MEMBERS’ CENTRE AND FRIENDS’ GROUP EVENTS SPRING/SUMMER 2020

Joining a centre or group is a great way to get more out of your membership and learn more about the work of the Trust. All groups also raise vital funds for Trust places and projects across the country.

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’ Sunday 23rd February, 2.00pm to 4.00pm: ARDUAINE FRIENDS CENTRE (SC000109) Snowdrop tea afternoon at the House of Rachel Ross, Secretary/Treasurer Judith Falconer, Programme Secretary Dun. Tel: 01852 200233 Tel: 01224 938150 Saturday 7th March, 10.00am to 12 noon: Email: [email protected] Coffee morning, at the Old and St Andrew's Email: [email protected] Church Hall, Montrose. Booking is essential for events marked * For more information on the Arduaine Thursday 12th March, 2.30pm: Afternoon Friends, contact Rachel Ross or call Arduaine There is a charge for guests attending talks. talk by Dr Alix Powers-Jones, 'What happens Garden on 01852 200366. Thursday 13th February, 2.00pm: Talk by when we are closed to visitors', at the Guide Dr Fiona-Jane Brown, 'Forgotten Fittie', at Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. the , Shiprow. ARGYLL MEMBERS’ GROUP (SC024786) Sunday 17th May, 1.30pm to 3.30pm: Tuesday 17th March, 7.30pm: Annual Spring Plant Sale at the House of Dun. Come James Fenton, Chair general meeting followed by a talk by along and replace any plants you may have Tel: 01852 300545 Gordon Murdoch, 'Join the National Trust….. lost over the winter at bargain prices. There and see the world', at the Aberdeenshire will be a wide selection of perennials, Email: [email protected] Cricket Club, Morningside Road. grasses, shrubs, and rockery plants, grown Neill Malcolm, Membership Secretary * Day excursion in early May TBC by the Members' Centre gardeners and other volunteers, but come early for the Tel: 01631 740323 * Annual holiday in early June TBC best selection. If you unable to come along Email: [email protected] for the plant sale, keep an eye on the plant Ian Moir, Honorary Treasurer stall in the courtyard of the House of Dun, ANGUS MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024891) as the Members' Centre volunteers stock Tel: 07973 836498 Joyce Cooper, Membership Secretary this on a weekly basis as plants become Email: [email protected] available. Tel: 01674 676783 Saturday 14th March, 11.30am: Talks by Friday 21st August, 7.30pm: Summer Email: [email protected] Fiona Mackenzie, Archive Curator, Professor Concert at St. John's Church, Forfar. Hugh Cheape, Historian, and Ray Pearman, All Afternoon Talks are held in Guide Hall, September, date TBC 10.00am to 12 noon: journalist and author, ‘The Lorn Campbells Myre Car Park, Forfar at 2.30pm. Talks are Coffee morning at the Guide Hall, Myre Car and the island of Canna’, at Duror and open to everyone, not just members of the Park, Forfar. Kentallen Hall. Bookings through Ian Moir. National Trust for . The admission charge of £4 includes light refreshments Sunday 20th September, 1.30pm to Saturday 25th April, 11.30am: Annual after the meeting. 3.30pm: Autumn Plant Sale at the House of general meeting, followed by a talk by Dr Dun. Just like the Spring Plant Sale, come Denise Risch, researcher, ‘Marine protection, Thursday 13th February, 2.30pm: along and make a day of it. There will be a whales and dolphins’, at the SAMS, Afternoon talk by Chris Wardle, 'Gardening variety of plants grown by the Members' Dunstaffnage. Bookings through James for the National Trust for Scotland', at the Centre gardeners and other volunteers. Fenton. Guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar. Monday 8th to Thursday 11th June: Friday 22nd to Monday 25th May: 3-day Wednesday 22nd April: Talk by Jonathan Summer holiday to Inverewe Garden and Spring Tour to South West Scotland. Calloway, ‘Scottish Paper Money’. Skye. Details to be confirmed. Saturday 27th June: Coffee Morning at The first Scottish banknote was issued in Forres Town Hall. 1696, by the newly established Bank of Scotland. The Royal Bank arrived on the AYRSHIRE MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC000387) Wednesday 29th July: Pitlochry theatre scene some 32 years later, with the British trip to see ‘Private Lives’, matinée. John Rattenbury, Chairman Linen Company following in the fateful Tel: 01292 264344 year: 1746. This triopoly dominated Scottish banking for many years