8 January
Winter Break
12 February Ed Waugh Cramlington Train Wreckers.
Local Playwright Ed tells the tale of an event during the
General Strike led to the imprisonment of eight Northumberland miners for a
total of 48 years. A campaign by the labour and trade union movement got them
out a lot earlier. It’s an incredible story.
11 March Colin Durward Blythe Battery
An Interesting look at the role the Battery played in World War 2 with an insight into the history of the remaining fortifications
8 April Annual General Meeting and WLHS Archive Display
Annual General Meeting and WLHS Archive Display
8 April Steve Allerdyce Rising Sun Colliery
Our committee member’s perspective of our local coal mines history
13 May John North North East Coastal Exhibition of 1929
Have you wandered around the Exhibition Park in Newcastle and wondered how it got its name? John will tell us about the background and the actual exhibition which took place.
10 June Tony Stephenson Tyneside Connections
Newcastle City Guide, Tony will provide us with an insight and light hearted look regarding local links and connections to make you think!
8 July John Percival Wallsend Boys Club
A talk regarding the history of this local club and the inspiration behind some legendary players
12 August Summer Break
9 September Mining Institute Jennifer Hillyard
Rare access and historical look into the archives of the original Wallsend Collieries
14 October 1950s Wallsend Keiran Ann Keilty
The life and times of our local town post war, housing education shops and work – how the 1950s seen our town thrive!
11 November Wallsend through Time (Recent Changes) Ken Hutchinson
Based on the book Ken had published in 2009 but a lot of pictures used have changed over the last 14 years and other updates.
9 December Our Annual Christmas Party & Speaker Anthony Atkinson
Life and Times of one of the Greatest TV Personalities Mr Floral Dance Himself
2023
Mon Mar 13th – A Dickens of a Talk – Freda Thompson
Tues Apr 11th – Wallsend Wartime Evacuees – George Laws
Mon Jun 12th – Three Boys from School – Keiran-Ann Keilty
Mon Jul 10th – Wallsend History Talk / 50 Years – Ken Hutchinson
Aug – No Meeting
Mon Sep 11th – Hadrian’s 1900th – Bill Griffiths
Mon Oct 9th – W.L.H.S. The 50th Anniversary – Members Discussion
Mon Dec 11th – Christmas Around the World – Geoff Hughes
Wallsend Local History Society
Speakers List 2022
Meetings will start at 7 pm in St Luke’s Church Hall, Wallsend
Jan 10th AGM and Archives Display (This meeting is cancelled)
Feb 14th Metal Detectoring Michael (Dickie) Ward
Mar 14th Willington Quay the Musical Lena Watson
April 11th Glovers Row Wallsend Ed Young
May 9th Great Geordie Gentlemen Keiran-Ann Kielty
June 13th The Swinging Sixties Freda Thompson.
July 11th Edith Cavell – a talk Prof John Derry.
