2025 Singer National Weekend is being held in the North East of England, and in particular County Durham otherwise known as the  ‘Land of the Prince Bishops ’. Our home for the weekend will be the 4* rated ‘Blackwell Grange Hotel’ in Darlington, itself originally a fine country house with a history dating back some 250 years plus. Our hosts for the weekend are Joe and Michelle Staton (SOC North East Region Representatives) who along with other members of the Club have put together a superb schedule of events  which includes drives out and visits to several iconic ‘Land of the Prince Bishops’ visitor attractions, most notably the *Locomotion Museum in Shildon , the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle and Raby Castle and country park estate, in Staindrop (where the Club is holding the National Day itself on Sunday 22nd June). It promises to be a weekend not to miss .

2025 will see the North East marking (in a big way via rail200) the bicentennial of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the world's first steam powered passenger/freight rail service, by hosting multiple events throughout the year. The rail revolution that followed the opening of this line went on to change not just Britain, but the world itself and the Locomotion Museum is home to the engine that started it .