u3a

Alnwick

PREVIOUS HISTORY PROGRAMMES

2025
DATESUBJECTPRESENTER
7th JanuaryThe Other PercysTessa Nichol
4th FebruaryGeorge Tate: Alnwick HistorianPeter Carter
4th MarchAir crash Sites in NorthumberlandRichard Booth
1st AprilA slice of North Eastern Social HistoryPauline Robinson
6th MayJohn Bowes - Everything apart from the Bowes MuseumGeorge Ellames
3rd JuneOuting to Trinity House
1st JulyWarkworth CastleTrevor Robinson
5th AugustNo Meeting
2nd SeptemberSome Anglo-Saxon and Irish Gospel Bookslalik Nasmyth
7th OctoberSome Incidents from the History of AlnwickPeter Carter
4th NovemberThe Rev Joseph Cook of Newton HallAnne Larvin/ Pat Ashton
2nd DecemberThe lost generation in cartoons. Edwardian Oxford and Cambridge .David Willoughby
2024
DATESUBJECTPRESENTER
2nd JanNo meeting
6th FebRobert Reece & The Georgian Medicine ChestGeorge Ellames
5th MarEyam – The Plague VillageTrevor Robinson
2nd AprNo meeting
7th MayMy Favourite Historical NovelMembers’ contributions approx. 5 mins, with a number lined up beforehand to start things off
4th JunVisit to Beamish
2nd JulyDigging up my FamilyColin Gough
6th AugNO MEETING – Summer Break
3rd SeptOrkney: Vikings and a SagaLalik Nasmyth
1st OctMy Father – A Japanese Prisoner of WarSue Bairstow
5th NovThe Great Fire of NewcastleBarbara Wood
3rd DecNorthumberland Lime KilnsPat Ashton
2023
DATESUBJECTPRESENTER
3rd JanuaryNo meeting
7th FebruaryObservers in the RFC and RAF during WW1Colin Buxton
7th MarchSpas, Spaws and Sea-bathing in the North SeaAnne Larvin
4th AprilThe History of the afternoon teaMeryl McConnell
2nd MayMazzini Tron - Gateshead lad, Bush Brother, decorated War Chaplain and suburban vicarColin Gough
6th JuneVisit to Cragend FarmOrganised by Anne McMillan
5th JulyThe History of Early Churches in RomeGeorge Nasmyth
AugustNo meeting
5th September Oral History - What you might particularly wish to tell your grandchildren: Members’ contributions of approximately 5 minutesChaired by Colin Gough
3rd October Historic Sites in Northern EthiopiaRichard Booth
7th November The East India CompanyTessa Nichol
5th December From Tsarist Russia to Computer Programming: K W Mieszkis – A man of the 20th CenturyLalik Nasmyth
2022
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
4th January Hulne PrioryPeter Carter
1st February The Cannongate Gasworks George Ellames
1st MarchThe Posthumous Travels of St Aiden and St Oswald Jessica Turner
5th AprilPoisonous Plants and their uses through History Rob Wilson
3rd MayGypsy Kings and a Queen Anne McMillan
7th JuneSome Shilbottle Women Colin Gough
5th JulyEdward Robinson - a Pirate from NewcastleTrevor Robinson
AugustNo meeting
6th September Medieval AlmouthTessa Nichol
4th October John Buddle Anne McMillan
1st November Alnwick Poorhouse Maureen Sayers
6th December History Quiz with past year review or short talk
2021
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
5th January at 11amFenwick Store Anne McMillan via ZOOM
2nd February at 11amDorothy Foster Meryl McConnell via ZOOM
Tuesday 2nd March at 11amHistory of Northumberland Food & Drink Doris Hinshaw via ZOOM
Tuesday 6th April at 11amWilliam Lord Armstrong of Cragside Tessa Wyatt via ZOOM
Tuesday 4th May at 11amApollo - Looking back half a century: a personal perspective on the Moon Landings Trevor Robinson via ZOOM
Tuesday 1st June at 11amThomas Longstaff of MorpethMaureen Sayers via ZOOM
Tuesday 6th July at 11amEdward II (Medieval Bastards) Anne McMillan via ZOOM
Tuesday 3rd August at 11amInteresting Historical Figures and what links them Trevor Robinson via ZOOM
Tuesday 7th SeptemberNo meeting
Tuesday 5th OctoberThe Keelmen of TynesideAndy Griffin
Tuesday 2nd NovemberShilbottle Church and Community Colin Gough
Tuesday 7th DecemberChristmas Quiz and ideas for next year
2020
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
JanuaryGroup review of 2019
February Women of Durham Kathy Platt
MarchThe Russian Spy Anne McMillan
April RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID
MayRESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID
JuneRESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID
JulyRESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID
AugustNo meeting
September RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID
October Durham Traditions and Customs Barbara Wood
3rd November Alnwick Abbey Peter Carter
1st December Readings from a WW1 diary Jane Glass
2019
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
1st January No meeting
5th February Social Mobility & the Alnwick Vicar's wifeGeorge Ellames
5th MarchTimothy Hackworth Barbara Wood
2nd AprilGroup Discussion on May's session
7th May1 - Sir George Biddell Airey
2 - History of women's jobs
1 - George Ellames
2 - Barbara Wood
4th JuneJosephine ButlerBarbara Wood
2nd JulyThe History of DurhamKathy Platt
AugustNo meeting
September
October
November
December
2018
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
January No meeting
6th February a) Welcome & Introduction
b) Border Reivers
Barbara Wood
6th Marcha) Alnwick Heroes
b) Group Activity
Alnwick Civic Society
3rd April a) North Northumberland Heritage – Bamburgh
b) Seahouses & Beadnell memories – DVD
1st MayLesser known Women Saints of Northumberland Davina
5th JuneThe NevillesPat and Hilga
3rd Julya) Review of February to July
b) to be advised
August No meeting
4th September The history of the RFC during WWI - relates to Western Front Association and their conference Colin Buxton
2nd October The Domestic Rebellion of 1948

A presentation on the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pauline Robinson

Meryl McConnell
6th November The Domestic Rebellion of 1946 A group member
December No meeting
2017
DATESUBJECT PRESENTER
January No meeting
7th February Victorian Alnwick Professionals. Introduction to the 3 themes for 2017: Transport, Occupations and Medicine Trish Jones

Marjorie Brown
7th MarchTheme 1 – TransportCo-ordinated by Meryl McConnell and Marjorie Smail
4th April Theme 2 – Occupations, Co-ordinated by Jane Glass, Jane Hall and Doris Hinshaw
2nd MayPossible inauguration of an Archaeology Group. This meeting replaces the History Group monthly slot. It is hoped that existing History Group members will support this meeting as well as other U3A members.
6th JuneTheme 3- Medicine, Co-ordinated by George Ellames, Pauline Robinson and Carol Burnett
4th JulyAll day joint outing with Architecture Group to ‘Hesleyside’ near Bellingham – and possibly Bellingham Heritage Centre
August No meeting
5th September Re-visit the 3 themes
3rd October Possible outing related to one of the themes?
7th November Review of 2017, planning for 2018
5th December Finalise 2018 programme