North East of England Philatelic Association
About the Society
The Society held its first exploratory meeting in December 1964 at which members of NEPA outlined the process of forming a society in association with NEPA. The first meeting took place in January 1965 at Alington House. By 1970, membership had reached 40, necessitating a move to Framwellgate Moor Community Centre. The Society hosted its first NEPA convention in 1970 at Bede College with the second being held ten years later at Dunelm House. Perhaps surprisingly, the society has only had four secretaries in its whole existence, with David Williams holding office from 1969 to 1990 and Cliff Garside from 1990 to 2014.
For further details, please contact our secretary on 07815 655747 or e-mail Durham Secretary
Meetings are held in our new meeting location, All Saints Church Hall, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham DH1 5LT usually on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7.30pm and finish by 9.30pm.
2026
07 September Members’ night – Recent finds or whatever
21 September Derek Lilley NEPA President - Peoples Republic of China
05 October Society Autumn Auction
19 October Steve Dixon - French Cameroun and Togo / UN Trust Territories
02 November Bill Shand - Straits Settlements
16 November Ken Mitchell - Greenock & Adrishaig +< Holyhead & Kingston Packets
07 December Bourse – bring and buy sale
21 December Members’ night – The letters V, W and/or X from your collections
2027
04 January Secretary’s night – President’s choice
18 January Mike Mood - Decimalisation and the Post Office
01 February David McMonagle - Corbitts Entertains
15 February Members' Night - One frame or 50p
01 March Society Spring Auction & Syllabus Discussion
15 March Colin Caskie - Railways (George V)
20 March NEPA AGM/Convention, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5AT starting at 10am
05 April Mike Gibson - Faroes
19 April Keith Smith - Newcastle Postal History and French History
17 May AGM