Felton and Swarland LHS

The society was established in 1972.

Meetings are held in The Coquet Room, Felton Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

Provisional Programme for September 2011 – July 2012

Monday 19th September 2011

Speaker -  Christopher Hudson

Talk – Newminster and the Cistercians

 

Monday 17th October 2011

Speaker – Barry Mead

Talk – There’s more to a needle than meets the eye – The History of Needles

 

Monday 21st November 2011

Speaker – Iain Moffatt

Talk – Peripatetic coffins and the curates egg – The invention of the submarine

 

December 2011

Christmas Meal - To be arranged

 

Monday 16th January 2012

To be confirmed

 

Monday 20th February 2012

Speaker – David Carr

Talk – The Life of a Village Grocer

 

Monday 19th March 2012

AGM

Speaker – Kim Bibby-Wilson

Talk – Northumbrian Small Pipes

 

Monday 16th April 2012

Speaker – To be confirmed

 

Monday 21st May 2012

Speaker – Jane Bowen

Talk – The Life and Times of Dr. Richardson

 

June and July outdoor meetings to be arranged later.

OUTINGS

 

Monday Evening 18th June 2012

Outing to - Bedlington Engine and Ironworks site

Guide Barry Mead

Meeting Place – The Bridge at Felton 6.00pm

Cost - £1.50 plus travel expenses

Afterwards –  meal at The Ridge Farm, Bedlington (optional)

Booking – Eileen Cameron 01670 787308 or Chris Guthrie 01670 787421

 

Sunday Afternoon 21st July 2012

Outing to – North Shields Fish Quay

Guide -  Alex Hastie

Meeting Place – The Bridge at Felton 1.00pm

Cost - £1.50 plus travel expenses

Booking – Eileen Cameron 01670 787308 or Chris Guthrie 01670 787421

 

 

The society has produced several publications: -

1.  A record of Monumental inscriptions of the Felton District of Northumberland (pub. 1991)

2.  Index of Census Returns for the Felton District of Northumberland, 1841-51 (pub. 1992)

3.  Index of Census Returns for the Felton District of Northumberland, 1861-71 (pub. 1993)

4.  Index of Census Returns for the Felton District of Northumberland 1881-91 (pub. 1993)

5.  Baptismal Records 1880-1993 of Felton Presbyterian Church (pub. 1994)

6.  Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Morpeth Herald, Vol. 1, April 1860-March 1861 (pub. 

     1861.

7.  Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages in the Morpeth Herald Vol. 2, April 1861-March 1862,

     (pub. 1997)

8.  Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages in the Morpeth Herald Vol. 3, April 1862-March, 1863

     (pub. 1998)

9.  Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages in the Morpeth Herald Vol. 4, April, 1863-March 1864

     (pub. 1998)

10. Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages in the Morpeth Herald Vol. 5, April 1864-March 1865

      (pub. 1998)

11. An Index of Monumental Inscriptions of Acklington Church, Northumberland, and Burial

      Register of Guyzance Chapel (pub. 1999).

 

 

For further information - contact Mrs. E. Hall, telephone 01670 783612 OR email eleanorhall468@btinternet.com - please put 'F&SLHS' in the subject title of all emails.