while a CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS OF THE NTS Email: [email protected] number of other banks came. Most issued Jim Stewart, Chairman Our talks will be held in the Education their own notes and were circulated in Pavilion at Burns Cottage in Alloway. Arrive Donald Douglas, Membership Secretary Scotland and in some cases beyond. There at 7.00pm for tea and coffee, followed by were still about ten issuing notes in 1900 Tel: 01223 245357 or 07889 657590 the talk at 7.30pm (lasting an hour or so). and they were gradually whittled down to All visitors are welcome. Any queries Email: [email protected] the three remaining today. contact John on 01292 264344. All talks are held at Newnham College, Jonathan Callaway is a retired banker, co- Thursday 20th February: 'Renovating the where there is usually ample parking author of two histories and catalogues on Caledonian Canal', by George Ballinger. nearby. The ticket price is £7 if pre-booked paper money and is a collector of paper George, head of at British or £8 on the door. Arrive at 7.30pm for money. He will tell us the history of Waterways, lead the planning, design and wine and conversation, followed by the talk Scottish banknotes, and consider what the restoration of the Caledonian Canal. He at 8.00pm. future might hold for these distinctive (but will be telling us about this amazing now anomalous) bank notes. Wednesday 26th February: Talk by project. Andrew Painting, Ecologist, ‘Mar Lodge Wednesday 13th May: Talk by Colin Thursday 19th March: 'Nuggets of Estate: 25 years of cutting edge Clarkson, ‘Scottish London’. Thought from the Scottish Enlightenment' environmental conservation’. Come on a virtual tour of London locations by Denis Rattenbury. The Scots' Invention Mar Lodge Estate NNR is a giant landscape with Scottish associations from kings to of the Modern World, a time where the of subarctic mountain plateau, roaring commoners: a veritable Scotch broth of greatest minds of Scotland competed and rivers, rolling moors and bogs, and the authors, architects and artists, spiced discoursed with those of Europe. great Caledonian pinewood. This talk looks perhaps with the odd criminal and Everything was questioned: economics, at the cutting edge environmental charlatan, no Travelcard required. politics, science, medicine, engineering and conservation at the UK's largest National art. As well as ideas from 18th century Colin Clarkson is Head of Modern Research Nature Reserve, how the Trust is saving the Scotland we'll sample relevant 'before' and Collections & Curator of the Historical Caledonian pinewood, at the technology 'after' nuggets from around the world. Printing Room, Cambridge University helping us fight the persecution of birds of Library. Thursday 16th April: 'Instruments of Pop – prey, and what our mountain landscapes The key instruments that began the pop may look like in the future. Andrew has band era'. A group of enthusiastic been the assistant ecologist at Mar Lodge EAST FIFE MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024846) musicians will be playing a range of songs Estate for four years. He has previously Barbara Fotheringham, Programme Co- and discussing the history and function of been involved in environmental ordinator their instruments (lead, rhythm, bass conservation projects across the UK, from guitar and drums). the Somerset Levels to the Flow Country. Tel: 01333 310153

Thursday 21st May: Annual general Wednesday 18th March: Talk by Jim Email: meeting with talk and refreshments Forrest, ‘Italian Gardens in Scotland’. [email protected] afterwards, 'A World of Pee – the uses of Inspired by the formal gardens of Versailles More information, membership form and urine' by John Rattenbury, followed by and the Scottish renaissance, the parterre event booking forms, please visit www.nts- cheese and wine. Urine has been a key designs of NTS Pitmedden and the privately efmc.org.uk or email Barbara. ingredient in an extraordinary range of owned Dunrobin castle gardens are a processes throughout human existence. Friday 13th March, 12 noon for 12.30pm: testament to the vision and skills of Annual general meeting followed by a Scottish gardeners of the 19th and 20th lunch and talk by Keith Otto, ‘A Look at centuries. This illustrated talk will show BANFF & MORAY MEMBERS’ CENTRE Postal History from mid-18th century to you the beauty and