Recent Events
The Society hold a series of informative talks and visits throughout the year. This is an opportunity for members to meet socially and to learn more about the area in which they live. Talks are usually followed by a buffet supper.
Events held during the past 12 months include:
Visit to Featherstone Castle
24th July 2010
An guided tour by the current owner looking at the history of the present building and it's uses to the present day.
Visit to Moorbank Garden
5th July 2010
Picture the Northumberland landscape on a mild evening ... Contrast that with a hot, steamy tropical forest ...Both are in Newcastle .... Read Suzanne Stanley's full report from August's City and County
Talk on The Tyne Rivers Trust
20th May 2010
Dr Malcom Newson, Director of the Tyne Rivers Trust, kept his audience both informed and entertained with his account of its work... Read John North's full report from August's City and County
Live Theatre – Past Present & Future
19th April 2010
Were you in group 1 or 2? Well it mattered not because having been divided into two groups for a tour around the Live Theatre; both were exceedingly good and well organised. ... Read the full report from City and County
Admiral Collingwood - Local Hero, National Treasure
Anzio House, 15th March 2010
... The story Max Adams told was a balanced, fascinating and all-too-brief account of the achievements of a modest and self-effacing man of great integrity. ... Read the full report from City and County
Now We Are Five: The Story So Far
HMS Calliope, 27th January 2010
Welcomed by Commander Ed McNaught, who gave us a brief idea of the personnel and work of Calliope, we were then given a comprehensive account of the genesis, building and achievements of the Sage by the General Director... Read the full report from City and County
Once upon a Time in the West
Northern Rugby Club, 9th December 2009
This programme of film and video material about the West End of Newcastle was brought together by Search in collaboration with Tyneside Cinema... Read the full report from City and County
Alexander Davison: Northumbrian hero and friend of Nelson
15th October 2009
Those of us who had heard Marion Anderson before knew we were in for a treat, and so it turned out. She took us through the life of this extraordinary man... Read the full report from City and County.
Charles Avison: Why Come back to Newcastle
St Ann's Church, City Road, 16th September 2009
David Hughes took us on a fascinating overview of Newcastle and London in the early 18th century... Read the full report from City and County
