PROGRAMME 2023 – 2024
Wednesday 13 September – Mr David Parkinson, The Seven Incorporated Trades.
Wednesday 11 October – Ms Amy Maclean, Best Foot Forward!
Wednesday 15 November – Mr Alan Fisher, Writer of crime thrillers set in Scotland (under pseudonym of Harry Fisher)
Wednesday 13 December – Christmas Lunch at Royal Northern University Club
2024
Wednesday 10 January – Ms Keilidh Ewan, The River Dee Trust
Wednesday 14 February – Ms Donna Hutchison, Aberdeen Cyrenians
Wednesday 13 March – Dr Karen Foster, A trip to Bhutan – more than a holiday
Wednesday 10 April – Mr John Johnstone, Wish You’d Been There (The Beach Ballroom and Aberdeen beach)
Wednesday 8 May – Mr John Corall, A Nor’East loon on a Norwegian ‘square rigged’ tall ship
Wednesday 12 June – Annual General Meeting
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PROGRAMME 2022 – 2023
14 SEPT. Registration with coffee. A chance to catch up
12 OCT. Mr Bill Diack – Parks of Aberdeen
09 NOV. Ms Carol Kinghorn – The Role of the Lord Lieutenant
14 December – Christmas Lunch at Royal Northern University Club
2023
11 JAN. Mr Adrian C Rowett – Aberdeen’s Street Pastors
08 FEB. Ms Jean Moncrieff – Rugs from Nepal
08 MAR. Mr Jimmy McRae – Adventures in Italy
12 APR. Dr Edmund Stephens – Good models, bad models and bias
10 MAY Dr Marion White – Influential Women in the Aberdeen Medical Scene.
14 June – Annual General Meeting & LUNCH
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PROGRAMME 2021 – 2022 (revised 5th January 2022) NOW COMPLETED
08 SEPT 2021 Registration with coffee, a chance to catch up
13 OCT 2021 Professor David Reid – Osteoporosis Specialist and former Dean of Medicine “Dem Bones, Dem Bones”
10 NOV 2021 Mr Colin Johnston – “The March Stones and Freedom Lands of Aberdeen”
09 DEC 2021 (THURSDAY) – Christmas Lunch at Royal Northern University Club at Noon
12 JAN 2022 CANCELLED Professor Steve Heys (former Dean of Medicine) – “From Home to Front: Reflections on those who served and those left behind in the Great War”
09 FEB 2022 Mr. Neil Cooney – “Fittie”
09 MAR 2022 Professor James Grieve (Retired Prof. of Forensic Pathology) – “Fact and Fiction in Crime”
13 APRIL 2022 Mr. Jimmy McRae (Plantsman at Mains of Drum Garden Centre) – “Travels of a Gardener”
11 MAY 2022 Mr. Charlie Hunter – “Aberdeen Mountain Rescue”
08 JUNE 2022 – 1200H AGM & LUNCH The Courtyard, at the Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels
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PROGRAMME 2020-2021 as at March 2021 (SPEAKERS CANCELLED for this syllabus)
09 SEPT 2020 Malcolm Christie CANCELLED – Colonial District Officer (Aberdeen) “The last years of the British Empire in Africa as seen through my eyes.” All members sent details of his book should they wish to take up the offer.
10 DEC 2020 XMAS LUNCH + Entertainment RNUC Albyn Place – Wonderful time had by all
2021
13 JAN Jean Moncrief – Local Artist /Retired Art Teacher- “A personalised view of Venice and life there during my 8 years residency.” CANCELLED 4th Jan following extra restrictions by Scottish Govt.
10 FEB FINANCIAL PLANNING: Inheritance Tax, Estate Planning, Wealth Management – Mandy Knox CANCELLED
10 MAR Bruce Keith – Bridgescapes “A personal geographical journey celebrating Scotland’s bridge-building engineering heritage” CANCELLED – request to reschedule to 13th OCTOBER 2021
14 APR STREETSPORT: Denis Law Legacy – David Suttie (Chief Operating Officer) & Mark (volunteer) CANCELLED
12 MAY Bob Knight – Author, musician & songwriter of Doric and Scots songs. Presentation of folklore short stories animated in song CANCELLED
7th JULY – Coffee Morning – Venue Curl Aberdeen. Vice-President organised this successful event
11th AUGUST 1200H (noon) AGM in the Marcliffe Hotel (Business + 2 course lunch, tea/coffee) Committee arrive 1130H. Members to arrive after 1145H.