Our People
All of our committees are staffed by volunteers – some bring professional expertise, others bring their time, enthusiasm and energy. If you are interested in joining them, we’d love to hear from you.
Society Ambassadors
The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Cllr Rob Higgins
Her Grace The Duchess of Northumberland
The Lord Shipley OBE
Nitin Shukla, Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear
Trustees and Management Team
John W Matthews
Chairman, Trustee and Planning & Development Committee
Toby Hedworth KC
Vice Chair, Trustee and Planning & Development Committee
Emma Walker
Trustee and Membership & Activities Committee Chair
Tim Wickens
Trustee and Planning & Development Committee Chair
Nigel Jenkins
Editor of City & County and Planning & Development Team
Fiona Thoburn
Honorary Treasurer
Our Teams
Planning & Development Team
Our Planning & Development Team work to protect the historical built and natural environments of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, the borough of North Tyneside and the county of Northumberland.
Membership & Activites Team
One of the key elements of the N&N is our events programme. This committee arranges talks and tours, liaises with speakers to create a year-round calendar of social activities for our members.
Editorial Team
Our City and County journal comes out four times a year and is packed with articles, updates on the N&N’s work, book reviews and events information. It is free to members and submissions are always welcomed. Click here to read a past issue.
Society Manager
Jackie Salmon manages the day to day running of the N&N and our Jesmond office. Jackie looks after the members, supports the committee teams, coordinates our events, the website, social media and a thousand and one other things!
Jackie’s background is in countryside management, business administration, marketing and communications.
Corporate Supporters
Our work is supported by a number of local organisations to which we are very grateful.
