JANUARY
Thurs 12 Brian Ibinson: : Sunderland at War
Sat 21 Walk (7 miles): Durham, led by Allan & Norma Major. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
FEBRUARY
Thurs 19 Stephanie Yearnshire: The Eccentric Brontes
Sat 18 Walk (7 miles): Newcastle Five Parks, led by Brian & Viv Gray. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
MARCH
Thurs 10th AGM : Stuart Miller: Sexual Intercourse was invented in 1963
Sat 18 Walk (6 miles) North Shields to Newcastle Quay, led by Liz Sears. Meet at South Shields Ferry Landing at 10.30 am
APRIL
Thurs 13 Andy Lane: Rocks in the City - 40 years of geology in Sunderland
Sat 22 Walk (7 miles): On the trail of the Nunnington Dragon, led by Stuart Miller. Non-walkers visit Helmsley
MAY
Thurs 11 Peter Welsh: The Third Earl of Durham
Sat 20 Walk (7 miles): Aysgarth Falls to Castle Bolton circular, led by Allan & Norma Major. Non-walkers visit Richmond
JUNE
Thurs 8 Derek Potter: Coal Mining in Sunderland
Sat 17 Walk (5 Miles) York City Walls, led by Brian & Viv Gray
JULY
Thurs 13 John Pattison: Me and My Shadow
Sat 23 Walk (6½ miles): Long Meg and her daughters, led by Stuart Miller. Non-walkers visit Penrith
NOTE: 30 mins earlier start - 8.10am from South Shields
AUGUST
Thurs 10 Sharon Vincent: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Sat 19 Walk (6 miles) Hawkshead and Wray Castle led by John Heath. Non-walkers visit Ambleside.
NOTE: 30 mins earlier start - 8.10am from South Shields
SEPTEMBER
Thurs 14 Glenda Young: Writing Historical Fiction set in the North East
Sat 23 Walk (6miles) Hexham and Hadrian's Wall, led by Liz Sears
OCTOBER
Thurs 12 Pat Lowery: Shopping in Newcastle
Sat 21 Walk (7 miles) Shiremoor to Seaton Sluice led by Allan & Norma Major. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
NOVEMBER
Thurs 9 An Introduction to Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sat 18 Walk (5 miles) Seaham Circular, led by Alan & Elsie Denham. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
DECEMBER
Thurs 14 Members' social - photos and mince pies
Thurs 12 Brian Ibinson: : Sunderland at War
Sat 21 Walk (7 miles): Durham, led by Allan & Norma Major. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
FEBRUARY
Thurs 19 Stephanie Yearnshire: The Eccentric Brontes
Sat 18 Walk (7 miles): Newcastle Five Parks, led by Brian & Viv Gray. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
MARCH
Thurs 10th AGM : Stuart Miller: Sexual Intercourse was invented in 1963
Sat 18 Walk (6 miles) North Shields to Newcastle Quay, led by Liz Sears. Meet at South Shields Ferry Landing at 10.30 am
APRIL
Thurs 13 Andy Lane: Rocks in the City - 40 years of geology in Sunderland
Sat 22 Walk (7 miles): On the trail of the Nunnington Dragon, led by Stuart Miller. Non-walkers visit Helmsley
MAY
Thurs 11 Peter Welsh: The Third Earl of Durham
Sat 20 Walk (7 miles): Aysgarth Falls to Castle Bolton circular, led by Allan & Norma Major. Non-walkers visit Richmond
JUNE
Thurs 8 Derek Potter: Coal Mining in Sunderland
Sat 17 Walk (5 Miles) York City Walls, led by Brian & Viv Gray
JULY
Thurs 13 John Pattison: Me and My Shadow
Sat 23 Walk (6½ miles): Long Meg and her daughters, led by Stuart Miller. Non-walkers visit Penrith
NOTE: 30 mins earlier start - 8.10am from South Shields
AUGUST
Thurs 10 Sharon Vincent: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Sat 19 Walk (6 miles) Hawkshead and Wray Castle led by John Heath. Non-walkers visit Ambleside.
NOTE: 30 mins earlier start - 8.10am from South Shields
SEPTEMBER
Thurs 14 Glenda Young: Writing Historical Fiction set in the North East
Sat 23 Walk (6miles) Hexham and Hadrian's Wall, led by Liz Sears
OCTOBER
Thurs 12 Pat Lowery: Shopping in Newcastle
Sat 21 Walk (7 miles) Shiremoor to Seaton Sluice led by Allan & Norma Major. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
NOVEMBER
Thurs 9 An Introduction to Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Sat 18 Walk (5 miles) Seaham Circular, led by Alan & Elsie Denham. Meet at Park Lane at 10 am
DECEMBER
Thurs 14 Members' social - photos and mince pies
