Do come along to the next meeting of the Leith Local History Society, on TUESDAY 18th February AT 7pm in Leith Community Education Centre, to hear this fascinating presentation:
Archaeology of Leith Fort and the Leith Gas works on Constitution Street
Steven Watt from AOC Archaeology will explain some of the finds found during excavations on both sites.
All welcome, £2 or free to members
Do come along to the next meeting of the Leith Local History Society, on TUESDAY 21st January AT 7pm in Leith Community Education Centre, to hear this fascinating presentation:
Leith Races presented by well known historian, Andy Arthur.
All welcome, £2 or free to members
Due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no meeting tonight in Leith Community Centre of Leith Local History Society.
I’m sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
We wish you all a peaceful and enjoyable festive holiday and hope you will join us in January.
Best wishes
Jim Scanlon
Chair
Do come along to the next meeting of the Leith Local History Society, on TUESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER AT 7pm in Leith Community Education Centre, to hear this fascinating presentation:
SUFFRAGETTES, presented by AILSA CLARKE
A Gude Cause Maks a Strong Arm
All welcome, £2 or free to members
(This has been rearranged from the October meeting)
Bruce Keith joins us again for his talk, Scotland Beneath the Surface
Everything underground! Souterrains, manmade tunnels from castles and for roads and railways, pumped storage schemes, mines for coal and shale, quarries and more…
The talk is at Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, Leith (up the stair from the shops) on Tuesday 19 March 2024, at 7.00 pm. Admission is £2∙00, or free for members
Duncan Place are recruiting 6 new trustees to help run this important community hub.
If you would like to find out more about what the role involves then contact Duncan Place at:
or drop in to Duncan Place on 16th April between 7pm and 8pm for more information on what would be expected from you.
Duncan Place already delivers a range of services to the community and this is an exciting opportunity to get involved.
link to job advert on Right Move
Location filming will take place in Links Gardens/Links Place for a chilling new detective series called Dept Q.
The crew will be filming scenes between 4pm and 10pm on Monday 11th March and this will lead to some road closures during these hours to allow the action to take place.
Location equipment and crew will be on site from 9am to set up.
The map link below shows where road closures will take place from 6pm to 10pm.
If you would normally be planning to drive through the area at that time of day then plan an alternative route.
Dept Q is based on the crime novels of the Danish author, Jussi Adler-Olsen which have sold many millions of copies. The books have been made into successful television adaptations and films ( In Danish). This new production which moves the location of Dept Q to Scotland stars some well known actors and could be very successful.
I’ve just finished the first book in English which introduces you to the characters.
The book was first published in 2008 and then made into a movie.
Lets wish them great success with this new take on the novels.
The next meeting of Leith Local History Society is on Tuesday, 20th February 2024 in Leith Community Centre, New Kirkgate, Leith.
This months talk is by David Clarke on The Gallipoli Campaign.
Many Leith survivors of the Gretna rail disaster were later shipped out to die at Gallipoli.
We hope to see you next Tuesday and bring a friend
Best wishes Jim
The next meeting of Leith Local History Society takes place on Tuesday, 16th January .
We meet in Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirgate at 7pm
Free to members and £2 for visitors.
This months event is a talk by Mike Bullock about he Northern Lighthouse Board who control and maintain all the lighthouses round the coast of Scotland.
You may have walked past their offices and control centre based in George Street and wondered about the flashing small lighthouse above the door,
I’m sure Mike’s talk will give an insight into the history and continued work of the Board.
Hope to see you there.
