MEMBERS’ CENTRE AND FRIENDS’ GROUP EVENTS AUTUMN/WINTER 2019

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Please note that most groups charge a small annual membership subscription, separate to your Trust membership.

The groups host a range of lectures, outings, social events and tours for their members throughout the year. For more information please contact each group directly.

ABERDEEN AND DISTRICT MEMBERS’ Thursday 13 February, 2.00pm: Talk by Dr Thursday 3 October, 2.15pm: Annual CENTRE (SC000109) Fiona-Jane Brown “Forgotten Fittie” at the general meeting, followed by a talk from Ben Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. Judith Falconer, Programme Secretary Reiss of the Morton Photography Project, which has supported the Trust in curating Tel: 01224 938150 Tuesday 17 March, 7.30pm: Annual general and conserving its photographic collection. Email: [email protected] meeting followed by a talk by Gordon Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. Murdoch “Join the National Trust….. and see Booking is essential for events marked * the world” at the Aberdeenshire Cricket October date TBC: Visit to Drum Castle to There is a charge for guests attending talks. Club, Morningside Road. see the “A Considered Place” exhibition. For further information, please contact the Tuesday 17 September, 7.30pm: Talk by * Day excursion in early May TBC Membership Secretary. Finlay McKichan “Lord Seaforth: Highland landowner, Caribbean governor and slave * Annual holiday in early June TBC Saturday 2 November, 10–12 noon: Coffee owner” at the Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, morning at the Old Parish Church Hall, Morningside Road. Opening night so please Kirriemuir. bring a friend for free. ANGUS MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024891) Afternoon Wednesday 9 October, 2.00pm: Talk by Thursday 14 November, 2.30pm: Joyce Cooper, Membership Secretary Simon Welfare “Bankers, baronets, cowboys talk at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. and chorus girls – the rise and fall of the Tel: 01674 676783 Speaker TBC. family of Ishbel Marjoribanks, wife of the 1st Marquess of Aberdeen” at the Aberdeen Email: [email protected] Thursday 16 January, 2.30pm: Afternoon Maritime Museum, Shiprow. All afternoon talks are held in Guide Hall, talk at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. Myre Car Park, Forfar at 2.30pm. Talks are Speaker TBC. Friday 11 October, 7.30pm: Light operatic open to everyone, not just members of the renditions “The Two xxxxxx” at Drum Castle, National Trust for Scotland. The admission Thursday 13 February, 2.30pm: Afternoon Aberdeenshire. charge of £4 includes light refreshments talk at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. after the meeting. Speaker TBC Thursday 14 November, 7.30pm: Talk by Ian Mitchell Davidson “Understanding Sunday 15 September, 1.30pm–3.30pm: Sunday 23 February, 2–4.00pm: Snowdrop Braemar Castle” at the Aberdeenshire Angus Members' Centre autumn plant sale tea afternoon at the House of Dun. Cricket Club, Morningside Road. at the House of Dun. Saturday 7 March 2020, 10–12 noon: Coffee Friday 6 December, arrive at 7.00pm for Saturday 21 September, 10-12 noon: morning, at the Old and St Andrew's Church 7.30pm*: Musical evening with supper at the Coffee morning at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Hall, Montrose. Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Morningside Park, Forfar. Road. Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: Afternoon talk September/October date TBC: Visit to at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. Wednesday 15 January, 2.00pm: Talk by Speaker to be confirmed. John Dunn MBE “The Boddom Loon” at the William Lamb Studio in Montrose. For Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. further information, please contact the Membership Secretary. Thursday 16 January, 2.30pm: Afternoon talk by Elinor Murray on "The search for the Moirlaniach Longhouse" at the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. Thursday 13 February, 2.30pm: Afternoon Saturday 14 March, 11.30am: Talks by