Who are we?
Aycliffe Village Local History Society had its inaugural meeting 30 November, 2004. It is for anyone interested in local history, especially that of the Great Aycliffe area.
Where and when?
Meeting are held on Wednesdays at 7.oo p.m. at Aycliffe Village Hall.
If you wish to seek, or offer, information relating to the Great Aycliffe area, please contact us using the link below.
Contact us
Exhibition
We are hoping to hold an exhibition next year based on the railways around Aycliffe. If you have any old photographs, memorabilia, family connections, we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are always looking for historical memorabilia, especially material to copy and to put onto the website. If you have anything you would like us to access, please contact using the email contact above, or telephone our chairman, Harry Moses, on 01325 321773 or our secretary, Brian Gargate, on 01325 312090, or bring them along to any member of the Society.
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Program of Events 2010
13th January Gordon Henderson "Roman Military"
10th February Lesley Bentham "Yes, We Have National Costumes"
10th March Brian Gargate "Memories of a Ladies Man"
7th April Margaret Hedley "Women of the Victorian Pit Village"
5th May Bob Middlemass "Roman Bridges in North East England"
9th June Jean Kirkland "The Quaker Trail", a guided walking tour of Darlington, in the evening
14th July Sheila Forster "Voices from the Past"
August No Meeting
8th September Chris Lloyd "Of Fish and Actors"
6th October Michael Richardson "Durham City in Old Photographs"
3rd November Keith Belton "Witton Park"
15th December AGM and Christmas Social |
DVD Launch
Ken Fox's film 'Aycliffe Village', produced for the Society with help from 'Awards for All', was launched on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Click on the link to see photographs of the evening. DVD photographs
The booklet costs £5 with the DVD free. There will be an additional charge for postage and packing.

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