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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 G 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. T 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 10 I THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND I AUTUMN 2013