The 2017 Tyne and Wear Heritage Conference - May 13th - Tickets on sale now!
The next TWHF Conference will be held on May 13th 2017 at the fantastic Wallsend Memorial Hall.
Our Keynote Speakers will be The Viscount Ridley DL, John Grundy and The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith.
The Conference will be a celebration of the industrial and social heritage of Tyne & Wear and the wider region and will feature :
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Lessons from the ongoing community projects supported by the Forum
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Presentations of best practice for local heritage groups
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Keynote Speakers - Lord Alan Beith and Viscount Matt Ridley
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Our Popular Workshops
The Conference is Supported by Historic England
Free Car Parking will be available on the nearby old Swan Hunters site
Contact us on info@twhf.co.uk if you are interested in sponsoring this event or require more info or would just like to be added to our mailing list.
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News and Events
News
John Grundy announced as Speaker for our Conference
We're delighted to be welcoming Architectural Historian and Broadcaster John Grundy to our fantastic line-up for our 2nd Annual Conference on May 13th.
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Tickets are on sale now for TWHF's 2017 Conference!
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TWHF's newest member is the Wallsend Local History Society - who will be involved in our conference at Wallsend Memorial Hall on Sat May 13th.
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Our HeritageACT! scheme supported by Historic England is now well under way. We thought we would update you with some of the projects that are running - this is the "History of the Electricity Supply in NE England"
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Our HeritageACT! scheme supported by Historic England is now well under way. We thought we would update you with some of the projects that are running - this is the "Puffing Billy Trail"
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Land Of Oak & Iron are TWHF's latest member.
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read moreNew HeritageACT! Leaflet
Our latest HeritageACT! Leaflet is now available which gives a brief overview of HeritageACT! itself.
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Events
The Iron Horse
Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 10th Jul 2017 - 7:00 PM
more detailsDisplay of the society's archives
Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 14th Aug 2017 - 7:00 PM
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Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 11th Sep 2017 - 7:00 PM
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Friends of SegedunumSat 30th Sep 2017 - 11:00 AM
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Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 9th Oct 2017 - 7:00 PM
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Friends of SegedunumSat 11th Nov 2017 - 11:00 AM
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Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 13th Nov 2017 - 7:00 PM
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Wallsend Local History SocietyMon 11th Dec 2017 - 7:00 PM
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Friends of SegedunumSat 16th Dec 2017 - 11:00 AM
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Last year the Newcastle & Northumberland Society was asked to support the Killingworth Local History Society in their campaign to have the Locomotive sculpture restored and placed in a prominent part of the town. The sculpture, which was fixed to the bridge link of the now demolished Killingworth Centre, was created by the late Charles Sansbury of Allendale [1916 -1989] and it was his own interpretation of the early development of railways...
