Many articles are written by lighthouse keepers about their experiences on stations around the British Isles. With the timing depending on the tides, meetings are held in the Visitors Centre on four Sunday afternoons during the year and feature speakers with an a local or maritime interest. This year the topics will include ‘The Keelmen of the Tyne’, ‘Lost Shipyards of the Tyne’ and ‘Local Songs’. In previous years we have had talks on subjects as diverse as the wildlife of the coast, the Delaval family, The Coastguard Association, Coquet Island and many others.

In recent times we have joined three other organisations - the Association of Northumberland History Societies, the British Association of Friends of Museums, and Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade. St. Mary’s Island benefits from the wide coverage of our interests within these organisations and members are able to attend events of interest organised by them. We have also. in turn, been able to take part in organising visits for them to St. Mary’s Island.