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Syllabus

All meetings are held on a Wednesday in the Upper Volunteer Hall, Galashiels at 7.30 p.m. unless stated otherwise.


Winter Syllabus 2007-08

Date Title Speaker
26th September Opening Night - Slide Show. 
in Main Volunteer Hall.
Committee
10th October

"Black Friday": Reflections on the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881.

Peter Aitcheson
24th October Scottish Silver. George Dalgleish
14th November Historic Shopfronts. Lindsay Lennie
21st November "Flodden" in Parish Church Hall, Selkirk.
(Joint meeting with Selkirk Antiquarians).
Jim Bell
28th November Around the Borders. John Rogerson
9th January Members' Bring Along Night.
in Old Gala House.
Committee
23rd January St. Kilda. Ewan Rintoul
13th February Gala in 1938. Ian Miller
27th February Give me 26 Soldiers of Lead. 
(As in printer's type setting).
Gen Harrison
12th March

Siller Holes - Medieval Lead Mining in West Linton.

Sue Oakes
9th April Early Freemasons in the Borders. Ted Keeper
23rd April Annual General Meeting
in Old Gala House.
Committee
 

Summer Programme 2008

Date Venue Guide

Wed. 14th May  

Lochcarron, Selkirk.
A tour round Lochcarron 's new factory.
Meet at Galashiels library at 6.30 pm for shared transport, 
or at Lochcarron, Dunsdale Road, Selkirk at 6.45 pm.
Alwyn Johnston
Sun. 25th May Jedburgh Town Walk.
Meet at Galashiels library at 2.00 pm for shared transport,
or Jedburgh Tourist Information at 2.30 pm.
Ken Fotheringham
Wed. 4th June Robert Smail's Print Works, Innerleithen.
Meet at Galashiels library at 6.30 pm for shared transport, 
or at the print works, 7-9 High Street at 7.00 pm.
£4.00 charge - free to NTS members.
Gen Harrison
Wed. 27th August Gala Water Walk.
Meet at Galashiels library at 6.15 pm for shared transport, 
or at Netherdale car park at 6.30 pm.
Committee

 

 

 

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