You can now download the recording of James Simpson's talk about the principles of successful building conservation projects.

Previous events

As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, our planned monthly meetings were suspended from March 2020 onwards. The season re-started from June, but with online meetings via Zoom. The new season started in September, again online. Almost all of the online meetings have been recorded.

Click on any of the links below to see the recordings (most of which last about an hour or so) and to review the Newsletter which announced the event.

2026

DateSpeaker / subjectRecordings, etc.Newsletter
13 May 2026Craig Cameron: 'The Forgotten Stories of the Barony of Teasse'. See our flyer. Recording of Craig's talk May 2026
8 April 2026Carron Tobin: 'Community-led Tourism'. See our flyer. Recording of Carron's talk Apr 2026
11 Mar 2026Robin Bell: Music as performed in Falkland in the 19th and 20th centuries. See our flyer.   Mar 2026
11 Feb 2026John Fletcher: 'Reediehill Deer Farm, Auchtermuchty – past, present and future. See our flyer. Followed by our Annual General Meeting. Recording of John's talk
AGM minutes		 Feb 2026
21 Jan 2026Ross Burgess: 'Falkland's Historic Buildings' - with particular reference to places of worship, and an heraldic excursion. See our flyer. Recording of Ross's talk Jan 2026

2025

DateSpeaker / subjectRecordings, etc.Newsletter
10 Dec 2025Marietta Crichton Stuart: 'Mausoleum, Mansion and Monuments' – a virtual walk through the Falkland Estate in times gone by. See our flyer. Recording of Marietta's talk Dec 2025
12 Nov 2025Judith Roebuck, Sanctuary Development Officer, Church of Scotland. Closure of Church of Scotland parish churches in Scotland – rationale and consequences. See our flyer. Recording of Judith's talk Nov 2025
8 Oct 2025Dr DJ Johnston-Smith, Director of Scotland's Churches Trust 'Sacred Places to Secular Spaces' – the changing face of Scotland's Churches. See our flyer. Recording of DJ's talk Oct 2025
11 June 2025Falkland Society visit to Culross   May 2025
14 May 2025Robin Evetts, architect: Continuing development at the Cambo Estate. Followed by the AGM of the Falkland Society. Recording of Robin's talk May 2025
9 April 2025Robin Bell: Pull out all the Stops Our new Committee Member gave an illustration in music and story of the Falkland Church's historic pipe organ.   Apr 2025 May 2025
22 Feb 2025Falkland Society group visit to Cambo   Feb 2025 Mar 2025
12 Feb 2025Ross Burgess, Faith and Fashion: changes over the centuries in our church buildings and how they have been used Recording of Ross's talk Feb 2025
15 Jan 2025Marietta Crichton Stuart, The Tyndall Bruces of Falkland Recording of Marietta's talk Jan 2025

2024

DateSpeaker / subjectRecordings, etc.Newsletter
18 Dec 2024Johnnie Balfour, Regenerative Farming. Recording of Johnnie's talk Dec 2024
27 Nov 2024Leonard Low, The Scottish Witchtrail Museum. Recording of Leonard's talk Nov 2024
30 Oct 2024Peter Burman, Robert Rowand Anderson, Master Architect of Victorian Scotland. See our flyer about this event and the new season. Recording of Peter's talk Oct 2024
2–3 Aug 2024Celebrating Falkland! Two days to celebrate the past, present and future of our historic town, with talks, guided tours, and exhibits from the Falkland Society’s archives. See our flyer for the event. Full programme for the two days;
Itinerary of our guided walks round the village		 Jul 2024;
Aug 2024
26 Jun 2024Phil Thomas, A Small Phoenix Rising Recording of Phil's talk Jun 2024
8 May 2024Frank Glynn, George Thomson's Fiddle Recording of Frank's talk May 2024
10 Apr 2024Craig Thomas, The Dukes of Buccleuch and their estates Recording of Craig's talk Apr 2024
13 Mar 2024Catherine, Lady Erskine, Cambo Walled Garden and new life for the 18th century Stables Recording of Catherine's talkMar 2024
Falkland Society Annual General Meeting AGM minutes (PDF)
14 Feb 2024Stephen Couling, Trees for Life and the Dundreggan EstateRecording of Stephen's talk Feb 2024
10 Jan 2024David Munro, Drumlanrig: The archival treasures of a great houseRecording of David's talk Jan 2024

2023

DateSpeaker / subjectRecordings, etc.Newsletter
13 Dec 2023Victoria Perry, Slavery, Architecture, and the British Landscape Recording of Victoria's talk Dec 2023
8 Nov 2023Peter Burman, Stories of Remembrance Reording of Peter's talk Nov 2023
11 Oct 2023Lily Barnes, Flooring the World. See the flyer (PDF) Recording of Lily's talk. Oct 2023
13 Sep 2023Sarah Brown, Life at 10 Downing Street and her charity, Theirworld Recording of Sarah's talk. Sep 2023
14 Jun 2023Ross Burgess, Reflections of the ancient world in Scotland Recording of Ross's talk Jun 2023
10 May 2023Catherine Rice, Fife cottage gardens and gardeners 100 years ago Catherine's presentation (PDF) May 2023
12 Apr 2023Tom Addyman, A tale of a few grottos: archaeology of Scottish garden buildings Recording of Tom's talk Apr 2023
8 Mar 2023Nic Boyes, Climate change action and historic buildings; old buildings / new role Recording of Nic's talk. Mar 2023
8 Feb 2023Arjun Shivaji Jain, The state of contemporary craftsmanship in India. See Arjun's CV (PDF) Recording of Arjun's talk. Feb 2023
11 Jan 2023Tess Darwin, Through the eye of the needle: working with the grain of the Falkland landscape Recording of Tess's talk. Jan 2023

