Past Events

TypeDateSpeakerComments
AGMNovember 21stVariousContributions from:- Peter Colley, David Yeadon and Colin Dunnighan
Monthly MeetingOctober 17thCatherine GillieFantastic Fungi: Science, Fiction, Facts, Forays and Fun.
Monthly MeetingSeptember 19thMarilyn AndersonLife in Elizabethan England
Monthly Meeting15th AugustKeith SimpsonCastles in Durham
Monthly MeetingJuly 18thClaire WilliamsBee Keeping and Swarms
Monthly MeetingJune 20thChris Foote-WoodBaghdad Trucker
Monthly MeetingMay 16thPhil JohnsonUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones etc)
Monthly MeetingApril 18thDavid CarterWomen of WWII
Monthly MeetingMarch 21stPeter WebbThe importance of Moths and Butterflies in monitoring Changes to our Environment
Monthly MeetingFebruary 15thAnnie ClousonSwimming in lovely places at home and abroad-a life long obsession.
Monthly MeetingJanuary 18thNorman McBainA family Sword – Robert 0f Trewn
TypeDateSpeakerComments
Monthly MeetingOctober 19thRichard WithamRichard Witham
Georgian Barnard Castle – a shoppers Guide
Monthly MeetingSeptember 21stGerald BlakeGerald Blake
“The history and geography of Durham Regatta”. I will touch on the history of competitive sport in England as background to the start of the second oldest rowing regatta in Britain. I look at the geography of the river Wear and its importance to Durham. I retell some remarkable stories and mention some key social and technical changes over the regatta’s 190 years of history. 
 
ABOUT ME: Formerly Professor of Geography at Durham University and Principal of Collingwood College. Coached crews on the Tyne and Wear for fifty years. Curated exhibitions about sport at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley, and at the Bowes Museum. Currently leads the Teesdale U3A Geography Group. 
This is a joint meeting with Teesdale U3A
Monthly MeetingAugust 17thMark MeadowsMark Meadows
Rolls Royce
Monthly MeetingJuly 20thDave BaileyDave Bailey
My Life in the NHS. Starting at the Churchhill Hopital (Oxford), then at the North Middlesex Hospital in North London – then finally at Kings College Hospital in south London.
Monthly MeetingJune 15thTom VlamingTom Vlaming
I will discuss the history of aircraft from the 1930 to the present. From propellers to Jet engines. And from starting a flight to cruise at altitude. 
Monthly MeetingMay 18thHelen GoodmanHow Parliament works and what sorts of service you can expect from your MP
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Monthly MeetingApril 20thColin DugginhanSanta Fe Los Alamos and the Atomic Bomb.
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Monthly MeetingMarch 16thTim Meecham“Where There’s Muck”
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Monthly MeetingFebruary 16thIan ReidNo. 34 The Bank, Historic townhouse 
Monthly MeetingJanuary 19thIan BlakeSri Lanka 
“Throwing the Starfish” 
TypeDateSpeakerComments
Monthly MeetingOctober 20thPCSO Preet SinghPolicing in the Teesdale Community.
Monthly MeetingJuly 21stRichard WhithamPhotography of Arctic and Antarctic wild life.
Monthly MeetingJune 16thMajor Frederick Greenhow MBEWe Are The CWGC

I spent 36 years serving in the Royal Artillery, starting off as a young soldier and retiring as a Major. On retirement from the regular army in 2013, I also spent an additional two years with the reserves.  [Details…]
Monthly MeetingMay 19thRichard BettonLife after Brexit, a domestic agriculture policy. [Details]
Monthly MeetingApril 21stBob McMannets Redevelopment of Bishop Auckland [Details]
Monthly MeetingMarch 17thCecilia OliverThe Bowes Museum [Details]
Monthly MeetingFebruary 17thRev. Canon Geoff LowsonComings and goings from Botswana
Monthly MeetingJanuary 27thRev. Canon Geoff LowsonEvent cancelled due to lack of access to Cricket Club.
TypeDateSpeakerComments
Monthly MeetingDecember 16thRev. Alison WallbankA Seasonal Perspective
AGMNovember 18thBob Ward & Michael WallbankRe-election of Club Officials and members talks.
Monthly MeetingOctober 21stNicholas RheinburgCoroners Service [Details]
Monthly MeetingSeptember 15thTricia ChildMy trek for kids to Mount Kenya.
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Monthly MeetingAugust 19thMike CarrRamblings of a by-election winner. [Details]
Monthly Meeting July 15thKim HardingThe College of Richard of Gloucester in Barnard Castle. [Details]
Monthly MeetingJune 17thStephen Brenkley“Small Town, Big Hopes” [Details]
AGMMay 20thPostponed from November 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, following government guidelines, all meetings January to April were cancelled.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the majority of events this year were cancelled following government regulations.