The group is led jointly by Mary Brazier and Pat Ashton.

We encourage and support group members to share their knowledge and research. New members are welcome, no experience required.

Important note: This group has a large number of members, so please contact the group leader if you wish to attend a meeting.

2026
DATE	SUBJECT	PRESENTER
6th January CANCELLED	Josephine Butler Deferred to a later date Katherine Swynford - Deferred to February	Sue Bairstow Tessa Nichol
3rd February	Katherine Swynford Neville Maskelyne	Tessa Nichol Bob Pass
3rd March CANCELLED	Hung, drawn and quartered	Anne McMillan
7th April	Hung, drawn and quartered	Anne McMillan
5th May	Richard Arkwright Josephine Butler (Victorian Activist)	Paul Wright Sue Bairstow
2nd June	No meeting
7th July	Members Ancestors	Helen Clarke Anne McMillan Sue Willoughby Mary Brazier
4th August	No meeting
1st September	The Blaydon Races	Barbara Wood
6th October	My Grandfather and the first days of WW1	Sue Bairstow
3rd November	A History of Sicily	Lalik Nasmyth
1st December	James Purlie Wilson and the Radical Uprising of 1820	George Ellames

2027
DATE	SUBJECT	PRESENTER
5th January	John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury	Mary Brazier
2nd February	Heidelberg University Karzer Topic 2 - to be confirmed	Tessa Nichol A N Other
2nd March	What Geoffrey Chaucers Prologue to The Canterbury Tales tells us about 14th century life – Part One	Christine Cook
6th April	My Parsee Ancestors My Grandfather	Sue Willoughby Helen Clarke
4th May	What Geoffrey Chaucers Prologue to The Canterbury Tales tells us about 14th century life – Part Two	Christine Cook
1st June	Francis Galton	Bob Pass
6th July	The History of Coal Mining in the North East – In Song	David Willoughby
3rd August	No Meeting
7th September	We all have Famous Ancestors? My Maternal Great Grandmother	Trevor Robinson Karen Beal
5th October	Mo Mowlam Topic 2 - to be confirmed	Meryl McConnell A N Other
2nd November	Four Shipwrecks of the North East	Mary Brazier
7th December	To be arranged

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