elegance of this formal (SC024693) the 1930s’. The talk will focus not just on style of planting. stamps and postmarks of the period, but Stuart MacKenzie, Secretary Jim grew up on the family farm in also some of the interesting stories and Tel: 01343 843248 Banffshire and is a science graduate of people researched behind the covers, Aberdeen University. He worked in the Email: [email protected] shedding light on little known areas of pharmaceutical industry in Cambridge for history. The lunch will be 2 courses and Thursday 16th April: Spring Lunch and over 35 years. He is a keen gardener and a coffee, £24 for members or £25 for non- annual general meeting, followed by a committee member of the Cambridge members. speaker (TBC) at the Mansefield Hotel, Friends of the National Trust for Scotland. Elgin. Wednesday 22th April: Annual Coffee Morning, St Andrews. Speaker TBC. Monday 11th May, 10.30am: Monthly Wednesday 24th June: Trip to Falkland EASTWOOD & DISTRICT MEMBERS’ informal coffee morning at Kellie Castle (no Palace Garden in Fife. The garden was CENTRE (SC024601) need to book in advance). designed in 1946, in an Arts and Crafts Evelyn J. Simmons, Chairperson manner, by Percy Cane. It has mixed Tuesday 2nd June: Trip to the Hill House, borders, yew hedges, a lily pond and an Tel: 0141 639 1083 Helensburgh. outdoor chess board. Email: [email protected] Monday 8th June: Monthly coffee morning The palace was the country residence of at Kellie Castle. Illustrated Talks, free to Centre members, the royal Stuarts, and was loved by Mary, are held in Clarkston Hall and begin at Queen of Scots. The extensive formal 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome! There is a EAST LOTHIAN MEMBERS’ CENTRE gardens are home to the world's oldest real small fee for visitors, refundable on joining (SC026085) tennis court and a beautiful orchard. Enjoy the Centre. a guided tour by the head Gardner over Margaret Russell, Membership Secretary this extensive garden. Thursday 13th February: Illustrated talk by Ayrshire author, Dane Love, 'Scotland's Lost Tel: 01875 853370 Thursday 23rd July: Trip to Carnegie Villages'. Email: [email protected] Birthplace Museum in Dunfermline. The visit will start in the cottage itself, no doubt Thursday 12th March: Illustrated talk on The East Lothian Members' Centre exists to wondering how an entire family could live research into paintings and people by give local Trust members the opportunity and work in such a small space. Frances Dryburgh, 'Donors to Glasgow to support the Trust by participating in Museums'. local events and activities. The East Lothian The main exhibition area offers everything Thursday 9th April: Talk by Dan Watson, Members’ Centre has a programme of from an insight into Carnegie's industrial NTS Ecologist, on the rope work and other outings, talks and other events throughout achievements to a set of puppets from challenges involved, ‘Survey Work: Glencoe the year. Our summer visits to various Sesame Street. Take a five-minute walk and and Ben Lawers’. properties are listed below. We hope you visit the Heritage Quarter and explore the enjoy them. museum, exhibition galleries, Dunfermline Tuesday 21st April: Visit to the Hill House Abbey Church and Palace. with tea at Ross Priory. Tuesday 3rd March, 7.30pm: Talk by Roger Leakey, 'Overland to India in the Friday 21st August: Trip to Mellerstain Friday 29th May: Visit to Glenapp Castle Swinging Sixties', at the Town House. House in Gordon, Scottish Borders. There and Gardens. are countless reasons to visit Mellerstain Tuesday 28th April: Trip to Bamburgh Wednesday 17th June: Visit to McLean House and Gardens. Mellerstain is truly one Castle in Northumberland. Bought by the Museum, Greenock. of the great houses of Scotland. There is a First Lord Armstrong in 1894, it is still superb collection of paintings including owned by the Armstrong family. Housed works by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Aikman within are over 3,000 artifacts ranging from EDINBURGH MEMBERS’ CENTRE and Ramsay with many lovely pieces of porcelain plates and figurines, to arms and (SC025732) period furniture, china and embroidery armour, with a beautiful collection of collections. Catherine Pringle, Secretary clocks, furniture and paintings. Come along to enjoy the village and its other As well as a colourful terraced garden, it Email: [email