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Christmas Social - December 2022
I feel the need to record for posterity, because I love history, my thanks to Santa’s little helpers for their energy and laughter in rehearsals and when performing at the Christmas meeting.
So thank you Edith, Elaine F, Angela, Canada Ann, Hilary, Laraine, Wendy, Pete, Paul, Sue and Janice…plus the subs bench Peter B and Eileen R and the snappers Anne and Joan plus raffle ticket sellers Sue F and Sally…
However, thanks should be extended to all our members who added their willingness to participate and Christmas spirit to the occasion …
Just wait till April and the panto
‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’
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Cheers and merry Christmas
Margaret Welsh
13/12/22
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Monthly Meeting Speakers and Topics
| Date | Subject | Name | |
| March | A View from the Summit | John Robson | |
| February | Recollections of Canada | Ann Huntley and Jen Ford | |
| January 2020 | Mindfulness and Meditation | Helen Robinson | |
| December 2019 | Christmas Party | ||
| November | I Don't Like Cricket, I Love It | Peter Welsh | |
| October | Digital Photography Group presentation | ||
| September | Keeping Safe On-line | Dave Dean | |
| August 2019 | Wessington 10th Anniversary Celebrations | ||
| July 2019 | Durham Wildlife Trust- current projects | ||
| June 2019 | Marie Antoinette | John Derry | |
| April 2019 | Annual General Meeting | ||
| March 2019 | Cheese Making | Simon Raine | |
| February 2019 | Washington Old Hall | Gerard Parker | |
| January 2019 | I did it for the kids | Carol Deans | |
| December | Christmas Party | ||
| November 2018 | Remembrance | Fools Gold, Peter&Margaret Welsh | |
| October 2018 | Boldon Auction Galleries | Giles Hodges | |
| September 2018 | My Life in TV | Tony Edwards | |
| August 2018 | The Rise and Fall of the Glass Industry in the North East | Bill Brookes | |
| July 2018 | The Hylton Castle Project | Elanor Johnson | |
| June 2018 | Life in the 70s | Philip Curtis | |
| May 2018 | You Never Forget Your First... | Peter Russell | |
| April 2018 | AGM | ||
| March 2018 | Photography Presentation | Digital Photography Group | |
| February 2018 | John Betjeman and the Middle Classes | Neville Harris | |
| January 2018 | Winter Driving | ||
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| December 2017 | Christmas Celebrations | including performance by Michael Green | |
| November 2017 | Remembrance | Margaret and Peter Welsh | |
| October 2017 | Silversmith | Mr L Howe | |
| September 2017 | Sunderland Empire | Stef Corbett | |
| August 2017 | Stormy Stories and Tragic Tales | Fools Gold | |
| July 2017 | Art Appreciation | Jean Barnett | |
| June 2017 | Jerome Kern | Mr G Hetherington | |
| May 2017 | Abraham Lincoln | Mr A Atkinson | |
| April 2017 | AGM | ||
| March 2017 | Astronomy | Ian Wardlaw (In House) | |
| February 2017 | no speaker | ||
| January 2017 | Lola Montez | Stuart Miller | |
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| DECEMBER 2016 | Christmas Celebration | with food and ukuleles | |
| NOVEMBER 2016 | Remembrance | Margaret and Peter Welsh | |
| OCTOBER 2016 | Family History | In house group | |
| SEPTEMBER 2016 | Mary Eleanor Bowes | A. Atkinson | |
| AUGUST 2016 | Cole Porter | G. Heatherington | |
| JULY 2016 | Blood Bikes | Nigel Barlow | |
| JUNE 2016 | Diving for History | Gary Bankhead | |
| MAY 2016 | North East Heritage in Music and dance | Mrs. Kim Bibby- Wilson |
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| Date | Name | Subject# |
| 18/01/16 | Jean Barnett | Hieroglyphs |
| 21/12/15 | Washington Musical Society | Seasonal Choral Performance |
| 16/11/15 | Remembrance | |
| 19/10/15 | Mr S.Owers | Mountain Rescue in Durham and North Yorkshire |
| 21/9/15 | Digital Photography Group | Photo Presentations |
| 17/8/15 | Reading & Tai Chi Groups | Presentations |
| 20/7/15 | M.Ledra | Big Geology |
| 15/6/15 | Mrs Ingrid Kilmer | A Year Behind the Veil |
| 18/5/15 | Mr J Yearnshaw | Scenes of Crime |
| 20/10/14 | Mr T.Barrow | Maritime North East |
| 15/9/14 | Dr le Dune | Flight from Mons |
| 18/8/14 | In-House | Carpe Diem, Digital Photography, National Website etc. |
| 21/7/14 | Mrs Liesbeth Langford | Life under Occupation (in Holland) |
| 16/6/14 | Mr R Stevenson | Newcastle & Gateshead Quaysides, |
| 19/5/14 | P.Curtis | Life in the Sixties |
| 14/4/14 | AGM | |
| 17/3/14 | R.Stevenson | Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead |
| 17/2/14 | Hazel Edwards | Discovery Museum, |
| 20/1/14 | M Hutchison | Roman Britain |
| 16/12/13 | European Brunch | 8 Teams 'competing' |
| 18/11/13 | Peter&Margaret Welsh | First World War - Gallipoli |
| 4/11/13 | Social Meeting with Hats and Soup! | |
| 21/10/13 | Bob Hines & Margaret Welsh | Tai Chi and Poetry |
| 16/09/13 | Philip Curtis | Life in the Fifties |
| 22/08/13 | Angela Burn | Laughter for Health |
| 19/08/13 | Curious Northumbria | Alan & Pat Porritt |
| 15/07/13 | Mrs Hitchin | Japanese Culture |
| 11/07/13 | Mali | Saris and Indian Culture |
| 17/06/13 | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust | |
| 20/05/13 | Eddie Campbell | Sunderland Winter Gardens |
| 18/03/13 | Sheila Arbuckle | Hugh Lee Pattinson - Local Entrepreneur and Industrialist |
| 18/02/13 | Ian Wardlaw and Kathleen Hines | Presentations by our Digital Photography and Art Groups |
| 21/01/13 | Bernard Hope | George Mallory - Conqueror of Everest? |
| 20/08/12 | Andy Guy | TV Digital Switchover |
| 16/07/12 | Maureen Duffy | Little Theatre Wardrobe |
| 18/06/12 | Jean Barnett | Egyptology |
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