Sedgefield Local History Society resumes its monthly meetings on Monday, September 2 when Robin Cook will speak about old postcards.

On October 7, Dr Howard Coutts, senior curator of Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, will give a talk called The Bowes Family of County Durham and Their Collections.

On November 4, the history and traditions of Richmond will be the subject, followed by a talk on December 2, about medical treatments of the 17th and 18th centuries in the North- East.

The society meets in Ceddesfeld Hall, Sedgefield, on the first Monday of the month, at 7.45pm.