15 September 2021
Kirsty Archer-Thompson: 250 years of Sir Walter Scott
(1771–1832): Past, Present and Future
Kirsty Archer-Thompson is Curator of Sir Walter Scott’s celebrated Abbotsford
House in the Borders.
The meeting also included our AGM, when we elected
the office bearers and committee for the year ahead.
See the Minutes of the AGM,
including the Chair's report on the year.
13 October 2021
Fiona Fisher on Traditional Building Skills
Fiona Fisher is Built Heritage Officer with Fife Council.
Her talk will cover traditional buildings skills In Europe
(including the recent Erasmusplus pro ject about passing on traditional
building skills to young people),
and how traditional buildings and skills are part of COVID Green Recovery
and reaching Net Zero Carbon.
View the
recording of Fiona's talk.
See also our Chair's paper on "Pathways
to traditional building skills".
10 November 2021
Peter Burman on John Ruskin's Guild of St George
The Guild of St George, in its 150th year, is an educational charity for arts,
crafts and the rural economy. Peter is a Director of the Guild,
as well as Chair of the Falkland Society.
View the recording of Peter's
talk.
15 December 2021
Josh Davie’s 2021 film Voices of Falkland
To be introduced by Ninian Stuart.
View the recording of
the meeting including the film and discussion.
12 January 2022
Kieran Allan, 'The Tricolore and the Saltire'
The story of the Italian community in Scotland.
View the recording of
Kieran's
talk.
9 February 2022
Rory Young on his life and work
Rory is a stone sculptor and ‘artificer’, one who makes things, always
well-considered and beautiful. He has been called the 'Prince Charming of the
'Lime Revival in Britain'. He carried out the lime-based works to the Sea
Captain's House in Kirkcaldy. The West Doorway of York Minster is probably his
most famous work.
View the recording of Rory's talk.
9 March 2022
Ben Tindall on working
collaboratively with clients, artists and craftspeople, the wonders of Jupiter Artland
This meeting had to be cancelled at short notice, but will be given again in
October 2022.
13 April 2022
Ninian Stuart and Joe Fitzpatrick,
'The Unfolding future of the Falkland Estate'
View the recording of the
talks and discussion.
11 May 2022
Charles Dundas on reviving the wild heart of Southern Scotland
Charles will talk about the challenges thrown up by managing three different sites for the Borders Forest Trust, working with volunteers,
communities and schools as well as private landowners to make change happen.
15 June 2022
'John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute,
and his impact on Falkland and St Andrews'
A major lecture by his great-granddaughter,
Marietta Crichton Stuart, who has been studying his life and work for many years.
This talk was held at the Stables, Falkland Estate, by kind invitation of
the Falkland Stewardship Trust, but was also recorded.
View the recording of
Marietta's talk
Previous events
See below for a full list of events by year:
