Saturday 6 April saw the annual general meeting and the final talks of the Winter programme, held at Middlesbrough College. The Committee for the year ahead are: Chairman: Geoff Braddy Vice Chairman: Linda Polley Hon. Secretary: Martin Peagam Hon. Treasurer: Julie Tweedy Hon. Editor: Val Harrison Programme Secretary: Matt Falcus Ordinary members: Jenny Braddy,
A GOLDEN JUBILEE “EXTRA” SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER 2018 at 10.45 a.m. In a typical year, our Society normally holds just four Saturday meetings. However, this is our Golden Jubilee year, so we can offer an extra treat! This will be an extra meeting at Middlesbrough College. The idea arose from a conversation with Barry Harrison, who
Although we are still basking in the summer heatwave, there are signs that Autumn and then Winter will soon be upon us. One of the surest signs is the start of the Society’s Winter Programme. The first talks take place on Saturday 15 September at Middlesbrough College. There will be two speakers. One of these
Golden Jubilee Day School – Have YOU got your place booked yet? Saturday 27th October 2018 Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society was founded in 1968. This year it celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. This Day School is an opportunity to reflect on the development of local history studies over the past fifty years, to celebrate
To mark the Golden Jubilee of the Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society, we are holding a Jubilee Meal, in association with Middlesbrough College, at which the menu will pay homage to the dining-out experience of 1968. As well as a three-course meal, prepared and served by the catering students of Middlesbrough College, diners will
Saturday 10th March Have you got your place booked yet? We are all looking forward to the first Day School of the year which takes place on Saturday 10 March 2018. Open to both Members and also those who are not Members, the Day School marks the 250th anniversary of the start of
The British Association for Local History has named the C.T.L.H.S. Newsletter as Newsletter of the Year 2018! A wonderful way to start our Golden Jubilee Year! Every Member of the Society receives a copy of our Newsletter on a quarterly basis. The Newsletter contains details of forthcoming events as well as reports on events that
Today is the 50th Birthday of the Society! The Society was ‘born’ on Friday 9th February 1968 at 37 Harrow Road at 37 Harrow Road, Middlesbrough (then still part of Yorkshire). Present at the birth were Mr. Zeeland of the Dorman Museum and twenty-two people other people, all keen to witness the historic moment when
Saturday 10 March 2018 To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of Captain Cook’s voyages of exploration the Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society with the Teesside University Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research are having a day school to explore ‘Captain Cook’s Cleveland’. There’ll be six speakers: Paul Menzies, Robin Daniels, Ian
The winner of the £250 first prize for the 2017 Packett Prize Competition is Peter McCarthy. The winning essay is entitled ‘The Eight Streets of Grangetown: immigration, assimilation and dissemination’. The judges considered this to be a scholarly addition to local knowledge and our shared history. The essay met the competition’s brief to a very