2022

DateSpeaker / subjectFurther information Newsletter
14 Dec 2022Amy Woodson-Boulton, The crisis of plastics and the pollution they cause Recording of Amy's talk Dec 2022
9 Nov 2022Mary Contini, Friend or foe: a story of immigration Recording of Mary's talk. Nov 2022
12 Oct 2022Benjamin Tindall, Working collaboratively with clients, artists and craftspeople: the wonders of Jupiter Artland Recording of Ben's talk Oct 2022
14 Sep 2022Peter Burman, Use them or lose them: Fife churches at risk Recording of Peter's talk Sep 2022
Falkland Society Annual General Meeting AGM minutes (PDF)
15 Jun 2022Marietta Crichton Stuart, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute, and his impact on Falkland and St Andrews Recording of Marietta's talk June 2022
11 May 2022Charles Dundas, Reviving the wild heart of Southern Scotland Recording of Charles's talk May 2022
13 Apr 2022Ninian Stuart and Joe Fitzpatrick, The Unfolding future of the Falkland Estate Recording of the talks and discussion. Apr 2022
9 Feb 2022Rory Young on his life and work Recording of Rory's talk. Feb 2022
12 Jan 2022Kieran Allan, The Tricolore and the Saltire Recording of Kieran's talk Jan 2022

2021

DateSpeaker / subjectFurther information Newsletter
15 Dec 2021Josh Davie’s 2021 film Voices of Falkland Recording of film and discussion Dec 2021
10 Nov 2021Peter Burman, John Ruskin's Guild of St George Recording of Peter's talk Nov 2021
13 Oct 2021Fiona Fisher on Traditional Building Skills. See Peter Burman's paper  (PDF) Recording of Fiona's talk Oct 2021
15 Sep 2021Kirsty Archer-Thompson, 250 years of Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832): Past, Present and Future   Sep 2021
Falkland Society Annual General Meeting Minutes of the AGM (PDF)
14 Jul 2021Visit to the Wemyss Estate  Jul 2021
9 Jun 2021David F. Wilson, public artist Recording of David's talk Jun 2021
12 May 2021Alexandra Lotz, Horse Heritage Recording of Alexandra's talk May 2021
14 Apr 2021Karen Dundas, Scottish Wall Paintings Conservators Recording of Karen's talk Apr 2021
10 Mar 2021Tom Christian, Trees in the Landscape Recording of Tom's talk Mar 2021
10 Feb 2021Marietta Crichton Stuart, Falkland and its People 1901-1913, some stories from the book Recording of Marietta's talk Feb 2021
13 Jan 2021Ross Burgess, Falkland's Historic Buildings Recording of Ross's talk Jan 2021

2020

DateSpeaker / subjectFurther information Newsletter
9 Dec 2020Peter Burman, Venice, Heart City Recording of Peter's talk Dec 2020
11 Nov 2020Nic Boyes, consultant stone conservator Recording of Nic's talk. Nov 2020
14 Oct 2020Vanessa Stephen, The Dean Cemetery Recording of Vanessa's talk. Oct 2020
9 Sep 2020Peter Jones, Painter Recording of the entire meeting Sep 2020
Falkland Society Annual General Meeting Minutes of the AGM (PDF)
15 Jul 2020 Marietta Crichton Stuart, Falkland Palace and garden and its people, 1800-1952 Recording of Marietta's talk Jul 2020
10 Jun 2020Peter Burman, Padua - a conservation paradigm Recording of Peter's talk Jun 2020
12 Feb 2020Dr Nicola Small, Jacobite Clans and their Stories   May 2020
8 Jan 2020David Munro, The Smith Anderson Story: Five generations of a Fife family firm  Apr 2020

2019

DateSpeaker / subject Newsletter
11 Dec 2019Joe FitzPatrick, East Lomond Hill – revealing a long-lost archaeological settlement Dec 2019
20 Nov 2919Bryan Dickson,The Hill House – conservation challenges of a modern masterpiece Nov 2019
9 Oct 2019Scott McIntosh, Steel wheels and iron rails Oct 2019
11 Sep 2019Peter Burman, Why Orkney matters Sep 2019
Falkland Society Annual General Meeting
12 Jun 2019Bruce Manson, Local History Carved in Stone Jun 2019
15 May 2019Christopher Bragg, Historic organs of Fife, including Falkland church, their purpose and their future May 2019
10 Apr 2019Dr Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms, The Court of the Lords Lyon with reference to the Heraldry of Fife Apr 2019
17 Mar 2019The Falkland Great War Tomb Trek. led by Marietta Crichton Stuart Mar 2019
13 Mar 2019Marietta Crichton Stuart, Some corner of a foreign field – Western Front cemeteries and Falkland’s Great War soldiers
15 Feb 2019Professor Dr Axel Klausmeier, The Berlin Wall Memorial, a place of uncomfortable heritage and reconciliation Feb 2019
9 Jan 2019David Munro, The Town of Kinross, Memories and Future of a former County Town once in Fife Jan 2019

2018

DateSpeaker / subject Newsletter
12 Dec 2018Alex Woolf, The transformation of the Earldom of Fife in the 12th century Dec 2018
21 Nov 2018Bill Pagan, The Ancient Burgh of Cupar – History and Aspirations  
17 Oct 2018Robert Haas-Zens, Falkland’s Temple of Decision, the meaning of temples in designed landscapes  
26 Sep 2018Peter Burman, Memorials, Memories, Histories and the Art of Lettering