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.
• 15-17 May, ClassicsFest 2025: Why Cicero Matters, Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle. Follow this link for the full programme. Booking now open. There are also satellite lectures earlier in the month.
• 16 May, 3.30-5.00, third in a series of on-line workshops to explore how the climate change policies and actions set out in the Hadrian's Wall Management Plan might be implemented.  Follow this link to see more details.
• 16-17 May, The Late Shows, ‘the annual after-hours culture crawl’ covering over 70 venues across Newcastle and Gateshead. Follow this link for details
• 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.
• 24 May, 2.00, Durham Cathedral: an Eyecatcher in the Landscape, Martin Roberts, Room ER201, Elvet Riverside, New Elvet, Durham. City of Durham Trust spring talk, free and no need to book.

June 2025

• 2 June, 6.00, 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.