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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, at 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.

The programme for April 2008 to January 2009 is given below.

Programme April 2008 to January 2009

Thursday 3 April 2008 at 7.30pm

Speaker; Dr Alan Mackaill "A surgeon, an author and a cardboard box".

Saturdy 5 April 2008

Walk.

Wednesday 16 April 2008

Afternoon visit to Loch Leven and Kinross House.

Thursday 24 April 2008 at 2.30pm

Speaker; Mr Neil Baxter "Greyfriars, blackfriars and deepfat friars".

Saturday 3 May 2008

Walk.

Saturday 10 May

Shambellie Museum of Costume, and Crichton Royal Hospital Archives.

Saturday 7 June 2008

Walk.

Tuesday 10 June 2008.

Afternoon cruise to Inchcolm on the Maid of the Forth.

Friday 4 July 2008

Members' Evening.

Saturday 5 July 2008

Walk.

Saturday 12 to Monday 14 July 2008

Brodick Castle, Arran. This visit includes a two-night stay on Arran, and will combine visits to properties on the outward and return journeys.

Wednesday 23 July 2008

VIsit to Dunninald.

Wednesday 20 August 2008

Afternoon visit to Purves Puppets, Biggar.

Thursday 11 September 2008 at 7:30pm

Speaker; Miss Rosemary Watt "Sir Thomas Lipton - the man who had some 300 shops throughout the UK".

Saturday 13 September 2008

Visit to Cragside.

at 7.30pm

Speaker; Mr. Andrew Broom "A Flying Visit to Washington DC".

Thursday 23 October at 2.30pm

Speaker; Professor Anthony Busuttil "Helping the Police with their Enquiries".

Thursday 6 November at 7.30pm

Speaker; Mrs. Sharon Bassetz "The Jane Austin Society - Her Books, Family and Background".

Thursday 20 November at 2.30pm

Speaker; Mr. Alan Irvine "Robert Burns and Tam O'Shanter".

Thursday 4 December at 7.30pm

Speaker; Mr. Jan Hanraets "Gardens of the National Trust, Past, Present and a glimpse of the Future".

Thursday 22 January 2009 at 7.30pm

Annual General Meeting.