Please note:
The talk on St Machar Cathedral by Sandy Riddell will now be held on 10th March at 7.30 in the usual venue.
The talk on St Machar Cathedral by Sandy Riddell will now be held on 10th March at 7.30 in the usual venue.
EXCURSIONS AND EVENTS 2018 - 2019
Regensburg Twinning 2017 Visit
A talk by Dennis Scott & John Corall Tue 20 March NESCol 7.30 pm
Bay of Nigg Harbour
A talk by Ron Still Tue 17 April NESCol 7.30 pm
North East Hospitals
A talk by Fiona Musk Tue 15 May NESCol 7.30 pm
Henry Gray, Surgeon of the Great War
A talk by Tom Scotland Tue 19 June NESCol 7.30 pm
*The Castle ’n Scotland
A talk by David Miller Tue 17 July NESCol 7.30 pm
Summer Outing to
Hospitalfield House, Arbroath Sun 29 July Well o’ Spa TBA
*Tommy Scott Sutherland
A talk by Jim Fiddes Tue 21 August NESCol 7.30 pm
Cawnpore to Cromar: The MacRoberts of
Douneside. A talk by Marion Miller Tue 18 September NESCol 7.30 pm
Broadford Mills
A talk by Arthur Wyllie Tue 16 October NESCol 7.30 pm
Annual Dinner Fri 16 November Trinity Hall 6.30pm for 7.00
The Austerity Years 1945 - 1950: Tue 20 November NESCol 7.30 pm
a talk by Neil Cooney
Annual Lecture Tue 29 January 2019 Town & County Hall TBA
Annual General Meeting &
Div ye Mind, a talk by Neil Cooney Tue 5 February NESCol 7.30 pm
* Summer vacation for NESCol. The Gallowgate Entrance will be closed, please access via the rear carpark.
Members will note that if unforeseen circumstances occur, the programme may be altered. The £2 charge for
the lectures should be paid on the evenings of the lecture. The Trip and the Annual Dinner should be paid at l
east 4 weeks in advance.
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2017-18 PROGRAMME
21st March Aberdeen Passenger Transport History Ian Soutar
18th April The History of the Beach Ballroom John Johnstone
16th May Building a Family Tree Eileen Grassick
20th June Aberdeen Cinemas: a retrospective Barney Crockett
Sunday 2nd July Summer outing to Peterhead Prison Museum
(Meet at Well o’ Spa)
*18th July *Aberdeen then and now Dennis Scott
*15th August *Old Aberdeen Jim Fiddes
19th Sept. Digitising the Burgh Records Phil Astley
17th Oct. Grampian Health Board Records Fiona Musk
21st Nov. The 19th Century Fishing Industry Neil Cooney
Friday 24th Nov. Annual Dinner in Trinity Hall
30th Jan. 2018 Annual Lecture in Town & County Hall
13th Feb. 2018 Annual General Meeting in NESCOL
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2016-17 Programme
Tuesday 8th March Aberdeen's First Electrical Supply Dennis Scott
Tuesday 12th April Castlegate to Broad Street Alex Urquhart
Tuesday 10th May A Policeman's Lot.... Ian Paterson
Saturday 21st May A Guided Walk through Rosemount with Jim Fiddes
Tuesday 14th June The Story of a N E Rural School Janet Byth
Sunday 3rd July Summer outing to Fraserburgh Heritage Centre & Meet at Well o' Spa
Lighthouse Museum & High Tea
Tuesday 12th July The Making of Marischal College David Miller
Tuesday 9th August A Walk along the Old Skene Road Jim Fiddes
Tuesday 13th Sept. Provost Skene's House and the Guestrow Chris Croly
Tuesday 11th Oct. Art Gallery - Progress and Prospect Michael Hodgson
Friday 11th Nov. Annual Dinner Trinity Hall
Tuesday 15th Nov. Hatches, Matches and Dispatches Neil Cooney
Tuesday 31st January Annual Lecture Town and County Hall
Tuesday 7th February Annual General Meeting North East Scotland College
Regensburg Twinning 2017 Visit
A talk by Dennis Scott & John Corall Tue 20 March NESCol 7.30 pm
Bay of Nigg Harbour
A talk by Ron Still Tue 17 April NESCol 7.30 pm
North East Hospitals
A talk by Fiona Musk Tue 15 May NESCol 7.30 pm
Henry Gray, Surgeon of the Great War
A talk by Tom Scotland Tue 19 June NESCol 7.30 pm
*The Castle ’n Scotland
A talk by David Miller Tue 17 July NESCol 7.30 pm
Summer Outing to
Hospitalfield House, Arbroath Sun 29 July Well o’ Spa TBA
*Tommy Scott Sutherland
A talk by Jim Fiddes Tue 21 August NESCol 7.30 pm
Cawnpore to Cromar: The MacRoberts of
Douneside. A talk by Marion Miller Tue 18 September NESCol 7.30 pm
Broadford Mills
A talk by Arthur Wyllie Tue 16 October NESCol 7.30 pm
Annual Dinner Fri 16 November Trinity Hall 6.30pm for 7.00
The Austerity Years 1945 - 1950: Tue 20 November NESCol 7.30 pm
a talk by Neil Cooney
Annual Lecture Tue 29 January 2019 Town & County Hall TBA
Annual General Meeting &
Div ye Mind, a talk by Neil Cooney Tue 5 February NESCol 7.30 pm
* Summer vacation for NESCol. The Gallowgate Entrance will be closed, please access via the rear carpark.
Members will note that if unforeseen circumstances occur, the programme may be altered. The £2 charge for
the lectures should be paid on the evenings of the lecture. The Trip and the Annual Dinner should be paid at l
east 4 weeks in advance.
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2017-18 PROGRAMME
21st March Aberdeen Passenger Transport History Ian Soutar
18th April The History of the Beach Ballroom John Johnstone
16th May Building a Family Tree Eileen Grassick
20th June Aberdeen Cinemas: a retrospective Barney Crockett
Sunday 2nd July Summer outing to Peterhead Prison Museum
(Meet at Well o’ Spa)
*18th July *Aberdeen then and now Dennis Scott
*15th August *Old Aberdeen Jim Fiddes
19th Sept. Digitising the Burgh Records Phil Astley
17th Oct. Grampian Health Board Records Fiona Musk
21st Nov. The 19th Century Fishing Industry Neil Cooney
Friday 24th Nov. Annual Dinner in Trinity Hall
30th Jan. 2018 Annual Lecture in Town & County Hall
13th Feb. 2018 Annual General Meeting in NESCOL
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2016-17 Programme
Tuesday 8th March Aberdeen's First Electrical Supply Dennis Scott
Tuesday 12th April Castlegate to Broad Street Alex Urquhart
Tuesday 10th May A Policeman's Lot.... Ian Paterson
Saturday 21st May A Guided Walk through Rosemount with Jim Fiddes
Tuesday 14th June The Story of a N E Rural School Janet Byth
Sunday 3rd July Summer outing to Fraserburgh Heritage Centre & Meet at Well o' Spa
Lighthouse Museum & High Tea
Tuesday 12th July The Making of Marischal College David Miller
Tuesday 9th August A Walk along the Old Skene Road Jim Fiddes
Tuesday 13th Sept. Provost Skene's House and the Guestrow Chris Croly
Tuesday 11th Oct. Art Gallery - Progress and Prospect Michael Hodgson
Friday 11th Nov. Annual Dinner Trinity Hall
Tuesday 15th Nov. Hatches, Matches and Dispatches Neil Cooney
Tuesday 31st January Annual Lecture Town and County Hall
Tuesday 7th February Annual General Meeting North East Scotland College
