Calendar of future events

 

May 2024

• May 2024 is Local History Month in Newcastle, with events in City Library and other venues. Follow this link for full details of events, and to book.
• 4 May, 10.00, and further dates through the summer, Women of Raby Tour, a guided visit round Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham, DL2 3AH  including areas not usually open to the public, showcasing women important in the castle’s history, £20-£25 depending on status, must book.
• 4 May, 11.00 for 11.30,  The Appetite and the Eye. Understanding the Aesthetics of Food, Ivan Day, Blackfriars Restaurant, Friars Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XN, £35 including lunch afterwards.  Blackfriars Mediaeval Lecture in conjunction with Durham IMEMS.
• 4 May, 6.00, Fear the Plague, Hunt the Witch, D.G. Fitzgerald, Newcastle Castle talk, Harbottle Suite, Floor 2, The Black Gate, £6, must book in advance
• 8 May, 2.00-5.00 The Future of History Journals, Institute of Historical Research seminar, Senate House, London University or online. Free, must book in advance.
• 9 May, 7.30, An Admiral on our Shoulder, Nicholas Collingwood, Trinity House, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Collingwood Society lecture, £3 for non-members, light refreshments available. Follow this link for their 2024 events diary.
• 14 May, 7.30, Scandinavians in Northumberland; The Place Name Evidence, Prof Diana Whaley, Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham. Hexham Local History Society talk, small payment for non-members. Follow this link to see their programme of talks for 2024.
• 17-18 May, The Late Shows, evening 'culture crawl' in the Ouseburn Valley, central Newcastle and Gateshead.
• 18 May, 11.00 (refreshments available from 10.30) Hidden Roman Northumberland, Ian Glendinning, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend. Friends of Segedunum talk, £3 for non-members.
• 21 May, 1.00-2.00, North Shields' Other Haswell: The Life and Contribution of Francis Robert Newton Haswell, local 19^th century architect, talk by Stuart Barlow. Old Low Light Heritage Centre, Clifford’s Fort, North Shields Fish Quay, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1JE, £4 (free for their members). Follow this link to book.
• 23 May - 11 July, 6.00-8.00, Recentering Peripheries; the North East and the World in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods., Community Course, at 7 Owengate, Durham DH1 3HB. Run by Durham University's Medieval and Early Modern Student Association (MEMSA), open to to all. The course will include a walking tour in Durham and a session on the collections of Palace Green Archives. Closing date for applications 15 May. For queries, please email memsa.committee@durham.ac.uk
• 23 May, 7.30, Deck the Halls, Dr Jane Hawkes, St Paul’s Church, Jarrow, NE32 3DZ. Free, refreshments afterwards. 2024 Jarrow Lecture.