protected] stands in 200 acres of parkland with a large attractions. Winter and spring meetings are held in pond, extensive woodland and is home to Monday 18th May: Trip to see the Great Augustine United Church, 41-43 George IV the Borders Sculpture Park. Polish Map of Scotland in Eddleston. The Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL, on Thursdays largest outdoor relief map in the world, this Monday 7th September: Visit to the Hill at 2:30 pm or 7:30pm unless otherwise three-dimensional physical relief map of House in Helensburgh. Be inspired by the notified. These usually involve an illustrated Scotland, sculpted in concrete, measures unique building, interiors and collection talk on a wide range of topics. A hearing some 40m by 50m. It was built over six designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh induction loop is available. Non-members summers between 1974 and 1979, and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh in the are welcome to the meetings for a donation designed by Polish war veteran Jan Tomasik ‘Glasgow style’. For those with a head for of £3 per person at the door (Refundable if and built by a small group of Poles from heights, venture onto the walkway over the you join the Centre). Booking is not the Jagiellonian University of Krakow. roof to see the house in a way that even required. Mackintosh himself could not experience! Restored by Mapa Scotland between 2010 Between April and October the Centre and 2017, its old gravity-driven water organises for our members half- and full- Mackintosh designed nearly everything supply is now reconnected and fills the day, evening and overnight visits to a inside the Hill House too, from the surrounding seas and some lochs. diverse range of both NTS and non-NTS decorative schemes and the furniture to Tuesday 2nd June: Trip to Lennoxlove properties and places of interest. In 2020 the fittings and contents. His wife, Margaret House in East Lothian, family home of the visits are planned to Strathpeffer & the Macdonald, designed and made many of Dukes of Hamilton. The guided tour goes Scottish Highlands; Ford & Etal, Cragside the as well as a beautiful fireplace through a range of public rooms on the House, Northumberland; Scottish Lime panel. ground and 1st floors. Among the treasures Centre & Culross; Thirlestane Castle; it contains are the death mask of Mary, Innerpeffray Library & Drummond Castle Queen of Scots, the casket which may have Gardens; Museum of Transport & contained the ‘Casket Letters’, and Verdant Works. Although booking on visits porcelain, paintings and furniture from the is open only to Centre members, we Hamilton Palace collection. Enjoy a glass of welcome non-members who accompany a wine on the conclusion of our visit. member. A programme of Urban walks is offered to FRIENDS OF BRODICK CASTLE & Thursday 3rd September, 7.00pm for Centre Members between April and October COUNTRY PARK (SC033817) 7.30pm: An illustrated talk by Michael in Peebles, Glasgow, Linlithgow, & Lawrie, NTS Head Gardener for Dumfries Marion Melvin, Secretary/Treasurer Edinburgh. Membership of the Centre is £9 & Galloway, ‘The school of heritage per year or £17 for two persons at the same Tel: 01770 810693 gardening and its 60th anniversary’. address. Admission to meetings is free to Email: [email protected] As Broughton House will be closed for Centre members. refurbishment over the winter, the Friends The Friends of Brodick Castle & Country To join or for further information contact: of Broughton House and Garden's Park organise a number of events and Peter Westbrook, Membership Secretary Afternoon of Carols and Evening with support the property through fundraising Tel: 0131 539 2826 Burns are both canceled. We look forward and volunteering. For more details contact Email: [email protected] to bringing them back for you in 2021/22. Marion Melvin. FRIENDS OF CRARAE (SC033244)

Thursday 27 February, 2.30pm: Talk by Jim Victoria Winters, Secretary Jermyn, NTS Property Manager, “Branklyn FRIENDS OF BROUGHTON HOUSE & Garden: A legacy to Mr & Mrs Renton”. GARDEN (SC012686) friendsofcrarae.com Mike Duguid, Chairman Please visit the What’s New section of our website to find out more details about our Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: Talk by Derek Tel: 01557 860040 upcoming events. Alexander, NTS Head of Archaeological Email: [email protected] Services, “Jacobite Archaeology at Glencoe and Glensheil”. Gwen Shaw JP, Honorary Secretary FRIENDS OF CULZEAN (SC037983)

