Institute general meetings
Time |
Date
|
Event |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 18th October 2012 |
"Presidential Address: Northern Pennine Mining" Dr Rick Smith |
| 11.00am | Wednesday 7th November 2012 |
"Matthias Dunn" Win Stokes |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 22nd November 2012 |
“History of Neville Hall Simon Brooks |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 17th January 2013 |
“Mining in Spitsbergen” - Frigga Kruse |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 14th February 2013 |
“Development of Mechanisation in the Durham Coalfield….The Collins Miner” – Dr Tom Elliott |
| 11.00 am | Wednesday 6th March 2013 |
"Grand Families as Mining Entrepreneurs" Prof. Bill Purdue |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 14th March 2013 |
"Refocusing Research" - Prof Paul Younger |
| 6.45pm for 7:30pm | Friday 12th April 2013 | Presidents Informal Dinner |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 18th April 2013 |
"Science City Site" Colin MacPherson |
12:30pm |
Friday 10th May 2013 |
Annual Golf Competition |
| 11.00am | Saturday 11th May 2013 |
“Field Trip: Faulted Carboniferous Limestone at Howick, Northumberland - led by Michael Welch (Pre-booking required - please call or email Library) |
| 6.00pm | Thursday 16th May 2013 |
"The Central Station" Angus Fowler |
6.00pm |
Thursday 19th September 2013 |
"Gypsum Industry" Noel Worley |
| 6.45pm for 7.30pm | Friday 11th October 2013 |
Annual Presidents Dinner |
Note: General Meetings – Meet in Nicholas Wood Memorial Library at 5.30pm for tea/coffee and biscuits. The paper commences at 6.00pm prompt in the Lecture Theatre. Papers should be approximately 40 minutes in duration with 15 minutes for questions.
Lectures are free and open to the public. No booking is required. Level access suitable for wheelchairs can be arranged, please call 0191 2332459.
In library 5.00pm for tea/coffee meeting commences 5.30pm prompt.
Thursday 6th December 2012
Thursday 7th February 2013
Thursday 4th April 2013
Thursday 22nd August 2013
Tyne Industrial Archaeology Group Lectures
Visitors are most welcome at all of the Tyne Industrial Archaeology Group lectures. Meetings start at 7:15pm, finish by 9pm. For further details see www.tyneiagroup.co.uk
Time |
Date
|
Event |
| 7.15pm | 20th September 2012 |
"Industrial Memories of North Tyneside. Photos, Films and Memories from the “Remembering the Past, Resourcing the Future Project”.-
Kath Smith from RPRF, North Tyneside Library Services. |
7.15pm |
18th October 2012 |
"Local Mining Films, circa 1950. Including “Mining Reviews” as shown in local Cinemas" |
7.15pm |
22nd November 2012 |
“The National Glass Centre and Sunderland.”Peter Moth, Chairman, Friends of the National Glass Centre. |
7.15pm |
13th December 2012 |
“MEMBERS NIGHT – Going, Going or even Gone. Photos, memories or even items from members collections." |
7.15pm |
17th January 2013 |
“Clues To Our Industrial Past.” – John Almond |
| 7.15pm | 14th February 2013 |
"Bedlington Iron Works. It’s role in the “Industrial Revolution of the north east and beyond”Barry Mead, Heritage Consultant, Wansbeck. |
7.15pm |
14th March 2013 |
"The Engineering History of Souter Point Lighthouse. Including links to Newton, Trevithic, Faraday and Whitworth." Mike Ennis & Robert Etherington from The National Trust. |
7.15pm |
18th April 2013 |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING followed by:- |
Stephenson Locomotive Society Lectures
Meet at 7.00 for 7.15pm, finish by 10pm. For further details contact John Irving on 01434 688946.
Visitors are most welcome at all of the Stephenson Locomotive Society meetings.
A collection will be taken to defray expenses.
Time |
Date
|
Event |
| 7.00pm | Friday 5 April 2013 |
SHORT PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS |
7.00pm |
Friday 19 April 2013 |
"MINOR RAILWAYS OF NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND – around Longframlington" |
7.00pm |
Friday 3 May 2013 |
“MODERN DAY SIGNALLING” Simon Cox, Signaller, Bescot Down Tower/Deputy Briefer at Birmingham New Street PSB |
Northern Voices Community Projects
Northern Voices Community Project in association with the Mining Institute presents:
Wednesday January 16th 2013 7.30pm
Northern Voices Community Projects Annual Award event. Presentation of annual Northern Voices Joseph Skipsey Award - and commmemoration of the Hartley Pit disaster with poems and songs. This event will also mark the 45th anniversary of the death of Newcastle writer Jack Common and the 110th of his birth, with readings from his works, poems and songs by local folk group 'Kiddar's Luck'.
Tuesday September 3rd 2013 7.30pm.
Northern Voices Community Projects. A special event to mark 110th anniversary of the death of pitman poet Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903) with songs and readings.