Ponteland
Historian
Newsletter
of Ponteland Local History Society
19th
September 2013
CARRYING
COALS TO NEWCASTLE
This
evening
we are breaking
with tradition and the presentation will take the form of a film
about local waggonways. This will be introduced by Noel Adamson,
from Sunniside, who studied video and film production upon retirement
from Northern Electric.
ANLHS
NEWS
Saturday
9th
November
ANLHS
– AGM
Stannington
Village Hall
Further
details will hopefully be made available at the October meeting.
OUTINGS
2013
The
first outing of our calendar earlier this year took place on the
afternoon of 23rd.
May when 22 members visited Featherstone Castle on the banks of the
South Tyne near Haltwhistle. Our host was Mr. John Clarke who guided
us around this intriguing collection of buildings which make up his
Grade 1 listed home and residential activity centre for children and
students.
On
6th
June 35 of us travelled further west to Naworth for a morning tour of
the Castle, ancestral home of the Howards. Owing to a sudden
deterioration in Mrs Howard’s health that morning this was
substituted at the last minute for an alternative but very
interesting guided tour of the adjoining gardens and grounds. We
have been invited back next year to complete our tour of the Castle.
This
was followed by lunch at Lanercost after which we were free to visit
the Priory at our leisure.
On
11th
July 45 members and guests set out for the journey south to Durham.
At 11.00am we assembled at the Cathedral for a most interesting and
informative guided tour before taking a buffet lunch in the Prior’s
Hall. After lunch we made best use of the fine weather to enjoy the
environs of Palace Green or take a stroll along the banks of the
river Wear.
At
3.00pm we started our tour of the display of the Lindisfarne Gospels
which formed the centre piece of a unique exhibition in the Durham
University Palace Green Library.
This
concluded a very successful series of outings for the year.
DIARY
DATES
Saturday
26th
October
Pont
Charity Group Concert at 7.00pm in the Memorial Hall in support of
Children North East.
“The
Grainger Singers”
Tickets
£8 available from Mackley & Stevens or Newcastle Building
Society.
Puffing
Billy Festival Events
In
celebration of the first successful steam railway, which carried coal
from Wylam to Lemington 200 years ago, the friends of Puffing Bully
have presented a programme of events during 2013. These are ongoing
throughout the region until 3rd
November and more detailed information of the programme is available
via puffingbilly@beamish.org.uk
Saturday
9th
November
Archive
Films in St. Mary’s Church Hall 3pm & 7.30pm ”Railways at
War”
Please
note that the Christmas Social Evening will be held on Thursday 12th
December
and not
13th
December as printed on the programme. Tickets priced at £8 will be
available at the October and November meetings.
