Programme

 Forthcoming Events

To make preliminary bookings for visits please contact: Kirsty Leonard, Tel: 01506 848427, e-mail: leonardkirsty@hotmail.com.  Whenever possible, we will operate a car share system, so please indicate if you can provide transport for other LCT Members.

Sun. 29 Aug: Visit to Gosford House, Longniddry 2:30pm
Home of the Earls of Wemyss and March, designed by Robert Adam. Afternoon tour of the house and remarkable art collection. The gardens are also open. Optional morning guided walk at Aberlady Nature Reserve followed by lunch in Aberlady. Full details in next Newsletter and on the LCT website.
Sun. 26 Sept: Visit to Ochiltree Castle 2:30pm
Hazel Hunter and her husband John fell in love with sixteenth-century tower house outside Linlithgow, when they first saw it. They have dedicated their lives to restoring the building, from the basics of replacing cement pointing with lime, to replacing modern features with traditional ones. Meet at 2.30pm at the Castle. Please contact: Kirsty Leonard, tel: 01506 848427, e-mail: leonardkirsty@hotmail.com.
Sat 9th October: Book Launch, Linlithgow Library 2:00pm
The Trust is launching a completely revised and expanded edition of Linlithgow – Architecture and History of a Royal Burgh. Two major contributors to this new edition, Alex Adamson and Ron Smith, will be speaking at the launch.
Sat 9th & Sun 10th Oct: Guided Linlithgow Tour, Linlithgow Library 3:30pm
Linlithgow Civic Trust and Cittaslow Linlithgow are organising two guided tours of architectural and historic locations in the town to mark the publication of Linlithgow – Architecture and History of a Royal Burgh and the launch of About Cittaslow. Each tour will be based on buildings and venues covered in the book and will last approximately 45 minutes.

If you have any ideas for the Programme, please let Mike Vickers know

Recent Events

Wed. 30 June: Civic Centre Visit, Livingston
Members enjoyed a most instructive conducted tour of the new Civic Centre at Livingston. As well as being the new headquarters of West Lothian Council, with an impressive round Council Chamber, the Civic Centre is the new home for the divisional headquarters of Lothian and Borders Police, and houses the Sheriff and Justice of the Peace, the Crown Office, the Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service and the West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership. There have been benefits from better "joined-up working" and the elimination of lots of movement of people between these organisations..
Sat. 26 June: Grangemouth Museum Workshop Visit (pm)
This visit was cancelled but will be re-scheduled later in the year.
Thu. 13 May: Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh - 7 to 9pm (Note the date correction)
A full party of 20 members visited the Royal College of Surgeons and enjoyed the exhibits and a guided talk on the collection of paintings and on the history of the College.
Sat. 17 April: LCT AGM - 7:15pm Dalyell Suite - County Buildings
The AGM was well attended and proceeded smoothely, with Chris Long standing down after 4 years as Chairman and John Aitken being elected as Chairman for the next 2 years. It was followed by a supper with wine.
Tue. 16 March: Talk - 7:30pm Low Port Centre Lounge
Ron Smith gave a very interesting illustrated a talk entitled "Gorbals through the Ages - Lessons for Regeneration." to a full house. Past efforts to redevelop the Gorbals have resulted in many buildings failing to serve their designed lifespan.  The current redevelopment of Oatlands is likely to be much more successful but has been badly hit by the current economic downturn..
Thursday 18th February 2010 at Annet Lecture 7.30pm at Linlithgow Primary School
Every year the Annet Lecture is organised by Linlithgow Heritage Trust and supported by Linlithgow Civic Trust.  This year's excellent Annet Lecture was given by George McKenzie, Keeper of the Records of Scotland, who spoke on the theme of "Kirk, Kin and Kilts".
Wed. 3 March: “Cast in Iron” - 10.15am Callendar House, Falkirk
A few LCT Members enjoyed a talk on the history of the Carron Iron Foundry and the variety of artefacts made there, from canon balls to domestic objects. A collection of articles were be on view.

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