Programme 2019-2020

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2019 at 7:30pm

The History of the Usher Hall

Ruth Boreham.


WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2019 at 7:30pm

Rosewell Memorial Hall and a Village at War 1914-1918

Jim Renwick.


WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2019 at 12:30 for 1:00pm

Members’ Christmas Lunch at Broomieknowe Golf Club.


WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2020 at 7:30pm

The Life and Work of Dr Douglas Strachan

Herbert Dryden & Neil Stewart.


WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2020 at 7:30pm

Burke and Hare: The Real Story

Professor Gordon Findlater [Professor of Anatomy, Edinburgh University].


WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2020 at 7:30pm

Presentation of the Dr Mary Noble Memorial Award

“Climate Change, Past and Present in Our Area”           [Local primary schools’ historical competition]

[Cancelled due to Government restrictions on Coronavirus]


WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2020 at 7:30pm     

 Annual General Meeting followed by viewing of local primary schools’ historical competition entries.

[Cancelled due to Government restrictions on Coronavirus]


All meetings are held in The Pitcairn Centre, High Street, Bonnyrigg, unless otherwise stated.  Annual Subscription: £7.00, Visitors £2:00 per meeting.