Current Programme

September 2026

A A Milne - Before and After Pooh

A A Milne – Before and After Pooh

Speaker: Charles Linaker
17 September, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
John Falconer Slater

John Falconer Slater

Speaker: Hilary Cope
24 September, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am

October 2026

Three Famous Northeast Companies, Past and Present

Three Famous Northeast Companies, Past and Present

Speaker: David Faulkner
1 October, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Cromwell and Milton: the Puritan Revolution

Cromwell and Milton: the Puritan Revolution

Speaker: Martin Bell
8 October, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Mary Shelley and Frankenstein

Mary Shelley and Frankenstein

Speaker: Kate Scott
15 October, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Family Law: a Brief Introduction

Family Law: a Brief Introduction

Speaker: Sarah Woolrich
22 October, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Aberfan and Lord Robens: shifting the dial on workplace safety

Aberfan and Lord Robens: shifting the dial on workplace safety

Speaker: David Snowball
29 October, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am

November 2026

Howard Hughes - His Life and Madness

Howard Hughes – His Life and Madness

Speaker: Peter Hunt
5 November, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
A Shoe String Called Chile

A Shoe String Called Chile

Speaker: H & K Gilbert
12 November, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
19 Nov

Remembering Northeast Department Stores

Speaker: Graham Soult
19 November, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
History of Education

History of Education

Speaker: Les Walton
26 November, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am

December 2026

Blyth 1800: Profits, Trades and War

Blyth 1800: Profits, Trades and War

Speaker: Mick Killen
3 December, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Christmas Lunch at the Northern Counties Club

Christmas Lunch at the Northern Counties Club

9 December, 2026    
12:00 am
True Heroes of the Sea

True Heroes of the Sea

Speaker: David Hastings
10 December, 2026    
10:30 am – 11:30 am