26 April 2011

Speakers Programme 2011 - 2012

15th September 2011
"PONT" Alex Melville-Mason
Pont renowned cartoonist with Punch Magazine. An account of a life of extraordinary artistic talent cruelly afflicted by illness. Graham Laidler, known as "Pont" was a member of the Glendenning family who once owned Warkworth House, Warkworth. Alex relies on her late mother's research into the life of her relative who lived in the early 1900's

20th October 2011
"OFF THE BEATERN TRACK" Kevin Dunlop
A photographic wander around the country. Kevin assisted the late Edwin Grieve with his lecture tours and in providing images for his work.

17th  November 2011
"VINDOLANDA" Dr Andrew Birley
Recent discoveries and future research in the heart of the Roman Frontier. Andrew has been Director of Excavations since 2007 having worked on the site for 20 years. His published works include Vindolanda Excavatrions reports 1997 -2007, the 'Eyeopener' series, Following the Eagle, and a fascicule on Roman locks and keys from the vindolanda site.

19th January 2012
"OUTPOST ROMAN FORTS" Dr Adrian Bint
A presentation from one of our own society members.

16th February 2012
"HISTORY THROUGH RECORDINGS" Ray Stephenson

15th March 2012
"NORTH EAST AIRFIELDS- AVIATION HISTORY 1910 -2003" Dr Alan Fendley

19th April 2012 - AGM
"BEDLINGTON IRON AND ENGINE WORKS" Barry Mead