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Branch Meetings

All branch meetings are listed here


Annual General Meeting

Date Location Talk Details
Saturday 18th July 2026 – 10:30am for 11am start Brunswick Methodist Church Brunswick Place Newcastle NE1 7B “Life in the 1960s & 1970s” by Andrew Clark Visit Newcastle Branch webpage (Link) for map to Brunswick Church

Regional Events

This is a list of events that are happening in Northumberland or Durham, or that the Society is attending. They have not been organised by the Society and the Society is unable to provide further information about them. Anyone seeking further information should contact the organisers direct.

Date Location Event Details
Saturday 18th April 2026 10am – 4pm Durham Castle, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RW World Heritage Day – The People’s Story at Durham Castle See HERE for more details. Free admission to some of the events
Saturday 9 May 2026 10am to 3pm North Shields Library, Northumberland Square, North Shields, NE30 1QU Local History Day See HERE for more details. Free admission
Saturday 23 May 2026 10:30am to 1:30pm Bewick Hall, 2nd Floor, City Library, 33 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX Family History Surgery Day
Saturday 30 May 2026 10am to 4pm Bethany City Church, Bede Tower, Burdon Road, Sunderland. Sunderland History Fair
Saturday 1 August 2026 10am to 4pm Crown and Mitre Hotel, Carlisle, CA3 8HZ Cumbria FHS – Family and Local History Fair
Saturday 26 September 2026 10am to 3pm Town Hall and Market Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NP Bishop Auckland Heritage Festival

Last updated: 7th April 2026.