On Thursday 15 June 2023, the BBC programme “Who Do You Think You Are?” features Bear Grylls, the adventurer, tv…Continue readingWho Do You Think You Are?
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Tucked away in the folds of the Lammermuir hills is a hidden gem: Woodhall Dean, a wonderful old oakwood –…Continue readingAncient Woodland – a Living Link with the past
Visit to Oxenfoord Castle
Gardens and Grounds, Thursday 15th June 2023 2.30pm It is with pleasure that Members are invited to a private visit…Continue readingVisit to Oxenfoord Castle
Of Wet and Wildness
What would the world be, once bereftOf wet and wildness? Let them be left Gerald Manley-Hopkins We rightly deplore the…Continue readingOf Wet and Wildness
Visit led by Lesley Fairweather: a follow-on from her Woodhall Dean talk. Woodhall Dean visit: SUNDAY 14th May 2023 After Lesley’s very…Continue readingWoodhall Dean Visit: 14 May 2023
Bill Dodd – Obituary
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Bill Dodd died peacefully on Tuesday 27th September.…Continue readingBill Dodd – Obituary
Ella Macgregor Obituary
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. We intimate with sorrow the death of Ella…Continue readingElla Macgregor Obituary
Papple Steading Planned Visit
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. As there are still many Covid cases in…Continue readingPapple Steading Planned Visit
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Zoom talk by George Mackintosh on the Papple…Continue readingTalk on Papple Steading Project 13th May
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Early in WW2, the school was evacuated from…Continue readingThe SOE at Belhaven Hill – on Zoom 8th April 2021