Tudhoe & Spennymoor Local History Society
It includes access to County Durham Forum for History & Heritage online Zoom talks.
If you have any enquiries about TSLHS e-mail tslhs@btinternet.com or contact our Secretary on 01388 816850.
Talks are normally held at 7:30pm on the fourth Monday of each month at St. David's Church Hall, Tudhoe Lane, Tudhoe, DL16 6LL.
They are open to non-members at a charge of £4.00. Tea and biscuits are available before the talk at a charge of £1.
| 27th Jan 2025 | Richard Hird | Playing in the New Year with Father Smith - The Durham Cathedral Organ 1686-1873. |
| 24th Feb 2025 | John Culine | The Showmann's Guild of Great Britain. |
| 24th Mar 2025 | Stephen Livingstone | Climbing Everest with Bentley Beetham of Barnard Castle School. |
| 28th Apr 2025 | Caroline Smith | Portable Antiquities Scheme (Durham University Archaeology Dept.). |
| 19th May 2025 | Geoff Harrison | Letters to a Soldier (DLI Brancepeth Archives). The Third Monday in May. |
| 26th Jun 2025 | Thursday - Visit to Brancepeth Castle. Members meet at 2pm. | |
| 28th Jul 2025 | Garry Stout | Wood View in Shincliffe - a Terrace Through Time. |
| 22nd Sep 2025 | Ross Wilkinson | An Introduction to Durham University Oriental Museum. |
| 27th Oct 2025 | AGM + Chris Lloyd | Four Scandals and a Gooseberry. |
| 24th Nov 2025 | Gordon Henderson | What the Romans Did For Us. |
| 15th Dec 2025 | Christmas Social | Venue & Time to be confirmed. The Third Monday in December |
At The Bob Abley Gallery, in the Town Hall in Spennymoor, Chris and Steve Rocks ‘Coming Home’ exhibition is open seven days a week from 9am to 4pm, entry is free.
For more details go to Chris and Steve Rocks ‘Coming Home’ exhibition at The Bob Abley Gallery.
As the pandemic has continued many initiatives providing on-line history talks have developed. These include:
County Durham Forum for History & Heritage FREE, ON-LINE Zoom talks and Facebook.
TSLHS Members can book the talks by emailing us at tslhs@btinternet.com - we will email you a link shortly before the Zoom meeting.
British Association for Local History Events.
Details of their FREE online Third Thursday Talks can be found at
Following John Banham's Third Thursday talk in November 2020, the Record Office have also posted an online exhibition on their website to celebrate the bicentenary of the Hetton Coal Company. Click on the link to go to the exhibition.
Durham County Record Office - 'Adventurers and Pirates' - Hetton Coal Company, 1820