19 January 2026, Dr Malcolm Grady, When Eric met Eileen
16 February 2026, David Kidd, The Providence Lifeboat Disaster
16 March 2026, Brian Pinkstone, World War 2 East Coast Convoys
20 April 2026, Bill Lindsay, William Schaw Lindsay – Victorian Shipping Magnate with links to NE England
18 May 2026, Dr John Temple, James Chuter Ede
15 June 2026, AGM & Jean Stokes, The Ernest Lewthwaite Memorial Talk.
South Shields Local History Group
The Group meets from 5.15-6.45pm upstairs in room A at Cleadon Park Library on Prince Edward Road, South Shields, NE34 8PS. Talks usually start at 5.30
Admission: £1 for non-group members