Aug 8th Freemasonry in Wallsend George Laws
Sept 12th Wallsend at Work Ken Hutchinson
Oct 10th A Trip from Tyne to Tweed George Nairn
Nov 14th Childhood Toys and Games Andrew Clark
Dec 12th Songs and Stories of Christmas Geoff Hughes
Jan 13 Annual General Meeting & Archives Display
Feb 10 Tynemouth Priory – Sophia Stovall
Mar 9 The Half Shilling Curate – Sarah Reay
Apr 20 Aircraft Carriers – Malcolm Byrne – CANCELLED
May 11 Glovers Row – Ed Young – CANCELLED
Jun 8 The Swinging Sixties – Freda Thompson – CANCELLED
Jul 13 Edith Cavell – Prof John Derry – CANCELLED
Aug 10 WW2 Memories – CANCELLED
Sep 14 Second Industrial Revolution – Robert Forsyth – CANCELLED
Oct 12 A Trip from Tyne to Tweed – George Nairn – CANCELLED
Nov 9 The Tyne Bridge at 90 – J Michael Taylor – CANCELLED
Dec 14 Songs and Stories of Christmas – Geoff Hughes plus Xmas festivities – CANCELLED
Jan 14 AGM and archives display
Feb 11 Coal Mines and Waggonways – Rob McGinley
Mar 11 The War in the Pacific – Malcolm Byrne
Apr 8 Will Ye Buy Ma Fresh Fish – Hilary East
May 13 The Stephensons – A Northumbrian Railway Geneology – J Michael Taylor
Jun 10 A Night at the Pictures – Picture Houses in Newcastle – Freda Thompson
Jul 8 James II – the man who lost three kingdoms – Professor John Derry
Jul 13 Visit to Arbeia, Sunderland Glass Centre and Washington Old Hall
Aug 12 Wallsend Childhood – A discussion and display of society’s archives
Sep 9 Mills, Mines, Factories and Factories of Ouseburn – Mike Greatbatch
Oct 14 Wallsend Pit Disaster – 25 years On – Ken Hutchinson
Nov 11 A Northumbrian Quiz – Geoff Hughes
Dec 9 The top 100 Geordies – Anthony Atkinson plus Xmas festivities and celebrations
Jan 8 AGM
Feb 12 Willington Wagonnway – Dominique Bell
Mar 12 WW2 European Theatre – Malcolm Byrne
Apr 9 National Trust in Northumberland – Elizabeth Finch
May 14 A Magic Lantern Show – Mr D Greenacre
Jun 11 The Grey and The Blue – Professor John Derry
Jun 25 ‘History Mystery’ coach trip
Jul 9 Laurel and Hardy – Freda Thompson
Aug 13 Wallsend Shipyards – Members discussion and display of society’s archives
Sep 10 Nostalgic views of the North – John Moreels
Oct 8 A Newcastle history tour – Ken Hutchinson
Nov 12 Admiral Lord Collingwood – Anthony Atkinson
Dec 10 A Victorian Sunday with music – Robert Moon plus Xmas festivities
Jan 9 AGM and display of Society’s archives
Feb 13` Gordon Smith – History of the Port of Blyth
Mar 13 John Moreels – Nostalgic views of the North
Apr 10 Elizabeth Finch – Delaval Hall
May 8 John Parker – The Border Reivers
Jun 12 Professor John Derry – 1917 3rd Battle of Ypres
Jul 10 Freda Thompson – The Iron Horse
Aug 14 Display of society’s archives
Sep 11 Jeff Bartram – Dowsing Tunnels
Oct 9 Dorothy Brownlee – Cliffords Fort and Lifeboat Connection
Nov 13 Ken Hutchinson – Tynemouth and Cullercoats History Tour
Dec 11 Geoff Hughes – Xmas celebrations around the world and Xmas festivities
Jan 11 AGM and display of archives
Feb 8 Lucy Winskill, OBE, DL – High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear – the role of the High Sheriff
Mar 14 John Gibson – The Royal Flying Corp
Apr 11 Michael Taylor – Seven Bridges which cross the Tyne Gorge
May 19 Mike Greatbach – The Wherrymen and Chain Horse Lads of the Ouseburn
Jun 13 Professor John Derry – 1916 Three Battles and their aftermath
