

And further ahead

• 10 July, 7.30, Wellington's Navy, Philip K Allen, author. Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 29-31 July 2025, Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference, Durham University and online, conference partners include the British Library and the National Archives.
• 9 Sept, 7.30, The Wentworth Sisters: scandal, loyalty and betrayal in Georgian England, Professor Ruth Dalton, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 13 Sept, 11.00, The Railway Reverend - Thomas the Tank Engine Author, Ian McArdle, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 18 Sept, 7.30, Nautical phrases, slang and idioms, Terry Walton, Collingwood Society event at Corn Exchange, Town Hall, Morpeth, no need to book. Part of Morpeth's Heritage Events. Follow this link for their 2025 programme
• 7 Oct, 7.30, At 12, Mr Byng was shot, Tim Gittins, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 14 Oct, 7.30, The 1650 Newcastle Witch Trials, Lucy Atkinson, Hexham Local History Society lecture, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 18 Oct, 11.00, History of Shops in Newcastle, Freda Thompson, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 19 Oct, commemoration events around Trafalgar Day, arranged by the Collingwood Society. Follow this link for details in their 2025 programme.
• 11 Nov, 7.30, Vikings in North Northumberland, Dr Jane Harrison, Hexham Local History Society lecture and AGM, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS. £2 for non-members, including tea and coffee.
• 13 Nov, 7.30, Frigates, Terry Walton, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.
• 22 Nov, 11.00, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Gordon Henderson, Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Friends of Segedunum lecture, £3 to visitors. Refreshments available from 10.30.
• 11 Dec, 2.00, Sir Thomas Slade, Architect of Nelson's Navy, David Byrne, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle. Collingwood Society event, £3 for non-members, no need to book. Follow this link for their 2025 programme.