Monthly meetings usually take place on the third Thursday of each month at 2pm in The Main Hall, St Michael’s Church Hall, junction of Canongate and Walkergate, Alnwick.
These meetings give members the opportunity to meet one another and find out what is going on, and there is usually a guest speaker. Over the summer, meetings may be replaced by events/outings.
Note that the December date is one week earlier than normal, due to hall availability. The Christmas Social will also take place on that day.
Forthcoming events
Thu 16th Jul 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Jen Teulon will talk about the history of the Bathing House at Howick and the various people who have lived there over the years.
Venue: St Michael's Church Hall
| 2026 | ||
| DATE | SUBJECT | PRESENTER |
| 15th January | Labyrinths Carollyn McDonald, currentchair at Alnwick u3a, will give us a brief look at the history of labyrinths,and a space to use a finger labyrinth for a short time of reflection. | Carollyn McDonald |
| 19th February | Telling Tales out of School The welcome return of Chris Tipple who will take a light-hearted look at life in Northumberland schools in the 19th century. | Chris Tipple |
| 19th March | Molars, Mountains and Monkeys. Andrew Buddle, local dentist and Associate Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University, will give a presentation about leading a multidisciplinary team to the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in Summer 2024 | Andrew Buddle |
| 16th April | Empathy Architecture: Why our Built and Natural Heritage Matters. Tim Wickens from the Northumberland and Newcastle Society will give a presentation about the society’s work to preserve the heritage, culture and landscape of the city and county, so that generations to come can appreciate their beauty and find new uses for them. | Tim Wickens |
| 21st May | Good Day Sunshine: The Beatles in Florida. Professor Emeritus Brian Ward from Northumbria University returns to give another of his interesting presentations. This one is based on his next book ‘The Beatles and the South’ which is to be published in 2026. | Brian Ward |
| 18th June | A Royal Medieval Travelogue. Aidan Harrison uses the manuscript of John Yonge, Somerset Herald, to describe the events of the 20-day journey of Princess Margaret Tudor from Kent to Berwickshire in 1503. Yonge accompanied Margaret who, at the tender age of thirteen, was on her way to Edinburgh to be married to James IV, King of Scots. | Aidan Harrison |
| 16th July | The Story of the Bathing House. Jen Teulon will talk about the history of the Bathing House at Howick and the various people who have lived there over the years. | Jen Teulon |
August | No Meeting | |
| 17th September | We are what we eat: how our food intake expresses our affiliations and life journey Lynn Harbottle, dietitian and medical social anthropologist with extensive clinical and academic experience, will give a presentation which reflects on her own food influences to illustrate the meanings and significance we assign to food and eating. | Lynn Harbottle, |
| 15th October | AGM followed by - A marine animal on the beach - what should you do? Lorna Llewellyn, a volunteer with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, will enlighten us with her presentation. | Lorna Llewellyn |
| 19th November | The buildings of David Stephenson. Richard Pears, Durham University Librarian, makes a welcome return to introduce us this time to David Stephenson, an 18/19th century architect from the Northeast. | Richard Pears |
| 10th December | Daring to make a comeback including Christmas Social. Martin Shingler, writer, editor and film historian, making a welcome return with a presentation which will explore the reasons why some ageing film stars have risked reputational damage by making a cinematic comeback after a significant period of absence. He considers how several stars fared when taking that risk. | Martin Shingler |
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