Tuesday 18th February 2025:   2.00pm at The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Professor George Bruce.  ’74’s were found in all the major navies of the Georgian Era.  The ubiquitous, long-lived and much-copied class of warship is examined in this talk, the first…

Thursday 23rd January 2025:   2.00pm at the Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House A highlight of any visit to Gibraltar, the Trafalgar Cemetery is not what it seems, or is commonly assumed to be the case.  Society Chairman, Capt. Stephen Healy,  opens…

Thu 23rd January 2025 14.00 Trinity House, Newcastle upon Tyne The Society’s Chairman, Capt. Stephen Healy,  opens the 2025 programme with a look at ‘Gibraltar’s Trafalgar Graveyard’.  While all is not as it at first seems, every corner of this…

Thursday 9th November 2023:  6.45 pm:  The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House: The Society’s 2023 Annual General Meeting will take place before the evening’s regular talk.  All welcome, but only paid-up members may vote.  There will be a short break…

Thursday 9th November 2023:  7.30 pm     The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House: Nick Johnson BA (Hons) MArborA will tonight give us an unusual take on history, but the topic is nevertheless critically aligned to the Georgian Navy and their…

Please note the following late adjustments to the Trafalgar Day events, as previously advertised. MORPETH:  Previously listed as the short annual service on Saturday 21st October  11.45 at the Town Hall, Morpeth.    This has now been moved to 11.40…

Advice on what is up and coming on Trafalgar Day 2023.  The Society will be represented at all listed events and you are welcome to join where you can. Saturday 21st October 2023 09.45 hrs The Cathedral Church of St…

Thursday 5th October 2023, at 7.30pm at the Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Society Trustee Tim Gittins will examine an interesting, yet divisive character from Georgian naval history, in his talk on Admiral Sir John Orde. Orde fell out majorly…

Wednesday 13th September 2023, 7.30pm. St James’ Community Centre, Morpeth. With the Summer recess over (just as the fine weather arrives….), the Collingwood Society is all set to embark on its Autumn programme.  As usual, September finds us in Morpeth,…

Wednesday 12th July 2023, 7.30pm: The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Society member Terry Walton will examine the links between ‘The Royal Navy and Slavery’.   The Navy’s support for a slave-based economy in various areas was part of government policy…