The AGM is usually held in May or June, often at Blagdon Hall, with the kind permission of Viscount Ridley.  AGM business usually includes the appointment of the Officers and Committee Members; the Committee Chairs provide an update of activity and progress in the past year, and the annual accounts are presented (after examination by an independent auditor). The AGM is often followed by an annual lecture given by a notable speaker, and then a buffet is served. All Members are invited to the AGM.

Minutes of the 2019 AGM

Previous annual lectures:

2019

The Hon. Andrew Joicey

‘Wind farm development in Northumberland. What are the concerns?’

2018

Rt Revd Mark Tanner, Suffragan Bishop of Berwick

‘Holy Community Spaces or Whole Community Spaces?’
Appropriate use and development of rural church buildings for the whole community around Northumberland.’

2017

Mr William Browne Swinburne

The Decline of ‘Defence’ as a social motivation and its future effect on the Rural Economy.

2016

Lord Beith

Neglected Treasures: Some of our Region’s most threatened buildings – its non-conformist Chapels, Churches and Meeting Houses

2015

Dr Bernard Trafford

An Ancient Grammar School in Northumberland and Newcastle: Place and Tradition. But What of its Future?

2014

Lord Vinson

In Wilderness Lies the Soul of Mankind. Or Why Northumberland is Special: An Economic and Social Tour de Horizon

2013

Lord Shipley

Growth, Conservation and ‘Nimbyism’

2012

Professor Simin Davoudi, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University

Environment, Wellbeing and Fairness in the North East of England

2011

Venerable Geoff Miller, The Archdeacon of Northumberland

It’s not all in Ruins! A short reflection on the contribution of local churches to the cultural heritage of the North East.