TUESDAY 29th January 2002:

OS Members invited to joint meeting of United Enthusiasts Club and 500 group - speaker Steve Noble, Regional Managing Director, Arriva
7.30pm at Billingham Arms, Causeway, Billingham.

SATURDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2002:

Illustrated talk by Dave Allison "Steel and rubber tyres around London".
2.00 pm at Companions Club, Durham (near Arriva Depot)

SATURDAY 23rd MARCH 2002 :

Branch AGM followed by afternoon trip in preserved bus.
10.45 am at Newton Aycliffe.

SATURDAY 27th APRIL 2002:

Illustrated talk by Arnold Richardson of Photobus fame.
2.00pm at Stockton Library.

SATURDAY 22nd June 2002:

Day trip to Scarborough, joint with United Enthusiasts Club, using a coach from Arriva Northumbria fleet. Visits arranged in Scarborough to East Yorkshire depot and East Yorkshire Coach Park.
Pick up points in Newcastle/Durham/Darlington/Middlesbrough. Fare £5.00 (adult), £2.50 (children).
Full details and booking form with May news-sheet or from the Branch Vice-Chairman

Saturday 20th July 2002:

Visit to operators in North Yorkshire, joint with NW&Y branch. Meet at Thirsk Railway Station at 1115.

Sunday 18th August 2002:

Coach trip to Scottish Bus Museum at Lathalmond for open weekend. Early start, fare £10.00

Monday 26th August 2002 :

Branch stall will be at Seaburn Bus Rally - wide range of second-hand books and timetables available. Come and get your winter reading.

Saturday 12th October 2002 :

Talk by Branch Secretary Philip Battersby entitled "A United Miscellany". 2.00 pm at Brunswick Church Centre, off Blackett Street, Newcastle.

Wednesday 16th October 2002 :

Members invited to TLRS meeting - speaker is Stan Letts of Midland Branch - entitled "Half a Century with a Camera". 7.30 pm at Durham Companions Club near Arriva Depot.

Sunday 9th November 2002 :

A talk by David Hunter of the 500 Group on recording Teesside's Transport for posterity - 2.00 pm at Stockton Library.

Thursday 12th December 2002 :

Members invited to Northern Group Enthusiasts meeting at Percy Main Cricket Club - talk by Philip Kirk, MD Oxford Bus Company.

Saturday 14th December 2002 :

Slide show by branch member and well known photographer David Little - 2.00 pm at Brunswick Church Centre, Newcastle.