July 2025

• 1 July, 7.00, On the edge? A 1960s Trade Unions Arts Festival in Newcastle, John Stirling.  Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle NE1 4SG. North East Labour History Society event, all welcome.
• 9 July, 7.30, The Cardinal: The Secret Life of Thomas Wolsey, historian Alison Weir, Lecture at Alnwick Castle, £12-30 but 15% discount using code LOCALHISTORY. Must book via Eventbrite.
• 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.
• 20 July, 2.00-4.30, Walk Around Whickham, led by Richard Pears. ‘A gentle stroll along Whickham Front Street, looking at the history of the village featuring Oliver Cromwell, John Wesley, Harry Clasper and Lang Jack’. £3, numbers restricted, must book.
• 22 July, 5.00, Bloody Marvellous: A Comedy Show about the Middle Ages, Luke Connell, venue The Newgate Social, NE1 5TG. Part of the Newcastle Fringe Festival. Sorry, no information about ticket prices. Follow this link for the press release.
• 29-31 July 2025, Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference, Durham University and online. International, cross-sectoral event, hosted by The National Archives (UK), the British Library and Jisc. Follow this link for the programme and to book, £55-£180.

August 2025

• 29 Aug, 7.30 Who Killed Caravaggio? art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon. Lecture at Alnwick Castle, £18 but 15% discount using code LOCALHISTORY. Must book via Eventbrite.

September 2025

• 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.
• 23 Sept, 7.00, The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty, historian and broadcaster Tracy Borman, Lecture at Alnwick Castle, £12-£32, but 15% discount using code LOCALHISTORY. Must book via Eventbrite.

And further ahead

• 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.
• 8 Oct, 7.30, The Royal Palaces, TV historian Kate Williams. Lecture at Alnwick Castle, £12-£35, but 15% discount using code LOCALHISTORY. Must book via Eventbrite.
• 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.