Programme 2024 to 2025

Our winter 2024 to 2025 programme will start on Thursday 26 September 2024. The details are given below. All standard meetings are held in Drymen Village Hall at 7.30 pm on Thursday evenings. In the event of severe weather, or other problems affecting the arrangements, the secretary will contact members by e-mail or telephone.

Winter Talks Programme 2024 to 2025

All meetings will be held in the Village Hall, Drymen at 7.30 pm.

Thursday 26 September 2024

Dr Murray Cook, Stirling Council Archaeologist will give an illustrated talk entitled "The Fords of Frew".

Thursday 24 October 2024

Bruce Keith will give an illustrated talk based on his latest book entitled "Scotland Beneath the Surface".

Thursday 28 November 2024

Alison Cathcart, from Stirling University, will give an illustrated talk entitled "Imperial Monarchy: James V's Voyage to the Isle".

Thursday 23 January 2025

Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator, Iron Age and Roman, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, will give an illustrated talk "War and diplomacy on Rome's Northern frontier".

Thursday 27 February 2025

Eddie Edmonstone, will give a illustrated talk about two eminent Scottish doctors. Sir James McGrigor was Surgeon General in Wellington's army and Sir James Wylie was Physician to the Tsar of Russia.

Thursday 27 March 2025

Ian Newton, will give an illustrated talk entitled "With Shackleton to South Georgia, Elephant Island and the Antarctic".

Thursday 24 April 2025

Members' night and AGM. Short talks by members of the Society and a film about Sir Hugh Fraser's stud at Strathblane. Commencing at the earlier time of 7.00 pm with wine and cheese and followed by our short AGM.