Upcoming Events
Monday 18th February – Van Mildert SCR Book Club
20.00 – Prowse Room
Tuesday 19th February – Mentor Formal
18.45 – Ann Dobson Hall
Wednesday 20th February – SCR Buffet Lunch
13.00 – Lakeside Room
Save the Date!
Monday 25th February – Word Sharing Event with Speaker Mari Hannah
18.00 – Talk, Ustinov Room
19.10 – Drinks Reception, Reception Foyer
19.30 – Dinner, Lakeside Room (Signed up now closed)
If you would like to attend the lecture please RSVP to [email protected]
Behind the Crime Scene – Exploring how research informs crime fiction, an evening with crime author Mari Hannah taking place on Monday 25th February at Van Mildert College.
Funded by the Van Mildert College Trust and in collaboration with the Van Mildert Book Club, the second SCR Word Sharing event focuses on the practice and process of crime fiction writing with Mari Hannah.
Mari Hannah, scriptwriter and author, is based in Northumberland. Her awards include: the Polari Prize, a Northern Writers’ Award and the CWA Dagger in the Library 2017 for her body of work. Her acclaimed Kate Daniels series is in development with Stephen Fry’s production company, Sprout Pictures. Mari is reader-in-residence for Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and the 2019 festival chair. Her latest title The Insider is the second in a series featuring DCI David Stone & DS Frankie Oliver.
You can find Mari here: www.marihannah.com
Sunday 3rd March – Tour of Roker Pier and Lighthouse
A private weekend visit to the Pier and Tour of the Lighthouse on the Sunderland Coast.
10.00am – Start Time
Built between 1885 and 1903 when Sunderland major British Port, Roker Pier ad Lighthouse represented a ‘triumph of engineering’ by Henry Hay Wake, with the logistics of building the striking landmark resulting in solutions ahead of their time.
In 2012, extensive restoration of the pier, tunnel and lighthouse began funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sunderland City Council. The tunnel and lighthouse are now open to the public for the first time in the structure’s history!
There will be two group tours the first starting at 10am and the second 10.45am, those on the second tour will have the chance to explore the pier and the seafront while the first group complete the tour and then switch over. SCR members are welcome to finish the morning with a pub lunch on the seafront, details of venue to be confirmed.
To express an interest in this event please email [email protected]
Saturday 16th March – Creative Writing with local poet Keith Armstrong
14.30-16.00 Lakeside Room
More details to follow.
Sunday 17th March – Art Workshop with Alan O’Cain
More details to follow.
Thursday 21st March – Van Mildert College Guest Night
More details to follow.
Sunday 24th March – SCR Walk
More details to follow.