Thursday 19 March: “Nuggets of Thought talk by Chris Wardle on Gardening for the Fiona Mackenzie, archive curator, Professor from the Scottish Enlightenment” by Denis National Trust for Scotland (title TBC) at the Hugh Cheape, historian, and Ray Pearman, Rattenbury. The Scots' Invention of the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. journalist and author, ‘The Lorn Campbells Modern World, a time where the greatest and the island of Canna’, at Duror and minds of Scotland competed and Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: Afternoon Kentallen Hall. Bookings through Ian Moir. discoursed with those of Europe. talk by Dr Alix Powers-Jones on "What Everything was questioned: economics, happens when we are closed to visitors" at Saturday 25 April, 11.30am: Annual politics, science, medicine, engineering and the Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. general meeting, followed by a talk by Dr art. As well as ideas from 18th century Denise Risch, researcher, ‘Marine Scotland, we'll sample relevant 'before' and protection, whales and dolphins’, at the 'after' nuggets from around the world. ARDUAINE FRIENDS SAMS, Dunstaffnage. Bookings through James Fenton. Rachel Ross, Secretary & Treasurer Thursday 16 April: “Instruments of Pop – The key instruments that began the pop Tel: 01852 200233 Monday 8 to Thursday 11 June: Summer band era”. A group of enthusiastic holiday to Inverewe Garden and Skye. Email: [email protected] musicians will be playing a range of songs Details to be confirmed. For more information on the Arduaine and discussing the history and function of Friends, contact Rachel Ross or call their instruments (lead, rhythm, bass guitar Arduaine Garden on 01852 200366. and drums). AYRSHIRE MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC000387) John Rattenbury, Chairman Thursday 21 May: Annual general meeting ARGYLL MEMBERS’ GROUP (SC024786) with talk and refreshments afterwards, “A Tel: 01292 264344 World of Pee – the uses of urine” by John James Fenton, Chair Email: [email protected] Rattenbury, followed by cheese and wine. Tel: 01852 300545 Urine has been a key ingredient in an Our talks will be held in the Education extraordinary range of processes Email: [email protected] Pavilion at Burns Cottage in Alloway. Arrive throughout human existence. at 7.00pm for tea and coffee, followed by Neill Malcolm, Membership Secretary the talk at 7.30pm (lasting an hour or so). Tel: 01631 740323 All visitors are welcome. Any queries contact John on 01292 264344. BANFF & MORAY MEMBERS’ CENTRE Email: [email protected] (SC024693) Ian Moir, Honorary Treasurer Thursday 19 September: “Burns and Music” by Tom McCrorie. Tom is President Stuart MacKenzie, Secretary Tel: 07973 836498 of the Prestwick Burns Club, and a keen Tel: 01343 843248 Email: [email protected] musician and singer. He will be talking on Robert Burns' important involvement and Email: [email protected] Saturday 14 September, 11.30am: Talk by contribution to music. Hege Hemes, Director of Glenfinnan Friday 4 October: Quiz night with raffle at Station Museum, ‘History of the West Thursday 17 October: "Paintings from the Miltonduff Hall. Tables of 6 people, £10 per Highland railway’ at the Duror and Burrell Collection” by Alan Macdonald. With person. Sandwiches and refreshments Kentallen Hall. Bookings through Neill the Burrell just over halfway through a included, and soft drinks and wine can be Malcolm. major refurbishment project, Alan, a Burrell purchased. guide for many years, will be looking at Saturday 12 October, 11.30am: Talk by Dr some of the wonderful paintings that are Thursday 7 November: Autumn lunch and Jared Bowers, NTS Operations Manager, part of the Burrell Collection. annual grand prize draw at Mansefield ‘What is happening at Brodick?’, at Hotel, Elgin, with a guest speaker. Craignish Hall. Booking through James Thursday 21 November: “History of Irvine Fenton. Harbour” by Alastair Weir. Irvine harbour Wednesday 4 December: Visit to Pitlochry has had an extraordinary history from Festival Theatre to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ Saturday 9 November, 11.30am: Talk by ancient port, major industrial harbour to musical. Ben Reiss, NTS Curator, ‘The NTS sleepy backwater. photographic collection’, at St Columba’s Hall, Oban. Bookings through James Thursday 12 December: Members only CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS OF THE NTS Fenton. quiz night with cheese and wine - just for fun! Jim Stewart, Chairman Saturday 14 December, 11.45am: Donald Douglas, Membership Secretary Christmas lunch and talk by Dr Chris Thursday 16 January: For Members only, Robinson, from the West Highland “Burns and Money” by Ronnie Breingan, Tel: 01223 245357 or 07889 657590 Museum, ‘Baron Munchausen’s Highland followed by cheese and wine. Ronnie will be Email: [email protected] Tour’, Cairnbaan Hotel. Bookings through telling us about money in the time of Neill Malcolm, tickets are £29. Robert Burns. All talks are held at Newnham College, where there is usually ample parking Saturday 8 February, 11.30am: Talk by Thursday 20 February: “Renovating the nearby. The ticket price is £7 if pre-booked Alasdair Eckersall, NTS Property Manager Caledonian Canal” by George Ballinger. or £8 on the door. Arrive at 7.30pm for and Ranger, ‘The Management of Ben George, head of Engineering at British wine and conversation, followed by the talk Lomond’, at Seil Island Hall. Bookings Waterways, lead the planning, design and at 8pm. through Jeremy Fenton. restoration of the Caledonian Canal. He will be telling us about this amazing project. Wednesday 25 September: Talk by Dr EAST FIFE MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024846) Tuesday 4 February, 2.00pm: Talk by Fran Madsen Pirie on the Scottish Woodrow from the East Lothian Council, Barbara Fotheringham, Programme Co- Enlightenment, the period in 18th and “Horrid Haddington”, at the Trinity Centre. ordinator early-19th century Scotland characterised The talk brings to life the town’s history in all by an outpouring of intellectual and Tel: 01333 310153 its gruesome glory. Let us take you back to a scientific accomplishments. Fields that Email: [email protected] time when Haddington was smelly and dirty, rapidly advanced included philosophy, and wild animals roamed the streets! economics, engineering, architecture, Booking information on our website: medicine, geology, archaeology, botany and nts-efmc.org.uk Tuesday 3 March, 7.30pm: Talk by Roger chemistry. Dr Madsen Pirie graduated in Leakey “Overland to India in the Swinging different subjects from the Universities of Thursday 5 September, 7.00pm: Musical Sixties” at the Town House. Edinburgh, St Andrews and Cambridge. evening at Hill of Tarvit Mansion House President of the Adam Smith Institute, he featuring Stagestruck from Glenrothes, has contributed to many policy initiatives performing a lively program of music and EASTWOOD & DISTRICT MEMBERS’ that were enacted into legislation and entertainment. £10 member, £12 non- CENTRE (SC024601) worked on the UK market liberalisation members. programme. He has worked in Washington Evelyn J. Simmons, Chairperson and was Professor of Philosophy at Talk at Hill Thursday 17 October, 2.00pm: Tel: 0141 639 1083 Hillsdale in Michigan. He served on the of Tarvit Mansion House by Lord Anstruther Prime Minister's Citizen's Charter Panel on Running a modern diversified estate, Email: [email protected] from 1991-1995. He was co-winner of the followed by an optional short presentation Illustrated talks are free to Centre members, National Free Enterprise Award in 2010, about East Fife Members' Centre residential and are held in Clarkston Hall at 7.30pm. and is a Senior Research Fellow in the Dept holidays. £10 members, £12 non-members. of Land Economy at Cambridge. Visitors pay a small fee, refundable on joining the Centre. Monthly coffee morning at Kellie Castle, Wednesday 16 October: Talk by Sam 10.30am: Join us for a coffee morning on Buckton on the island of Foula in Shetland. Monday 9 September and Monday 14 Thursday 10 October: Illustrated talk by Jill Foula, the Old Norse for 'bird island', is one October. No need to book, but we do ask Kirkwood, “Witch Trials”. of the most remote permanently inhabited for a £5 donation please. islands in the UK, 30 miles west of Thursday 14 November: Illustrated talk by Shetland. University of Cambridge Zoology Dr Maureen Park, “Art Treasures of the graduate Sam Buckton travelled to Foula in EAST LOTHIAN MEMBERS’ CENTRE Louvre”. 