26 June 2024 (Hybrid)
Philip Thomas, A Small Phoenix Rising
How he and his husband have rescued and conserved Knedlington Old Hall (1649–1660), returning its integrity,
adding contemporary beauty, creating a suitable setting and adding layers of new significance for our own day.
The lecture and our summer drinks party immediately afterwards will be held at the Stables on the Falkland Estate.
8 May 2024 (Hybrid)
Frank Glynn, violinist, George Thomson’s Fiddle
The lecture and demonstration will be given at the Stables on the Falkland Estate
10 April 2024 (Hybrid)
Craig Thomas, The Dukes of Buccleuch and their Palace at Dalkeith
The lecture and meeting will be held in the Workshop of the Stables on the Falkland Estate.
View the recording of
Craig's talk
13 March 2024 (Hybrid)
Catherine, Lady Erskine, Cambo Walled Garden and new life for the 18th century
Stables. View the recording of Catherine's talk.
Followed by the AGM of the Falkland Society. see
the Minutes of the AGM (PDF
file).
14 February 2024
Stephen Couling, Dundreggan Estate Manager
Stephen spoke about
the Trees For Life project which aims to create environmental change in
the Scottish Highlands and restore the ancient Caledonian Forest.
View the recording of Stephen's talk.
10 January 2024
David Munro Drumlanrig: The archival treasures of a great house
Currently Writer in Residence and Estate Plan Archivist to the Duke of Buccleuch at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries-shire,
David Munro is applying landscape studies to the management of the Queensberry Estate in the belief that understanding landscape
is an important prerequisite to caring for and managing our natural and man-made heritage. He is co-author of
Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places and Landscape published by Collins.
View the recording of David's talk.
13 December 2023
Victoria Perry, Slavery, Architecture, and the
British Landscape
Victoria is an architect and historian, author of the recent book A Bittersweet Heritage: Slavery, Architecture, and the British Landscape.
View the recording of
Victoria's talk.
8 November 2023
Our Chair, Peter Burman, Stories of Remembrance
November is pre-eminently the month of remembering. Peter's talk
ranged from Roman times to the present day, touching on aspects of
archaeology, art history, literature, social history and craftsmanship. A
conscious act of ‘Remembrance’. View
the recording of Peter's talk.
11 October 2023
Lily Barnes, Flooring the World
Lily Barnes,
curator at OnFife, talked about her project Flooring the World, which explores the history of the Fife linoleum industry.
Lily gave us an introduction to Fife linoleum, outline the work done during the project,
and shared images of the wonderful and everyday objects in OnFife's collections.
Download the flyer (PDF file).
View the recording of Lily's
talk.
13 September 2023 (Hybrid)
Sarah Brown, talking about Life at 10 Downing Street
and her charity, Theirworld
Sarah Brown, Fife resident, inspirational campaigner, married to former Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, told us about her childhood holidays in Falkland, her
life in Number 10, and her charity Theirworld, which aims to ensure that every
child has the best start in life. She concluded by shsowing recent photos of
herself in Ukraine, meeting President Zelensky.
Download the flyer
(PDF file). View the recording of Sarah's talk.
Previous events
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