Railway & Local History Soc

St John's Railway & Local History Society Meetings

All meetings at Spittal Bowling Club, Sea Road at 7.30 pm
For more details, please contact Chris Timmins on 07889 140799

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
The Lives of T Dan Smith
Speaker: John Grffiths
T Dan Smith (1915-1993) was one of the most influential - and controversial - politicians to come from NE England in the twentieth century. John Griffiths, who has researched Smith's life for Northumbria University, examines his career and questions whether he was as corrupt as popularly supposed.
 
Tuesday 5th March 2013 
'Quarry railways of the Northern Northumberland Coast Part 2'
Speaker: Roger Jermy
 
In the summer (and in the Church) -
‘Tanfield Railway past and present’
Speaker: a member of the Society


Previous meetings (so you can get a flavour of what's been):

“Old Spittal and Tweedmouth” by author John Griffiths
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Please bring your own memories and photos – thank you!

“More Northumberland Minor Railways”
(Inc Scremerston) by Roger Jermy
Tuesday 6 March 2012

“The Story of the J & W Lifeboat”
By Tim Kirton
Thursday 19 April 2012

"Berwick Castle" by Jim Herbert (Local Historian)
2nd October 2012

"The Saints of Lindisfarne" by Scott Weightman
8th November 2012