Wearside

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Monthly Meeting Speakers 2019 to 2026

2019      
Month Topic Speaker  
Apr 12th Hollywood Musicals Sharon Vincent  
May 10th Wearside U3A's A.G.M.    
Jun 14th The Ashbrooke Boys Keith Gregson  
Jul 12th Stella Maris Seafarers' Centre Sister Mary Scholastica  
Aug 9th R.N.L.I David L Mitchell  
Sep 13th The Duchess of Cambridge's Northern Ancestors: The Harrison Family Brenda Graham  
Oct 11th The Horsekeeper's Daughter Jane Gulliford Lowes  
Nov 8th Arbeia and its importance to Hadrian's Wall Jim Frazer  
Dec 13th Party organised by the Social Events Committee    
2020      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 10th John George Lambton and The Penshaw Monument Bernard Hope  
Feb 14th A night at the pictures Freda Thompson  
Mar 13th Victorian Customs and Superstitions in North East England Linda King  
Apr 9th (Thurs) Seven Bridges crossing the Tyne Gorge J Michael Taylor Cancelled
May 7th (Thurs) Thirty years of Fire Service Humour Peter Weighill Cancelled
Jun 12th Wearside U3A's A.G.M.   Postponed
Jul 10th Capt Ned Robinson: life at sea on the collier ships in the 1820s Sharon Vincent Cancelled
Aug 14th Broken Promises John Pattison Cancelled
Sep 11th Ravensworth Castle - Legend, Romance, Intrigue Tom Steanson Cancelled
Oct 9th Awesome New Zealand Harry & Kath Gilbert Cancelled
Nov 13th Christmas in Germany Eve Gamblin Cancelled
Dec 11th Party organised by the Events Committee   Cancelled
2021      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 8th     Cancelled
Feb 12th     Cancelled
Mar 12th     Cancelled
Apr 9th     Cancelled
May 14th     Cancelled
Jun 11th     Cancelled
Aug 13th (trial Meeting) John Lloyd  
Sep 10th      
Oct 8th      
Nov 12th Days out in Northumberland George M.  
Dec 10th Party with Quiz    
2022      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 14th Thirty Years of Fire Service Humour Peter Weighill  
Feb 11th St Peter's Sculpture Trail Janet Chalmers  
Mar 11th TBC Sir David Bell KCB DL  
Apr 8th Awesome New Zealand Harry & Kath Gilbert  
May 13th Wearside U3A's A.G.M. & Tall ships    
Jun 10th Ravensworth Castle - Legend, Romance, Intrigue Tom Steanson
Jul 8th Capt Ned Robinson: life at sea on the collier ships in the 1820s Sharon Vincent
Aug 12th Humorous stories and memories of the 30s, 40s & 50s Andrew Clark
Sep 9th Short stories and poems in dialect Peter Weighill
Oct 14th Remarkable women of the North East Geoff Hughes
Nov 11th The Catherine Cookson Story - The Woman behind the Books Linda Davidson
Dec 9th Party with Quiz    
2023      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 13th Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock Neville D Harris  
Feb 10th Mary Ann Cotton Stephanie Yearnshire  
Mar 10th History and Stories about Newcastle City Hall Peter Brennan  
Apr 14th True Heroes of the Sea David Hastings  
May 12th Wearside U3A's A.G.M.    
Jun 9th The part played by coal in the development of Sunderland Stuart Miller  
Jul 14th Letting the Cat out of the Bag - Where did that come from? Dave Dean  
Aug 11th A Short History of Public Transport in Tyne and Wear Ian Jameson  
Sep 8th Broken promises John Pattison  
Oct 6th More Fire Service Humour Peter Weighill n.b. BEDE TOWER
Nov 11th 1950s Women Carol Dean Bede Tower
Dec 8th Party with Magician Graeme Shaw Bede Tower
2024      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 12th Vernacular Recordings: History of North East artists Raymond Stephenson Bede Tower
Feb 9th A Dickens of a Tale Freda Thompson Bede Tower
Mar 8th Amazing Thailand: The reality of tourism in the 'Land of Smiles' Derek Potter Bede Tower
Apr 12th Secrets of the Human Brain Bob Pullen Bede Tower
May 10th Wearside U3A's A.G.M. and Ian AGM and Sunderland History Walk Bede Tower
Jun 14th The Rasputin Files Stephanie Yearnshire Bede Tower
Jul 12th Beatlemania: why the Beatles were so popular Sharon Vincent Bede Tower
Aug 9th Celtic Shenanigans Patricia Hodgson Bede Tower
Sep 13th Hidden treasures of the North East's High Streets Graham Soult Bede Tower
Oct 11th Lee Miller (Photographer) - "Hitler's Bath" Stuart Miller Bede Tower
Nov 9th Ships' figureheads Alan Denham Bede Tower
Dec 13th Christmas Event (n.b. 2 p.m.)   St. Gabriel's Church Hall
2025      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 10th The Voice 1900-1960 Raymond Stephenson Bede Tower
Feb 14th Novocastria - (History and Views around Newcastle) Ian Jameson Bede Tower
Mar 14th Sleep and Dreams Dr Bob Pullen Bede Tower
Apr 11th The Newcastle Witch Trials Lucy Atkinson Bede Tower

May 2nd

Wearside U3A's A.G.M.   SBIC
Jun 13th George Stephenson: Tribulations and Triumphs David Williams SBIC
Jul 11th The Roker Pier Project Stuart Robson SBIC
Aug 8th Carvers of the Past Alan Denham  
Sep 12th What did you do in the Great War, Mammy? Peter Welsh  
Oct 10th Funny bones & wisdom teeth Dr Ray Lowry  
Nov 14th Who were the Birtley Belgians? Valerie Greaves  
Dec 12th Christmas event    
2026      
Month Topic Speaker  
Jan 9th Don't shoot the messenger Peter Stemmer  
Feb 13th Love Tokens Alan Denham  
Mar 13th Touch, pain and painkillers Dr Bob Pullen  
Apr 10th The Women and Men of Bletchley Park Dave Dean  

May 8th

Wearside U3A's A.G.M.
 
Jun 12th The Stephensons - Robert's Return David Williams  
Jul 10th The Battle of Silksworth George Bedell  
Aug 14th Trashy Novels & heroic deeds: the rôle of the Cook sisters in saving German Jews Angela Smith  
Sep 11th TBC TBC  
Oct 9th TBC TBC  
Nov 13th TBC TBC  
Dec 11th Christmas event    

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