Notices

Change of lecture date:

Please note that the lecture on the Hartley Disaster by Norman Jackson has been moved to the 26th January not the 19th as originally advertised.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

NEIMME Transactions - Hartley Disaster Report

The text of the report on the Hartley Disaster which was published in the Transactions volume 11 is available online here.

"Still the Sea Rolls On" - Book launch

After the lecture above will be the launch of a new book about the Hartley calamity - 'Still the Sea Rolls on' edited by Keith Armstrong and published by Northern Voices Community Projects with the support of North Tyneside Council. Keith Armstrong and others will read poems and stories from the new book including Joseph Skipsey's Hartley Ballad. There will also be singer-songwriter Gary Miller performing Keith's Hartley lyric and other mining songs and piper Chris Ormston performing his lament for Hartley and other appropriate tunes.
Copies of the book will be available at the launch at the special price of £6 (RRP £7.99)

Minerals Collection online

A new section has been added to the site with an online exhibition of different minerals complete with detailed illustrative photos.  The minerals were all collected by one of our trustees, Dr. Colin Laidler, who kindly worked on this project with artist Adrian Moule to create this online exhibition.

New paper online

A new paper by Les Turnbull has been added to the website about the Montagu family.

UK Online Centre

Why not come down to the Institute and try out the Go On training courses? There's something for everyone from the very beginning of how to use a mouse and keyboard. Computers are available Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and we can give you one-to-one help to get started. And best of all, all courses are completely free!  Drop in on a Friday or make an appointment for other days of the week.

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Duplicate maps

The Institute has a large number of duplicate maps available for sale. The list is available to download here. More duplicate maps and sections (Ordnance Survey and Geological Survey) will be available for sale in the future, please contact the librarian if you wish to be added to the mailing list.

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New books for sale:

We have a range of new books available for sale from the library or by post. If you buy a copy from us then up to one third of the cover price goes to support the Institute and the library at no additional cost to you.

Titles include:

NEW - The Conside Trilogy by Garry o' Hagan- £12.95
NEW - George Townsend Andrews of York - The Railway Architect by Bill Fawcett - £26.95

A History of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway ed. John Addyman - £18.50
The Great Northern Miner by Ken and Jean Smith - £12.95
Coals from Newcastle by Les Turnbull £10.95
The Pitmen's Requiem by Peter Crookston £18.00
The Splendour of the Gala by Ken and Jean Smith - £9.99
Unfinished Business - The Miners' strike for jobs 1984-5 by Peter Arkell & Ray Rising - £7.99
History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway - Bill Fawcett - £24.95
Collieries of Beamish - Garry O Hagan - £12.95
The Making of a prodigy - Robert Stephenson by Victoria Haworth - £9.95
Robert Stephenson: railway engineer by John Addyman and Victoria Haworth - £19.95
Thomas Elliot Harrison - £4.99
The Odyssey by Raymond Hicks £5

Please do call into the Institute Library for your copies or call Jennifer on 0191 2332459 for more information (P&P extra).

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Volunteers wanted!

New volunteers are always welcomed at the Institute to help with our ongoing projects to improve access to the collections - our volunteer policy is available here. Some work can even be done at home via the internet so please do contact our librarian, Jennifer Kelly on 0191 2332459 or email her using the Contact Form if you have some time available.

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Annual Report:

Click Here to download the 2008-2009 Annual Report.

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Newsletter:

The newsletter is now available to download here

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