Tel: 01557 330239 John Rattenbury, Secretary

Thursday 26 March, 7.30 pm: Talk by Ruth Email: [email protected] Tel: 01292 264344 Boreham, Historian, “No Vote, No Census – Hon. Treasurer & Membership Secretary: Email: [email protected] the 1911 Census and Scottish Suffrage to be appointed at the AGM on Thursday Movement.” 12th March 2020 The Friends of Culzean act to support the property and arrange events for All events are held at Broughton House, volunteers. We have no subscribing Thursday 17 September, 7.30pm: Talk by 12 High Street, Kirkcudbright. Booking is members and no events, but as a team of Alasdair Eckersall, NTS Property Manager & essential for all events. Please book your volunteers, we operate the excellent Senior Ranger, Ben Lomond, “Around the tickets with Broughton House on 01557 second-hand bookshop at Culzean raising Ben – natural and cultural heritage of Ben 330437 or email funds that gets spent on improving Lomond”. [email protected]. Tickets are Culzean. Donations of books are key to £5 for members, and £6 for non- the success of the shop, as are members. FRIENDS OF (SC017733) enthusiastic new volunteers and, of Isobel Munro, Chairperson Thursday 12th March, 2.30pm: Annual course, visitors buying books! If you would general meeting at Broughton House, like more information, please email Tel: 01259 762889 Kirkcudbright. [email protected]

Email: [email protected] Thursday 9th April, 7.00pm for 7.30pm: The Friends of Alloa Tower support the Talk by Jim Logan, Marine Biologist, FRIENDS OF GREENBANK GARDEN property and arrange a number of events, ‘Queens, razors, and pelicans feet: (SC024113) please contact Isobel for more information. Seashells of the Solway Coast’. Aileen Johnston, Secretary Thursday 7th May, 7.00pm for 7.30pm: Talk by Evandro Belleza Mano, Design Email: [email protected] Consultant, ‘Fashion for modern times, The Friends support a number of events at and the influence of Japan’. Greenbank. The full list is available by Thursday 4th June, 7.00pm for 7.30pm: visiting nts.org.uk/events. For more Talk by Helen Creasy of the Scottish details, please contact the garden on 0141 Conservation Studio Hopetoun House, 616 2266. Your involvement at any of our ‘Out damned spot! Challenges faced by a events would be most welcome. paper conservator’. All talks are at 2.00pm and are held in the Coach House at Greenbank. Tickets cost £5, which includes refreshments, and are available in advance from the shop, or at the door on the day FRIENDS OF INVEREWE Monday 2nd March, 2.00pm: Annual LANARKSHIRE MEMBERS’ GROUP General Meeting followed by a talk by Kevin (SC024465) Jeremy Fenton, Chairman Hughes of Cally Gardens. ‘Cally Gardens, the Liz Craig, Outings Secretary Email: Latest Chapter in the Fairy Tale’, at Threave [email protected] Visitor Centre, Castle Douglas. Tel: 01355 221412

To find out more about our events, contact Wednesday 27th May, 11.00am to Email: [email protected] the Friends using the email address above. 3.00pm: Trip to Galloway House, Galloway You can also contact the garden directly on House Gardens, and the Walled Garden in 01445 781229 or visit facebook.com/ Garlieston, with private guided tour. Own LONDON MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC027207) InvereweGarden transport and shared cars. Bring your own Charles Hope, Chair picnic. Email: [email protected] Summer FRIENDS OF ROBERT BURNS BIRTHPLACE Friday 3rd July, 7.30pm: Extravaganza - ‘Bollywood’-themed evening Bill Kemp, Visit Co-ordinator MUSEUM (SC043931) at Anwoth House and Anwoth Church, in Tel: 020 8642 1491 John Rattenbury Gatehouse of Fleet. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 01292 264344 Thursday 10th September, 11.00am to Friday 28th February: Winter walk – Visit to 3.00pm: Visit to Crawick Multiverse and Email: [email protected] the St Bart's Hospital Museum & Archive. Durisdeer Church. Lunch provided in For further information on our events, Sanquhar. Own transport and shared cars. Sunday 1st March, 11.00am: Morning visit please contact to the Arsenal Football Club, Emirates [email protected], or call into Stadium. Experience the stadium and our Garden Shop in the beautiful Burns GLASGOW MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC024399) playing life with Charlie