Jun 20 Evening History Mystery Tour
Jul 11 Display of society’s archives
Aug 8 The Reverend Glynn Lister – 30 years on the Bench
Sep 12 Brian Wardle – Life on the Royal Yacht
Oct 10 Freda Thompson – The Art of the Street Walker
Nov 14 Ken Hutchinson – Secret Newcastle
Dec 12 Geoff Hughes – songs and stories of Xmas and Xmas festivities
Jan 12 AGM and display of Society’s archives
Feb 9` Alan Graham – Tynemouth Voluntary Life Brigade
Mar 9 David Hughes – Freemen of Newcastle
Apr 13 Drew Grant – Charles Parsons – Turbinia
May 11 Robert Forsyth – Three Maritime Rivers
Jun 8 Professor Derry – Jellicoe of Scarpa
Jul 13 Display of Society’s Archives
Aug 10 Freda Thompson – Newcastle Grainger Market
Sep 14 Edmund Hall – Tramways of Tyneside
Oct 12 Ken Hutchinson – Lost Newcastle
Nov 9 George Laws – Society’s Archives
Dec 14 Andrew Clark – Homefront in Wartime plus Christmas activities
Jan 13 AGM
Feb 10 Bryan Dixon – Amber Films of Wallsend
Mar 10 Robert Forsythe – The Second Industrial Revolution
Apr 14 Ken Smith – Tyne Built Passenger Ships
May 12 Ken Hutchinson – Newcastle behind the scenes
Jun 9 Professor John Derry – Jellicoe of Scarpa
Jul 14 Freda Thompson – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Aug 11 Anthea Lang – Development of Saltwell Park
Sep 8 Edmund Hall – The History of the Bicycle
Oct 13 Michael Taylor – The Northumberland Railway
Nov 10 Barry Mead – The Wonders of Wansbeck
Dec 8 Andrew Clark – Life in the 30s, 40s and 50s and Christmas festivities
Jan. 14 A.G.M
Feb. 11 David Williams – Childhood memories – miner’s son in Ashington
Mar. 11 Gill Scott – Egyptologist – Heads, Hands and Whodunnit
Apr. 8 John Grundy – Northumberland
May 13 Michael Younger – Refurbishment of Bunker 13, RAF Fighter Cmd. HQ, Kenton
June 10 Prof. John Derry – Queen Mary I – Spanish Tudor
July 8 Freda Thompson – The Fish Wives of Cullercoats
Aug. 12 Mr Morris – Remarkable People from the North
Sept. 9 Pearl Saddington – Bede’s World – further developments
Oct. 14 Derek Greenacre – Victorian Magic Lantern Show
Nov. 11 Ken Hutchinson – Whitley Bay and Seaton Sluice ThroughTime
Dec. 9 Allison Thorburn – Humour in Monologues (Christmas festivities)
Jan. 9 Annual General Meeting
Feb. 13 S.C. Enderby The Queen’s Bodyguard & Yeoman of the Guard
Mar. 12 Peter Cryer, ‘PRESSED’ – Talk With SongsRelating to the History of
Al & Pauline Giles Press Gangs In N.E. England
Apr. 16 Carl Mcclean History & Development of Wallsend Parks
May 14 Robert Moon Tyne Tugs
June 11 Prof. John Derry Queen Victoria
July 9 Ken Hutchinson Tynemouth & Cullercoats Through Time
Aug. 13 Charles Morgan Village Greens Down the Ages
Sept. 10 Geoff Hughes Strange Tales & Ghostly Happenings in Northumbria
Oct. 8 Dr.Andrew Birley Vindolanda – Recent Research of the Frontier
Nov. 12 Freda Thompson A Day at the Races
Dec. 10 Wendy Stafford Myths and Legends of Christmas (with festivities)
MAY 9TH. ALAN THOMPSON THE TANFIELD RAILWAY
JUNE 13TH. PROF. JOHN DERRY ANNE BOLEYN
JULY 11TH. FREDA THOMPSON THE TYNE RIVERSIDE
AUG. 8TH. BILL GRIFFITHS HISTORY OF THE HISTORY OF HADRIAN’S WALL
SEP. 12TH. RAY STEPHENSON HISTORY CAPTURED ON GRAMOPHONE RECORDS
OCT. 10TH. BRIAN NEWMAN THE TITAN CRANE
NOV. 14TH. R.H. MITCHELSON EARSDON VILLAGE
DEC. 12TH. BRIAN WARDLE LIFE ON THE ROYAL YACHT