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EVENTS
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
AHSS AGM and visit to Greyfriars Kirkhouse
Something for everyone!
Saturday 2nd November | Riddles Court, Edinburgh
reyfriars Kirk and the Grassmarket Mission have supported
the local community for many years, in the case of the
former, since the 17th century. Most recently this has
involved working with homeless people by providing educational
activities, drop-in services and opportunities for social integration.
Having outgrown the existing premises in the Kirkhouse, a highly
significant site adjacent to the famous kiryard, the Mission
approached Gareth Hoskins Architects to extend the building. As
well as creating suitable space for the many activities, the Mission also
asked that a lettable community hall was included, providing a
valuable income stream for their work.
After the AHSS’s AGM, members are invited to take a tour of this
beautiful addition to Edinburgh Old Town. Details of how to book
for the AGM, lunch, and tour of the kirk and graveyard can be found
in the enclosed form. There will also be Christmas shopping
opportunities at an arts and crafts fair which is taking place in the
church that day.
Image © Gillian Hayes, Dapple Photography
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National Spring Study Tour
he regular team took a welcome break from tour organising
in 2013, whilst our colleagues from the Strathclyde Group
arranged their highly successful, long weekend study tour of
Yorkshire, as a national event last June. The baton has been hastily
handed back for 2014, and arrangements are at a very early stage
for a tour, likely to be over the weekend of Friday 1 (midday) to
Monday 4 (late afternoon) May 2014. The plan is to focus on north
east Scotland, probably with a pick-up at Aberdeen railway station.
The tour will be led by Simon Green and Adam Swan with
administrative support from Caroline McFarlane. The intention is to
look at the architecture of the region with a range of different
building types and periods, focussing on sites not normally open to
the public. We start early, finish late, and keep to a rigorous
timescale, so it will be an extremely full weekend.
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The cost of the tour is likely to be in the region of £400. The
amount charged is always represents excellent value as it includes
the cost of all visits, refreshments, meals and accommodation. The
sum also supports printing our legendary tour notes plus a donation
to AHSS funds, so we are supporting the AHSS and the buildings
visited rather than a commercial operator. It just couldn’t be done in
the same way commercially. We would like to encourage more
representatives of the emerging generations of active members to
come on the tour and so a few reduced-cost places may be available
for those prepared to help out.
Notes of interest for these and for the regular places should be
directed to the national office, with bookings being confirmed by deposit
by January 2014. Email [email protected] or phone 0131 557
0019.
View of the town of
Banff with John
Smeaton's bridge over
the Deveron of 1779
and the paired lodges
to Duff House in the
foreground.
Image © courtesy of
RCAHMS
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