2017 and became fascinated by the history (SC026085) of the island and its inhabitants. In this talk, Thursday 12 December: Illustrated talk by Margaret Russell, Membership Secretary he discusses the history of the island's Graham Clark, “Templeton's Carpets”. habitation right up to the present day, with Tel: 01875 853370 a particular focus on the 1950s, lay Thursday 9 January: Illustrated talk by John Email: [email protected] missionary and photographer/film-maker Rattenbury, “The Burrell Renaissance”. Christopher Mylne, and the intimate relationship between people, wildlife, land Tuesday 1 October, 7.30pm: Talk by Colin Thursday 13 February: Illustrated talk by and sea. Wren, ‘NTS gardens out-with Edinburgh & East part 2’ at the Town House. Colin is one Dane Love, “Scotland's Lost Villages”. Wednesday 13 November: Talk by Dr Ron of four gardener managers at the Trust, Illustrated talk by Lewis-Smith on the Scottish National overseeing the management of gardens Thursday 12 March: Antarctic Expedition of 1902–1904, throughout East and Central Scotland. This Frances Dryburgh, “Donors to Glasgow contemporaneous with Scott’s ill-fated will be the second half of our fascinating Museums”. expedition. It was nevertheless highly talk given in March. successful in its scientific achievements and is credited with initiating climate change Tuesday 5 November, 2.00pm: Talk by EDINBURGH MEMBERS’ CENTRE research, with its meteorological station in Gordon Swann, ‘The work of the Scottish (SC025732) the South Orkneys being the first in the Wildlife Trust’ at the Trinity Centre. A look at world and still used today. The expedition the work of SWT Members’ Group in the Peter Westbrook, Membership Secretary leader, William Speirs Bruce, was an Lothians, focussing on the 30 or so reserves Tel: 0131 539 2826 inspiring man who upset the establishment which their volunteers manage. and remains without honours and medals. Email: [email protected] Dr Ron Lewis-Smith is an old Antarctic Tuesday 3 December, 7.30pm: Clark All talks and annual general meeting are hand, a retired senior member of the Community Choir ‘Generations Singing British Antarctic Survey and a former Together’ at the Town House. The evening held at Augustine United Church, 41–43 committee member. will unite generations in a common George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL. Free purpose, singing popular music for to Centre members. Visitors are welcome Wednesday 4 December: Talk by Irene pleasure! Enjoy a musical evenings with a with a £3 donation at the door. A hearing Kernan on Craft Scotland, a charity which festive theme with coffee and mince pies. induction loop is available. promotes traditional skills. It co-ordinates events and exhibitions to showcase Tuesday 7 January, 2.00pm: Talk by Keith Friday 23 August: Visit to Broomhall House, contemporary Scottish Craft and helps to Burns “MAPA Scotland - Polish Map”. An Fife. develop the craft economy through account of the chance of re-discovery of a business and creative skills programs. Irene lost artifact, its historical links with East Wednesday 11 September: Visit to Kernan, Chief Executive, is a graduate of Lothian, the WW2 liberation of France, and Mellerstain House and Melrose. Trinity College, Dublin and has been a the restoration of the Great Maps as a general manager of theatre companies and category B Historic Monument. Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm: Talk by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. Adam Cummings, Scotland's Churches Trust ‘Historic Churches of Scotland – Early church building in a European context’. Thursday 3 October, 7.30pm: Talk by FRIENDS OF BROUGHTON HOUSE & FRIENDS OF CULZEAN (SC037983) Sheila Szatkowski, author and historian, GARDEN (SC012686) John Rattenbury, Secretary ‘Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Visitors to Mike Duguid, Chairman Edinburgh in late 18th and early 19th Tel: 01292 264344 centuries’. Tel: 01557 860040 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Saturday 5 October: Visit to Maritime The Friends of Culzean act to support the Museum, Irvine and Dalgarven Mill. Gwen Shaw JP, Honorary Secretary property and arrange events for volunteers. We have no subscribing Tel: 01557 330239 Tuesday 15 October: Urban Walk in North members and no events, but as a team of Leith. Email: [email protected] volunteers, we operate the excellent second-hand bookshop at Culzean raising All events are held at Broughton House, 12 funds that gets spent on improving Thursday 17 October, 7.30pm: Talk by High Street, Kirkcudbright. Booking is Culzean. Donations of books are key to the Derek Alexander, Head of Archaeological essential for all events. Please book tickets success of the shop, as are enthusiastic Services NTS, ‘Jacobite Archaeology at on 01557 330437 or email new volunteers and, of course, visitors Glencoe and Glensheil’. [email protected]. buying books! If you would like more information, please email Thursday 31 October, 7.30pm: Talk by Thursday 5 September, 7.00pm for [email protected] Ruth Boreham, historian, ‘Mary Somerville 7.30pm: Talk by Susanna Hillhouse from -- Queen of Science’. the Trust, “Project Reveal: Cataloguing the NTS collections”. Tickets are £5 for FRIENDS OF GREENBANK GARDEN Thursday 14 November, 2.30pm: Talk by members, or £6 for visitors. (SC024113) Liza Cole, NTS property manager, ‘Saints and Seabirds -- looking after St Abb's Head Aileen Johnston, Secretary Thursday 3 October, 7.00pm for 7.30pm: National Nature Reserve’. Musical evening by the Royal Email: [email protected] Conservertoire. Tickets are £12 for Thursday 28 November, 2.30pm: Talk by The Friends support a number of events at members, or £15 for visitors. Olwyn Owen, Archaeological Consultant Greenbank. The full list is available by and Trustee of Archaeology Scotland, visiting nts.org.uk/events. For more details, Thursday 7 November, 7.00pm for ‘Landing in Paradise - the Vikings in please contact the garden on 0141 616 7.30pm: Talk by Jim Logan BSc Marine Scotland’. 2266. Your involvement at any of our Biologist, “Between the tides”. Tickets are events would be most welcome. £5 for members, or £6 for visitors. Thursday 30 January, 7.30pm: 46th annual All talks are at 2.00pm and are held in the general meeting. Coach House at Greenbank. Tickets cost Thursday 5 December, 2.30pm: An £5, which includes refreshments, and are afternoon of carols with mulled wine and available in advance from the shop, or at mince pies. Tickets are £5 for members, or the door on the day. FRIENDS OF ALLOA TOWER (SC017733) £6 for visitors. Isobel Munro, Chairperson Saturday 14 September: Talk by Simon Thursday 9 January, 7.00pm for 7.30pm: Jones, Gardens and Designed Landscapes Tel: 01259 762889 “An evening with Burns” with Mike Duguid Manager, on the Hill House Box. and Friends, and wine and a finger buffet. Email: Tickets are £12 for members, or £15 for [email protected] Saturday 12 October: Talk by Derek visitors. Alexander, Head of Archaeological Services The Friends of Alloa Tower support the NTS. property and arrange a number of events. Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: Annual general meeting at Broughton House, There are plans to hold in the forthcoming Saturday 9 November: Talk by Ken Kirkcudbright. Lindsay from the Eastwood Photographic term a Gin Tasting Night, a Tartan Toast Society. evening with entertainment, and a Christmas Concert by Belcanto. Details for FRIENDS OF CRARAE (SC033244) these events are available from Isobel FRIENDS OF INVEREWE Munro. Victoria Winters, Secretary Jeremy Fenton, Chairman friendsofcrarae.com Email: FRIENDS OF BRODICK CASTLE & [email protected] COUNTRY PARK (SC033817) Please visit the What’s New section of our website to find out more details about our To find out more about our events, contact Marion Melvin, Secretary/Treasurer upcoming events. the Friends using the email address above. Tel: 01770 810693 You can also contact the garden directly on 01445 781229 or visit facebook.com/ Email: [email protected] InvereweGarden The Friends of Brodick Castle & Country Park organise a number of events and support the property through fundraising and volunteering. For more details contact uk Marion Melvin. nts.org.uk FRIENDS OF ROBERT BURNS BIRTHPLACE Monday 11 November, 2.00pm: Talk by Wednesday 11 March 2.00pm: Talk by MUSEUM (SC043931) Hilary Alcock, “The What, the Why, and the Crissie White, former head of textiles at the How of the Kirkcudbright Artists Glasgow School of Art, on the development John Rattenbury Remembered Project 2017-19”. of vernacular Scottish furniture and Tel: 01292 264344 decoration. Wednesday 11 December, 12 noon: Winter Email: [email protected] Gathering at Threave House. Please book For further information on our events, tickets by contact the Galloway Members’ HIGHLAND MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC006203) please contact Group. [email protected], or call into Fiona Mackenzie, Secretary Monday 13 January, 2.00pm: Talk by Lisa our Garden Shop in the beautiful Burns Tel: 01349 861023 Monument Gardens between 11.00am and Allen, “Romancing the Stones: Scotland’s 3.00pm daily. Rock Art Project in Galloway”. Email: [email protected] Please visit ntscentres.org.uk for an up-to- Monday 10 February, 2.00pm: Talk by Dr Thursday 3 October, 7.00pm: Quiz night date list of our events. with teas, coffees, nibbles and biscuits in the Janet Brennan, “Hysteric Scotland: the Education Pavilion at Burns Cottage, Historic Environment of Dumfries and Wednesday 21 August: A day visit to The Galloway”. Alloway. Tickets are £5. Teams and Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown, individuals are very welcome. Thurso. Monday 9 March, following the Annual The world’s foremost General Meeting, 2.00pm: Talk by Kevin Saturday 25 January: Wednesday 18 September: Theatre trip to Hughes, “Cally Gardens, the Latest Chapter Burns Supper is held each year in the Pitlochry to see ‘Blythe Spirit’. Cottage of our poet’s birth on his birthday, in the Fairy Tale”. 25 January. Tickets cost £250 and the 2020 Monday 7 October, 3.00pm: Talk by Jim and event is now sold out. There are only 12 Stephen Leslie ‘The History of Highland tickets left for the 2021 Supper. However, GLASGOW MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024399) Hospitals’, Inshes Church, Inverness. we hold one pair of tickets back for raffle. The raffle tickets cost £1 each and can be Jean Currie, Treasurer (excursion enquiries) Saturday 30 November, 12.30pm for purchased at the Garden Shop that is Tel: 0141 954 9668 1.00pm: St. Andrew's Luncheon, Drumossie located adjacent to the Burns Monument at Hotel, Inverness, followed by a talk from Email: [email protected] Alloway. The raffle is drawn on 30 Katy Boal, Abertaff House. November. Jean Sutherland, Secretary (all other enquiries) Monday 3 February, 2.30pm: Talk by Freya Burns Bachelors Club: The Bachelors Club Connell: Recycling in the Highlands. Culloden Email: [email protected] at Tarbolton where Robert Burns learned to Battlefield Visitor Centre, Inverness. Dance, founded a Debating Club and Please note that all the 2019/2020 meetings became a Freemason, has been brought will now be held in larger premises at back to life on the first Tuesday of each Renfield St Stephen’s, 260 Bath Street, month with evenings of music, songs and Glasgow, G2 4JP. Talks are free to members. LANARKSHIRE MEMBERS’ GROUP tales. The evening events start at 7.00pm Visitors are welcome for a contribution of £2 (SC024465) and further information can be obtained per meeting. Tea, coffee and biscuits are from Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, by Liz Craig, Outings Secretary available after the meetings for a calling 01292 443700. contribution of £1. New members are Tel: 01355 221412 always welcome. Tarbolton Bachelors Club: Coming soon at Email: [email protected] Tarbolton Bachelors Club - turning the clock Tuesday 1 October, departing 10.30pm: back to the year 1780 when Robert Burns Our autumn outing takes us south of launched the debating club that gave the Edinburgh to Arniston House, the home of LONDON MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC027207) building its name, we shall be launching a the Dundas-Bekker family, near Gorebridge. debating club with one subtle difference, it Charles Hope, Chair This will be a private visit to a house which will be open for all to enjoy. If you are has limited public access, returning for Email: [email protected] interested in taking part, please contact the 6.30pm. There will be afternoon tea for Friends of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum lunch, but please note that you will have the using the email above. opportunity to buy a snack at Dobbie’s NORTH EAST ABERDEENSHIRE MEMBERS’ before the visit. Tickets are £42, including CENTRE (SC024227) the afternoon tea. GALLOWAY MEMBERS’ GROUP (SC026207) Margaret Alexander, Chairperson Wednesday 9 October, 2.00pm: Talk by John Brown, Secretary Tel: 01651 872659 Neill Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow Email: [email protected] City Heritage Trust, on the architect H.E. Email: [email protected] Clifford. Telephone: 01556 504862 Events are open to members and non- members. Booking is essential for events Wednesday 13 November, 2.00pm: Talk by All the events below will be held at Threave marked * and there is priority booking for Fergus Sutherland, archaeologist and Visitor Centre or Threave House, Castle members as numbers may be limited. Other television personality, on the Chapels of the Douglas, DG7 1RX. events are free to members and £3 for non- old Western Infirmary and Gartnavel members. Monday 14 October, 2.00pm: Presentation Hospital. by Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE GCStJ, ‘A Tuesday 10 September, 6.30pm: Garden Wednesday 12 February, 2.00pm: Annual Glimpse of Royal Life’. skills workshop at Pitmedden Garden general meeting followed by a talk by Casci covering gardening jobs for the Autumn Ritchie, who is a freelance dress historian, season. Tickets cost £5 including on the impact cinema had on fashion. refreshments. Please book in advance. Thursday 10 October: Illustrated talk by STIRLING MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC025499) WEST FIFE MEMBERS’ GROUP (SC025426) Derek Jennings, “Histories and Mysteries of Sandy & Margaret Moreland, Joint Fiona Moore, Chairman Aden Park” at Fyvie Castle. Free to Secretaries members, and visitors’ tickets are £3. Tel: 01383 626009 Refreshments will be available. Tel: 01259 761700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Saturday 2 November, 7.30pm: Alison Henderson, Secretary Fundraising concert by “Plaidsong” in Daviot All events take place in St Ninian’s Church Tel: 01383 737233 Hall. More details coming soon. Hall, Stirling. Email: [email protected] Sunday 1 December, 3.00pm: Carols for Wednesday 18 September, 10.15am– Monday 2 to Friday 6 September: Christmas including refreshments at Haddo 6.30pm: Day trip to Pitlochry Festival Members’ Annual Holiday to Argyll. House Chapel. Tickets are £10 for adults Theatre to see Blithe Spirit, organised by and £5 for children. Sandy and Margaret Moreland. Tuesday 1 October, 7.30pm: Talk by Thursday 24 October 2019, 2.30pm: Hamish Brown “East of West, West of East: January 2020 date TBC, 2.00pm: Escaping the WW11 Japanese invasion of Annual general meeting of the Stirling “Scotland's first oil industry, the arctic whale Malaya and Singapore” in the Abbey Church Members’ Centre, followed by an illustrated fishery” an illustrated talk by Dr Martyn Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline. Gorman in Haddo House including talk “From Kyoto to Clackmannanshire – The History and Restoration of Cowden Garden” afternoon tea. More details coming soon. Saturday 26 October, 10-11.45am: Coffee by Kate White, Head Gardener. morning in the Abbey Church Hall, Abbey February 2020 date TBC, 2.00pm: An Park Place, Dunfermline, with a variety of illustrated talk on “Walks and Climbs in the Thursday 21 November 2019, 2.30pm: An stalls and raffle (drawn at 11.15am). Scottish Hills” by Dr Robin Grant at Fyvie illustrated talk by James Hepher, “Surveying Everyone is welcome. Tickets can be bought Castle. St Kilda”. from Committee or at the door.

