WHAT'S ON 31st AUGUST - 3rd SEPTEMBER
31-Aug-2013 PORTOBELLO BEACH EDINBURGH PORTOBELLO Big Beach Busk 2013 - Edinburgh Big Beach Busk, A solid beach mile all the way along Portobello Promenade. Edinburgh›s sleepy seaside gets mixed up and musical for a day. 31-Aug-2013 ST RONAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL : 7-9pm St Ronan’s Road INNERLEITHEN Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2013 Welcome Night - A get together to celebrate the opening of the 19th festival. The standard bearer and his attendants will perform the reel to give visitors a flavour of Innerleithen.. - Free, no need to book - www. borderswalking.com 31-Aug-2013 DALKEITH COUNTRY ESTATE : 6pm - 10pm Dalkieth DALKEITH 0131 654 1666 Walk Ten Edinburgh & the Lothians at Dalkeith Country Estate - Join us to Walk Ten through Dalkeith Country Estate and help us light up the night in celebration of our Marie Curie Nurses. - www.mariecurie.org.uk/dalkeith 31-Aug-2013 THE LOCH CENTRE : 12noon - 3pm Loch Road TRANENT Craft and Gift Shopping Day - Handmade Items / Items NOT found on the High Street - www.craftfairsUK.co.uk 01-Sep-2013 until 30-Sep-2013 SCOTTISH SEABIRD CENTRE : Weekends only 2-3pm The Harbour, NORTH BERWICK 01620 890 202 Mini Makers - Fun ‘make and do’ sessions for kids age 4 to 8. Included with entry into the Discovery Centre and FREE for members. Weekends only 2-3pm - www.seabird.org 01-Sep-2013 UNION CLUB : 7-8pm Peebles Road INNERLEITHEN 01896 830424 Talk on Robert Mathison - The Innerleithen Alpine Club was founded in 1889 under the charismatic leadership of Robert Mathison. - www.borderswalking.com/events 01-Sep-2013 VOGRIE COUNTRY PARK : 1-4pm Vogrie Country Park GOREBRIDGE 01875821716 An Introduction to Geocaching - ‘Have you heard of Geocaching, but never tried it? Come along to Vogrie’s family friendly Geocaching taster event. Volunteer’s will be available to show you what this hi tech treasure hunt is all about!’ No need to book – a drop in event - www.midlothian.gov.uk 01-Sep-2013 JOHN GRAY CENTRE : 1.30-3.30pm Lodge Street HADDINGTON 01620 828200 Pottery Puzzles - In this workshop make, break and rebuild your paper plates just like a real archaeologist. Drop in session 1.303.30 on Sunday 25th August, 1st and 8th September. For All ages and abilities - Free: donations welcome - www.johngraycentre.org 01-Sep-2013 until 31-Oct-2013 SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB (WATERSTON HOUSE) Waterston House ABERLADY 01875 871330 Aberlady Goose Watch - After hot drinks, John Harrison, warden of Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve will give a talk which lasts approximately one hour. - £4 SOC members (£6 nonmembers) - www.the-soc.org.uk 01-Sep-2013 VARIOUS : 11:00 Edinburgh City EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE Miles for Macmillan - Edinburgh - This summer, join us for a big, beautiful sponsored walk to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. - £10 - www.macmillan.org.uk 01-Sep-2013 HOLYROOD PARK : 9am City Centre EDINBURGH OLD TOWN Historic Holyrood Surviving Eidyn - This three hour guided walk with the Historic Scotland Rangers Service include exploration and activities! - Free - www.historic-scotland.gov.uk 01-Sep-2013 LINLITHGOW PALACE : 8pm . LINLITHGOW Bats and Bat Survey Night - A detailed talk with the Historic Scotland Rangers Service followed by an easy walk around the palace and loch to look and listen for bats. - Included in admission price - www.historic-scotland.gov.uk 02-Sep-2013 VALE OF LEITHEN SOCIAL CLUB : 7-8.30pm 2 Leithen Crescent INNERLEITHEN 01896 830525 Talk by Kellan MacInnes - Kellan MacInnes is the author of the bestselling book Caleb’s List, Climbing the Scottish Mountains Visible from Arthur’s Seat, which tells the story of his discovery of a long forgotten Scottish hill list compiled by Victorian mountaineer Caleb George Cash, an early Scottish mountaineer who explored the Cairngorms in the 1890s and a pioneer of natural conservation. - www.borderswalking.com 02-Sep-2013 ROBERT SMAIL’S PRINTING WORKS : 6 - 8.30 pm 7-9 High Street INNERLEITHEN 0844 493 2259 Whistle Stop Smail’s and Supper - Sample Innerleithen by visiting one of the National Trust for Scotland’s more unusual properties, Robert Smail’s Printing Works, a fully operational Victorian letterpress printers. - www.borderswalking.com 03-Sep-2013 TRAQUAIR HOUSE : 8pm Traquair House INNERLEITHEN 01896 830323 Brewery Tour and Real Ale Tasting - Take an exclusive look into the workings of the famous Traquair Brewery, housed in the eighteenth century wing where the world famous Traquair House Ales are produced. - www.borderswalking.com
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