Event Type: Local / Community

Takes Place: 7th May 2026

Time: 18:30

Venue: Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2AY

Description: Alan Fidler explores the history of the Keelmen, the tough and independent workers who were essential to transporting coal along the River Tyne and played a key role in the rise of Tyneside—before being overtaken by industrial change.

How to book: https://www.ticketsource.com/linskill-north-tyneside-development-trust/heritage-talk-the-keelmen-of-tyneside/e-adjrbm

Price: £5

Tel: 0191 257 8000

Email: community.programme@linskill.org

Website: https://linskill.org/whats-on/events/

Organiser: Linskill Centre

Lecturer: Alan Fiddler

Comments: Part of Local History Month

Region: North-East England