The meeting held on the afternoon of the 14th December 2016 gave members an opportunity to tax their brains with a hugely enjoyable Christmas Quiz, with Ramona taking first prize.
This was followed by discussions on 'memories of childhood winters' which then developed into talking about ancestors who had fought and lost their lives in WW1 and the ways and means by which their records can be traced.
The next branch meeting takes place at 1.30pm on Wednesday 18th January 2017 at St Hilda's Visitors Centre, Market Place, South Shields and this will be a Members Forum entitled 'Items I have Kept'.