Wednesday 26 March 2025 7.30pm THERE IS NO NEED TO BOOK
The Religious Society of Friends was established by George Fox in 1652. The movement spread very quickly and arrived in Tyneside only two years later. At first they were not welcome in Newcastle and so held their meetings in Gateshead. But by the end of the seventeenth century they were able to worship in Newcastle and built their first Meeting House on Pilgrim Street where they stayed until 1961 when they moved to Jesmond Road. In 2011 they moved again, this time to Gosforth.
Our March talk is about the members of the Society, the individual Quakers and their families, starting from the Tyzackes, Titterys and Holmes through to the Richardsons, Pumphreys and Hodgkins of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These nineteenth century Quakers were very influential in the City as manufacturers, scientists and tradesmen as well as taking an active part in public concerns and campaigns.We then look at the modern Quakers of today.
Our Speaker
Margaret Bozic MBE is a retired Chartered Surveyor who lives in Washington. She is a former Board member of the Lit and Phil and is now Volunteer Coordinator. She gives regular talks to u3as, Rotary, WI groups etc. She also leads tours and walks in the area.
Our Venue
This event will take place at St George’s United Reformed Church on Newton Road, High Heaton NE7 7HP. It is on the corner with Boundary Gardens, the same block as Heaton Stannington’s football ground, Grounsell Park.
There are excellent public transport links including the numbers 18, 38, 52 and 553, which stop right by the church.
There is car parking on the surrounding streets.
Booking
The event is free to Heaton History Group members and costs £2.50 for non-members. There’s no need to book. Just turn up on the night.
