The History Society meets in Acomb Methodist Chapel monthly between September and May.  Members, new members and visitors are welcome at all meetings.

Chairman: Gordon Scorer gdscorer@btinternet.com

2016 – 2017 SPEAKERS
Venue: Acomb Methodist Chapel at 7.30 pm

• Sept 12th  Susan Lynn  “Tales from the dark side….Some grisly and ghostly tales from Newcastle – true stories and stories to capture the imagination ….”
• Oct 10th  Peter Ryder  “Faith” Stones and Mortar……The Chapels of the North Pennines”
• Nov 14th  Andrew Clark “Life in the 30s 4os and 50s …when Monday was a washing day!”
• Dec 12th George Cairn “A moving story … the history of Pickfords”
• Jan 9th  “Tales of the Riverbank. North Shields to South Shields via Wylam. The Tyne Story.
• Feb 13th Geoff  Hughes  ” The Trevellyans of Wallington Hall. Probably the richest Socialists in the North”
• March 13th Dr Ian Roberts “World War 2 in Northumberland. The secret sites of the North Tyne and Redesdale”
• Apr 10th Anthea Lang “ Garden with Capabilities – The story of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown”  
• May 8th Richard Young  “A walk through the history and buildings of Corbridge.”

Membership

• £8.00 per person
• £12.00 per couple
• or £3.00 on the night  per visitor.