Members of the Association are strongly urged to photograph Post Offices throughout Nortthumberland which are to close during 2008.  Please ask for permission, especially if planning to photograph the interior of a Post Office.   Photographs, and any information, will be welcomed by the Chairman.  Please send material to The Chairman, A.N.L.H.S., c/o The Black Gate, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 lRQ. Photographs may also be sent via e-mail to: www.anlhs.org.uk

A PLEA FROM THE CHAIRMAN - the Chairman is very concerned that a record be made of early nineteenth century allotment gardens, which are currently (November, 2008) disappearing at a startling rate.  Could anyone interested in recording these relics of a very important phase of English history please photograph allotments and send them to A.N.L.H.S (address above) - or via the website, again as above.  Thank you!

                        Allotment Gardens at the rear of Brookland Tce., New York Village,

                        North Tyneside (north side), relics of the early 20th century.

A Special 'Thank You' …
to Belford Local History Society who hosted ROUND THE COUNTY DAY 2009 and provided an excellent programme enjoyed by all who attended!

Many members enjoyed a Day School in 2009 at the Miners' Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne in September,, 2009, when the subject of addresses was Railways in Northumberland.

Our One Day School on Medieval Northumberland, held at Alnwick, Northumberland on 20th September, 2008, has been agreed to have been a huge success.  Addresses ranged from Agriculture in Medieval Northumberland to Medieval Grave Slabs, the latter including a visit to see slabs held in St. Michael's Church, Alnwick.

***  Please look at our Programme page for details of forthcoming events in 2010.

Northumberland Record Office . . . formerly where archives were available for consultation at Melton Park, Gosforth, and Morpeth has re-located to the new WOODHORN complex near Ashington, and changed its name to the Northumberland Collections Service.

For further information see our 'Links' page.

Our A.G.M. for 2008 was held on 4th October, 2008 - please see Programme for report on the day.

Our annual journal, Tyne and Tweed, is now available: published October, 2008: please contact The Editor , A.N.L.H.S., c/o The Black Gate, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ if you could be interested in writing an article for consideration in the 2009 volume.  Articles should be no longer than 5,000 words.

Our Chairman featured in the B.B.C. journal 'Who Do You Think You Are' of March, 2008.  The report featured in the magazine was a synopsis of  an article in 'Tyne and Tweed' 2007 about the village of Murton, North Tyneside, where the medieval layout of the fields are clearly visible.  This is a remarkable survival in the middle of a metropolitan borough!