"The Atomic Bomb" We are very pleased to welcome back our very popular speaker Mr Malcolm Byrne who is to tell us all about the "Atom Bomb"

"History of the British Toilet" We are very pleased to welcome Dr Richard Pears, who will tell us all about  this very useful bit of kit!  

We welcome back Dr Jared Johnson, the subject for his presentation this evening is the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan

A Presentation by Dr Jared Johnson This is a change to the intended Programme  (unfortunately Malcolm Byrne is nursing broken ribs following an accident- We wish Malcolm a speedy recovery) In his place we are again very indebted to Jared Johnson for agreeing at very short notice, this time  to present his talk on Charles Darwin.  It was the research Charles Darwin did while aboard the HMS Beagle that formed the basis for his classic work, On the Origin of Species…

This evening we welcome Derek Potter. His presentation is titled "Seven epic shipwreck disasters"

This evening Ian Hudson will talk about the history of the River Tyne Piers

We welcome Captain Steven Healy, Master Trinity House, Newcastle

We welcome Stuart Miller this evening, his presentation will describe the development of Sunderland Harbour.