The venue for the Society's meetings for this session will be the Park Centre, 45 Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch, G66 1LF. They will continue to be held on Fridays and there will be an extra meeting on Friday 21st November to replace the one that had to be cancelled. Unfortunately there is unlikely to be any parking in Kerr Street due to this being a residential area, and as it is a cul-de-sac, turning may be difficult.
Venue for Society's Meetings
As many members already know from experience, the first meeting of the Society's programme for this winter had to be cancelled because Riverside Church was not opened for us despite the date being properly booked. Please accept the apologies of the Committee for this disappointment and wasted evening. A couple of alternative venues are being investigated for the November meeting and, when confirmed, further information will be posted here and members will be informed.
A Warm Welcome Extended to New Members
As always, six
lectures will be organized by the Society during the coming winter session, as
well as a Members’ Night in February 2015. The first meeting of Session 2014-15
will take place at 7.30pm on Friday
10th October 2014 at Riverside Church, Lammermoor Road, Kirkintilloch.
The topic of the lecture will be “Kirkintilloch and Lenzie Fifty Years Ago”.
The warmest of
welcomes is extended to all persons wishing to join for the first time. You can
just turn up on the night and join there and then, but as the membership team
is likely to be busy, you might like to consider one of our various options for
joining in advance. These are available by clicking here or going to the Membership page. The Society
subscription for Session 2014-15 will be £10, which we believe represents good
value for money. Arrangements for existing members are unchanged and they will
be reminded by letter or email.
Don Martin: 'Kirkintilloch and Lenzie fifty years ago': Friday 10th October 2014: Postponed
During
the early 1960s the Society’s present secretary took a very large number of
photographs of the Kirkintilloch/Lenzie area. His main purpose was to record
local transport services, especially the declining railway network, the
replacement of steam on the railways by diesel haulage, the disappearance of
the Lawson branding on local buses, and the last years of the Forth & Clyde
Canal before its 1962 closure. However, he also photographed many other local
subjects, including street scenes. This year he has been re-visiting many of
the sites to take 50-year equivalent views. Both old and new will be presented
in this talk.
‘Trails and Tales’ Workshop
There will be a special ‘Trails &
Tales’ workshop at Twechar Healthy Living Centre on Thursday 21 August
(7.30pm). Key members of EDLC's well-funded ‘Trails & Tales’ project will
attend to explain some of their current plans and present ideas and discussion
on how members of the local history groups in East Dunbartonshire can become
involved. The event is being arranged jointly by East Dunbartonshire Heritage
& History Forum and EDLC, with the kind cooperation of Sandra Sutton of the
Healthy Living Centre. The Antiquaries’ representatives on the EDH&H Forum
are already committed to attend, but the event is open to the full membership
of all local history groups in East Dunbartonshire, and interested members of
the Antiquaries are warmly invited to attend. An absorbing evening is
anticipated.
Canal Boat Cruises, Monday 18 - Friday 22 August 2014
Kirkintilloch Canal Festival Story Week from Monday 18 - Friday 22 August 2014 includes Forth & Clyde canal cruises complemented with local historical presentations. On three of the evenings, the talks will be supplemented by light refreshments from local restaurateurs. The trips run from 7.00 - 9.00 pm, departing from Southbank Marina Kirkintilloch G66 1XQ. The talks should be of interest to members of Kirkintilloch and District Society of Antiquaries and tickets can be booked online at www.kirkintillochcanalfestival.org or via the Contact Centre, tel. no. 0300 123 4510.
Programme
Monday 18 August - Don Martin - Memories of the Sixties
Tuesday 19 August - Colin Castle - Puffers, an Illustrated History
Wednesday 20 August - James Walker - The Antonine Wall in Proximity to the Canal
Thursday 21 August - Bill Black - Guns, Gazoons and other Clamjamfry
Friday 22 August - Whisky Tasting
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