PERSPECTIVES TYNE VALLEY
OUR FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Our 2026-2027 season of Saturday breakfast meetings will be starting in early autumn. The first breakfast is shown below. Scroll down further to view all dates, with speakers and the titles of their talks.
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Saturday 3rd October, 8.30-10am
Joshua Michie - A Christian doctor in a secular Health Service
With roots as a ‘local lad’, Josh is currently a GP Registrar, most recently in a GP practice in Prudhoe. He was previously an Emergency Medicine Registrar and has worked across the North East from Cramlington to Stockton.
He has volunteered as a Special Constable for 12yrs between Police Scotland and latterly Northumbria Police. He currently works alongside the Roads Policing Team and volunteers approximately 350-400hrs per year.
Josh will talk about his faith and journey into medicine, and events that changed his career path. As well as sharing some career highlights and challenges, he will explain his faith in medicine and how this shapes and defines his day-to-day work.
Hexham Abbey Priory Buildings (on Beaumont Street)
We will be meeting in the Prior's Hall, or another room above the Refectory Café
Please book by the Thursday before, using our Breakfast Booking page
Breakfast costs £14 - you can pay in advance or on the day
Saturday 7th November, 8.30-10am
Robin Charlton - From car park to cell block
Robin has recently retired as a ‘Free Church’ Chaplain at HMP Northumberland. He is now seeking what is next on his journey with Jesus, while he continues as a Lay Preacher with the Methodist Church.
Robin was ‘born in a car park’ in Hexham, and has lived in Tynedale for most of his life – with periods of work in the USA and Australia. His family’s business had close ties with the area for 85 years until the end of the last century.
Robin became a Christian in 1999 and he has walked with Jesus ever since, Including a career in teaching, working to support ex-offenders into employment and most recently as a Prison Chaplain.
Hexham Abbey Priory Buildings (on Beaumont Street)
We will be meeting in the Prior's Hall, or another room above the Refectory Café
Please book by the Thursday before, using our Breakfast Booking page
Breakfast costs £14 - you can pay in advance or on the day
OUR 2026-2027 PROGRAMME
Our Saturday breakfast dates for the 2026-2027 are shown below. We are continuing at Hexham Abbey, but because of other booked events we will be meeting on the first Saturday of each month, rather than the last, until January. Breakfast events this season again cost £14.
Saturday 3rd October
Joshua Michie: A Christian doctor in a secular Health Service
Saturday 7th November
Robin Charlton: From car park to cell block
Saturday 5th December
Robin Whaley: Afflicted and poor but rich
In 2027 we will revert to meeting on the last Saturday in each month:
Saturday 30th January
Peter Hindle: A rebellious Christian
Saturday 27th February
David Greenshields: Taught by the teacher
Saturday 27th March
Dave Burke: 40 years in Christian Ministry - the ups and downs
Saturday 24th April
Nick Megoran: The day World War II stopped for prayers and a picnic