Wanley Street, Blyth
Northumberland
NE24 1DP
Contact: Carol Trinder
Email: blythbranch@ndfhs.org.uk
Meetings on 3rd Tuesday in the month at 1pm – Note Change of Time
(No meetings in July and August)
All visitors are welcome
| Date | Subject of Talk | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 20th May 2025 | A Street Through Time | Prof. John Heckels |
| Tue 17th Jun 2025 | Members Forum – A Treasure From The Past | – |
Reports of meetings
April 2025
Report from meeting held on Tuesday 15th April. We had 14 members and 2 apologies.
Once again David Hastings gave a wonderful presentation on the ‘Sea is in my Blood’. Very interesting talk about his life at sea, including his work with the RNLI. Followed by Q&A.
March 2025
Blyth branch report from our meeting on Tuesday 18th March. We had 12 members present.
Chris Killen gave an interesting presentation on the life of Emily Davison. There was some old postcards and other artefacts on display. Which everyone enjoyed looking over.
Suggestions for the journal, go back to earlier editions and reprint some of the stories, information as they may be of interest to new and old members alike.
November 2024
Our meeting on Tuesday 19th November had 12 members attending and two apologies. We had Malcolm Scott giving a presentation on the Forgotten Airfield.
The airfield still exists at Tranwell in Morpeth.
It was an excellent talk with information about pilots who where based there and what happened to them and the planes that they flew in. They now have car boot sales there.
September 2024
We had 15 members and guests at our meeting on Tuesday 17th September. Ed Waugh came to give a very interesting talk and presentation on The Cramlington Train Wreckers. This has also been made into a stage play which will start it’s tour in Cramlington. Everyone enjoyed this meeting.
June 2024
Branch report for Tuesday 18th June. We had 12 members present and 1 apology. Fiona Mitford gave an unusual talk on Thomas Taylor and family . This was a different talk to what we had thought.
We have no meetings in July or August. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 17th September.
May 2024
Branch report for Tuesday 21st May. We had 12 members present and 2 apologies. Our speaker was Mick Killen who gave a very interesting talk on Blyth RNLI. Next month it is Fiona Mitford with a presentation on Stannington Maternity Hospital.
April 2024
On Tuesday 16th April with 14 members present. Our speaker was David Hastings with a very interesting talk on True Heroes of the Sea. Lots of questions asked.
(Last updated 22nd April 2025)
