The History Society's next event is a talk “PARSONS: GENIUS OF POWER; the untold story of the Parsons family” which will be given by Ruth Baldasera online via 'ZOOM' at 6.30pm on Thursday 17th September. Please register with Mike Brown: mike@brownzponteland.co.uk
The News of the death of History Society President, John Turner has been met with great sadness not only by Society members but by the many local organisations which he supported and the community in which he was so active.
John was Chairman of the Society for 25 years and contributed a great deal to the recording of local history through his meticulous research and numerous entertaining and detailed publications. His 'Ponteland: Images of England" is a local best seller with all royalties being donated to Ponteland local History Society. He promoted local history widely and was Secretary of the Group which facilitated restoration work on the Ponteland Vicar's Pele Tower as a Millennium project.
His passing leaves the whole community poorer and it is hoped that his family and friends can take comfort in the fact that John's life has been appreciated by so many.