George, on a tour Monument Gardens between 11.00am and Jean Currie, Treasurer (excursion enquiries) and talk, and see how the stadium is 3.00pm daily. wearing after 14 years. Please meet at Burns Bachelors Club: The Bachelors Tel: 0141 954 9668 10.45am outside the shop to get lanyards. Club at Tarbolton where Robert Burns Email: [email protected] Tickets £40 for concession members, £50 learned to Dance, founded a Debating for non-concession members, and £55 for Jean Sutherland, Secretary (all other Club and became a Freemason, has been non-members. There are limited spaces enquiries) brought back to life on the first Tuesday of available so please book tickets in advance. each month with evenings of music, songs Email: [email protected] Wednesday 25th March, 11.00am for and tales. The evening events start at Please note that all the 2019/2020 meetings 11.30am: Visit to Tate Britain for a lecture 7.00pm and further information can be will now be held in larger premises at and exhibition on Aubrey Beardsley. Aubrey obtained from Robert Burns Birthplace Renfield St Stephen’s, 260 Bath Street, Beardsley’s artistic career was brief, only 7 Museum, by calling 01292 443700. Glasgow, G2 4JP. Talks are free to members. years, cut short by his tragically early death Tarbolton Bachelors Club: Coming soon Visitors are welcome for a contribution of £2 in 1898, at the age of 25. Yet, in that period at Tarbolton Bachelors Club - turning the per meeting. Tea, coffee and biscuits are he was considered, the most famous young clock back to the year 1780 when Robert available after the meetings for a artist in England and the 1890s were Burns launched the debating club that contribution of £1. New Members are Beardsley’ iconic black and white drawings gave the building its name, we shall be always welcome. were in great demand, famously used to launching a debating club with one subtle illustrate Thomas Mallory’s “Le Morte Wednesday 12th February, 2.00pm: difference, it will be open for all to enjoy. If d’Arthur” and Oscar Wilde’s “Salome”. Tate Annual general meeting followed by a talk you are interested in taking part, please Britain’s exhibitions bring together 200 of by Casci Ritchie, who is a freelance dress contact the Friends of Robert Burns Beardlesy drawings, the largest number for historian, on the impact cinema had on Birthplace Museum using the email above. over 50 years, as well as works by Edward fashion. Burne-Jones and Gustave Moreau Form Wednesday 11 March 2.00pm: Talk by whom he drew inspiration. Lecture only GALLOWAY MEMBERS’ GROUP Crissie White, former head of textiles at the tickets are £17 for members, and £20 for (SC026207) Glasgow School of Art, on the development non-members. Lecture and exhibition of vernacular Scottish furniture and tickets are £32 for members, and £35 for John Brown, Secretary decoration. non-members. Email: [email protected] Wednesday 1st April, 10.45am or 1.45pm: Telephone: 01556 504862 Morning and afternoon visit and tour of the HIGHLAND MEMBERS’ CENTRE (SC006203) All the events below will be held at Royal Institute of British Architects. Founded Fiona Mackenzie, Secretary Threave Visitor Centre or Threave House, in 1834 by the Royal Charter granted by Castle Douglas, DG7 1RX. For more Tel: 01349 861023 King William IV, for advancement of Civil information, please visit , principally in the UK, and for Email: [email protected] www.ntscentres.org.uk/galloway. the promotion of education of architectural Please visit ntscentres.org.uk for an up-to- arts and sciences. RIBA’s current Monday 10th February, 2.00pm: Talk by date list of our events. headquarters, 66 Portland Place, was Dr Janet Brennan, ‘Hysteric Scotland: The opened in 1934 and was designed by work of Historic Environment Scotland George Grey Warnum, the winner of a (HES) in Dumfries and Galloway’ at Threave competition which drew nearly 300 entries. Visitor Centre in Castle Douglas. The building, which is Grade II* listed, PERTH & KINROSS MEMBERS’ GROUP Wednesday 11th March, 7.30pm: Talk by houses the British Architectural Library, a (SC011062) Wynne Harley 'Fifty years of the Fife Folk collection of archives, drawings, models and Mary Willington, Chairperson Museum' in the Woodside Hotel, Aberdour. photographs which trace the history of RIBA Tel: 01738 813787 Saturday 21st March, 10.00am to since its inception. Our guided tour will 11.45am: Coffee