Thursday 12 December, 2.30pm: An Wednesday 6 November, 7.30pm: Talk by illustrated talk by Ian Shearer, Chairman of John Burrell, “Orkney” at the Woodside PERTH & KINROSS MEMBERS’ GROUP the Friends of Kinneil House, ”The Story of Hotel, Aberdour. (SC011062) Dr John Roebuck (Carron Iron Co) and James Mary Willington, Chairperson Watt at Kinneil House”. Friday 17 January, 12 noon for 12.30pm: Members’ annual lunch at the Garvock Tel: 01738 813787 Thursday 16 January, 2.30pm: An House Hotel, St John’s Drive, Dunfermline, Email: [email protected] illustrated talk by Dr Murray Cook, with a talk by Sarah Eccles, the Trust’s Archaeologist for Stirling Council, ”Recent Filming Manager, “Filming at NTS All talks are held at 2.30pm at the A K Bell discoveries in Stirling’s Archaeology”. Properties: A day in the life of the Filming Library, 2–8 York Place, Perth. Manager”. Thursday 13 February, 2.30pm: An Admission is £5 for group members and £6 illustrated talk by Colin Wren, Gardens Tuesday 11 February, 7.30pm: Talk by Dick for visitors. To book outings, please contact Manager, “Gardens and Designed Alderson “Restoring Biodiversity, Dalgety Mary Willington. Landscapes”. Bay Community Woodlands Group” in the Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Wednesday 18 September: Outing to Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: An illustrated Dunfermline. Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery and talk by Alison Kinnaird MBE MA FGE, artist the Transport Museum, Glasgow working in glass, and Clarsach musician, Wednesday 11 March, 7.30pm: Talk by Wynne Harley “Fifty years of the Fife Folk "Glass & Light”. Thursday 17 October: Talk by Ajay Close, Museum” in the Woodside Hotel, Aberdour. author, "Mayhem in Long Skirts: the Scottish Suffragettes". Saturday 21 March, 10-11.45am: Coffee morning in St Fillan’s Church Hall, High ST KILDA CLUB (SC034266) Thursday 21 November: Talk by Peter Street, Aberdour. There will be a variety of Wright, author, George Waterstone Julie Hunt, Chairman stalls, tombola and a raffle drawn at Memorial Award NTS “Ribbon of Wildness - 11.15am. Everyone is welcome. Tickets can Email: [email protected] the Watershed of Scotland". be bought from the Committee or at the door. Saturday 2nd November, 2.00pm: Annual Thursday 16 January: Talk by Louise Arnot, general meeting and reunion at the Head Gardener, “Culross Palace Gardens". Tuesday 21 April, 7.30pm: Annual general Education Centre Lecture Theatre, meeting in the Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Edinburgh Zoo. Open to St Kilda Club Thursday 20 February: Talk by Suzanne Park Place, Dunfermline followed by a talk members only. Burgess “Buglife Scotland and their by Dr Antonia Laurence-Allen, Curator in projects". Edinburgh and East, “The Diary of an Independent Lady - Miss Christian of Newhailes“. Using Miss Christian’s own Thursday 19 March: Talk by Dr Eric words, the talk will reveal the life of a lady Graham, author, "The ‘Black Minstrelsy’ in who inherited and managed her father’s Scotland". Edinburgh suburban estate in 1792. Members’ Centres and Friends’ Groups have been supporting the National Trust for Scotland for more than 40 years. For more information, please contact the Members’ Centre Support Officer on 0131 458 0200 or email [email protected].

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