PROGRAMME
FOR 2008
THE YEAR STARTS WITH A
SOCIETY PRESENTATION EVENING AT MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK ON MONDAY 14 JANUARY.
THIS FOLLOWS ON FROM A SIMILAR SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN NOVEMBER 2006.
THE TWO MAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH
WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2008 ARE THE SOCIETY AGM AND THE AUTUMN FIELD TRIP.
THE AGM WILL BE HELD ON
SATURDAY MAY 24TH AND MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO MEET FIRSTLY AT St. GILES
CATHEDRAL AT 11.15 AM FOR A SHORT DEDICATION AT THE MONTROSE MEMORIAL.
THEREAFTER THE AGM AND LUNCH WILL BE HELD AT THE NEARBY FACULTY OF
ADVOCATES. THE GUEST SPEAKER THIS YEAR WILL BE THE AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN
RONALD WILLIAMS. RONALD’S BOOK ‘MONTROSE – CAVALIER IN MOURNING’ IS WIDELY
REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST OF ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF MONTROSE AND THE
SOCIETY IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HIM AS OUR GUEST SPEAKER.
MEMBER’S GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS EVENT BUT ONLY BY PRIOR
ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SECRETARY.
THE 2008 FIELD TRIP WILL THIS
YEAR BE HELD OVER 3 DAYS ON 5/6/7 SEPTEMBER. WE WILL BE BASED THIS YEAR AT
ABERDEEN, WITH VISITS PLANNED TO FYVIE CASTLE AND SOUTHESK.
DISCUSSIONS ARE PROGRESSING
WITH PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL REGARDING DEVELOPMENTS AT TIPPERMUIR
BATTLEFIELD. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THESE AND OTHER SUBJECTS
IN THE SOCIETY NEWSLETTERS AND AT THE SOCIETY AGM.
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