August 2019
September 2019
The Piper Alpha Disaster by Charlie Greer
167 men lost their lives when a succession of gas explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha production platform. Charlie Greer will explain the background to the disaster and the repercussions for the offshore oil and gas industry. Charlie was born and brought up in Grangemouth, where he served a mechanical apprenticeship with BP, before joining the Merchant Navy for several years as Marine Engineer. He worked offshore in the oil and gas industry for over 30 years before retiring several years…
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CHAS – Keep the joy alive by John Duff
CHAS, Childrens Hospices Across Scotland, requested that they could speak about their new fund raising programme, Keep the joy alive. John Duff will be delivering the talk on behalf of CHAS. He has been a volunteer for CHAS since retiring from the police in 2011. John is a Church of Scotland Elder at Weem Church and currently an elected Councillor for Perth and Kinross Council (Highland Ward).
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Bridgescapes – an illustrated talk by Bruce Keith
Bruce Keith has recently written and published a book, “Bridgescapes”. He writes - “Bridgescapes” is a personal journey through history, celebrating Scotland’s bridge building heritage. It is primarily aimed at promoting Scotland and intended for those with an interest in Scottish history and geography - its people and its landscape. With the opening of the Queensferry Crossing in September 2017, it is apposite to celebrate the long and illustrious history of bridges within Scotland and the contribution Scottish engineers have…
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Cycling the Silk Route by Tess Monteith
In February 2015, Perthshire painter Tess Monteith and her daughter, Francesca, set out to cycle the ancient Silk Route from Shanghai to Venice in aid of Scotland’s Air Ambulance charity. A gruelling journey of 5000 miles through the deserts of China, the fabled cities of Central Asia to the Caspian Sea. They then crossed the Caucuses, the Black Sea coast of Turkey, through the Balkans arriving in Venice four and a half months after setting out. Tess will be talking…
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January Meeting
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February Meeting
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March Meeting
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April Meeting
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May Meeting
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