Morning in St FillanΡs cover not only the history of RIBA but also Email: [email protected] Church Hall, High Street, Aberdour. There the architecture of the building and the All talks are held in the Lecture Theatre, A K will be a variety of stalls, tombola and a highlights of the collection. Tickets are £22 Bell Library, Perth. Admission is £5 for raffle drawn at 11.15am. Everyone is for members, and £27 for non-members. group members; £6 for visitors. To book outings, please contact Mary Willington. welcome. Tickets can be bought from the Wednesday 6th May, 1.30pm: Afternoon Committee or at the door. Thursday 19th March: Talk by Dr Eric walk in the Old Highgate Village. Join us for a Graham, Author, ‘The ‘Black Minstrelsy’ in Tuesday 21st April at 7.30pm: Annual fascinating journey into timeless England Scotland’. General Meeting in the Abbey Church Hall, and learn more about historic Highgate with Thursday 23rd April, 7.30 pm: Annual Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline followed by the very knowledgably Blue Badge Guide General Meeting followed by a talk by a talk by Dr Antonia Laurence-Allan curator Tom Hooper. Just a few stops up the Bryan Dickson, NTS Head of Building Edinburgh and East on 'The Diary of an Northern Line and you are in a country ndependent Lady Miss Christian ofﺖ .’Conservation (Policy), ‘The Hill House village nestling round what was once an old Tuesday 5th May: Visit to Winton House Newhailes'. Using Miss ChristianΡs words, pond. Here are lanes and cottages and and Newhailes. the talk will reveal the life of a lady who Georgian houses and spectacular views Tuesday 9th – Thursday 11th June: Two- inherited and managed her fatherΡs across London. night stay in Inverurie, visiting Haddo suburban Edinburgh Estate in 1792. Wednesday 13th May, 12 noon: Annual House, and Leith Hall. Tuesday 12th May: Outing to Manderston general meeting followed by lunch and a talk Tuesday 14th July: Day trip to Holmwood House, Duns. on National Trust for Scotland properties in House and Greenbank Garden. Wednesday 24th June: Outing to Pitlochry Angus. Tuesday 15 September: Day trip to Bowhill Theatre to see 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'. Wednesday 10th - Monday 15th June: House. Spring tour to Angus. Details TBC. Thursday 16th July: Visit to the Hill House, Helensburgh. (NG MEMBERSΡ CENTRE (SC025499ﺖRLﺖST Tuesday 11th August: Provisional date for NORTH EAST ABERDEENSHIRE MEMBERS’ Sandy & Margaret Moreland, Joint .slesﺖ Secretaries visit to Cumbrae, Cathedral of the CENTRE (SC024227) Tel: 01259 761700 Monday 7th September to Friday 11th: Margaret Alexander, Chairperson Email: [email protected] MembersΡ Annual Holiday to Newcastle and Tel: 01651 872659 Durham. All events take place in St NinianΡs Church Email: [email protected] Hall, Stirling. Events are open to members and non- Thursday 12 March, 2.30pm: An illustrated members. Booking is essential for events talk by Alison Kinnaird MBE MA FGE, artist working in glass, and Clarsach musician, marked * and there is priority booking for 'Glass & Light'. Members’ Centres and members as numbers may be limited. Other events are free to members and £3 for non- Friends’ Groups have been Julie Hunt, LDA CLUB (SC034266) supporting the Nationalﺖmembers. ST K Chairman Trust for Scotland for Wednesday 19th February, 2.30pm: An illustrated talk by Dr Robin Grant, ‘Walks and Email: [email protected] more than 40 years. For Climbs in the Scottish Hills’ at Fyvie Castle. more information, please There will be light refreshments after the WEST FIFE MEMBERS’ GROUP (SC025426) contact the Members’ talk. Centre Support Officer Fiona Moore, Chairman March 2020, details TBC: An Audience with on 0131 458 0200 or email Email: [email protected] Neil Oliver. [email protected]. Alison Henderson, Secretary Wednesday 22nd April, 7.30pm: Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by Dr Tel: 01383 737233 You can also find out more Alix Power-Jones, Property Manager of Hugh Email: [email protected] at nts.org.uk or find us on Miller’s Birthplace Museum. There will be Facebook at facebook.com/ light refreshments after the talk. memberscentresNTS.

This information is correct at the time of publication but all events are subject to change. Visitors are welcome although some events are for group members only and prior booking may be necessary. Please check before attending.