Members' Centres and
Friends' Groups

EDINBURGH MEMBERS' CENTRE
( Charity Number SC 025732 )

The Edinburgh Members' Centre draws its membership mainly from the greater Edinburgh area. The Centre offers a full and varied programme of events in both winter and summer. The activities include :-

• Winter and spring meetings which are held in Augustine United Church, which is located at 41-43 George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, on Thursdays at 2:30 pm or 7:30pm unless otherwise notified. These usually involve an illustrated talk on a wide range of topics related to National Trust for Scotland interests. Non-members are welcome to the lectures on payment of a nominal sum of £2 per person.
• Between April and September the Centre organises half- and full-day, evening and overnight visits to a diverse range of both NTS and non-NTS properties and places of interest.
• We also offer visits to the theatre, to concerts and to NTS Christmas events.
• A programme of Saturday walks is offered between April and September.
• Although booking on visits and walks is open only to Centre members, we welcome non-members who accompany a member.
• Other occasional events such as outings to the theatre or social evenings.

For further information contact our Chairman - Ian MacDonald on 0131 659 6058 or through the e-mail link.

The programme for February 2010 to January 2011 is given below.

Programme February 2010 to January 2011

Thursday February 18th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Mr. John Yellowlees - Adopting a Station.

Thursday March 4th 2010 at 2.30pm.

Dr. Patricia Andrew - Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, 1708-1787: Portraits of Scots on the Grand Tour.

Thursday March 25th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Dr. Andrew Crummy - The Prestonpans Mural Trail.

Thursday April 15th 2010.

Visit to Stirling Castle, Tapestry Studio & Argyle Lodgings.

Thursday April 22nd 2010 at 2.30 p.m.

Prof. Geoffrey Palmer - Scotland and Slavery and the Scottish Diaspora.

Tuesday May 11th 2010.

Visit to Pollok House & the Burrell Collection.

Friday June 11th 2010.

Visit to Isle of May (Alternative venue if bad weather).

Wednesday July 7th 2010.

Visit to Floors Castle.

Tuesday August 10th 2010.

Visit to Pittenweem Arts Festival.

Thursday September 2nd to Sunday 5th 2010.

Three night visit to Brodie Castle, Culloden and other attractions in the area.

Thursday September 9th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Ms. Gen Harrison and Mr. David Rudram - Robert Smails Printing Works.

Thursday October 7th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Mr. Mark McLean (NTS) - Newhailes and Enlightenment.

Thursday October 21st 2010 at 2.30 p.m.

Mr. Iain Valentine - The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

Thursday November 4th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Prof. Jane Dawson - The Politics of Religion in the age of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Thursday November 18th 2010 at 2.30 p.m.

Mr. Robert Lovie (NTS) - Aberdeenshire to Ayrshire, Castles to Robert Burns.

Thursday December 9th 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

Mrs. Diane Rose - From the Med to the Baltic, by inland waterways, in a small boat.

Thursday January 20th 2011 at 7.30 pm.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

Edinburgh Members' Centre of the National Trust for Scotland is a registered Scottish charity number SC025732.

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