Bob Bain Talk
The Old Glasgow Empire : Bob Bain Bob Bain, Secretary of the Scottish Music Hall and Variety Theatre Society, took us down memory lane as he outlined the history of the Glasgow Empire. He told us that his Society had
Dr Mike Cantlay
Dr Mike Cantlay is currently serving as Chair of Scottish Funding Council which is charged with funding Scotland‘s further and higher education institutions and Scottish Natural Heritage which is responsible for the management of Scotland’s natural environment. He was Chair
Dr. Peter Hughes
Dr. Peter T Hughes OBE, FREng, FRSE has had a remarkably high profile industrial career in engineering and steel and was awarded an OBE for his services to the UK Steel Industry in 1993. Engineering is still very much in
Rev Jane Howitt talk
Christmas Address : Rev Jane Howitt The Rev Jane Howitt engaged totally with her audience as she unravelled situations which went to the very core of what Christianity means. She spoke movingly of people of different faiths really going out
Alan McNiven talk
Paisley’s Bid for the UK City of Culture 2021 : Alan McNiven Alan McNiven, Chief Executive of Renfrewshire’s Third Sector Initiative ‘Engage Renfrewshire’ said he found it difficult to be magnanimous towards Coventry, the City which won the UK City
Bob Bain
It was in 1963 that the curtains finally came down on the Glasgow Empire. Around that time saw the demise also of the variety shows which had been so much a feature of many other theatres across Scotland. Bob Bain
Niall Murphy talk
Niall Murphy : Statues on George Square Members expecting a brief history of the statues on George Square received a fascinating tale of the origins of the Square and its ups and downs since 1781. Niall’s story started in 2012
The Grand Central Hotel
The Grand Central Hotel 14th November, 2017 Jill Scott and Bill Greig Our vice-chairman, Angus Murchison, introduced a joint presentation by Jill Scott and Bill Greig, former colleagues on the Sunday Post. With the support of their former employer, Jill
Alan McNiven, MSc, FRSA, MIoD
I am Chief Executive of Renfrewshire’s TSI ‘Engage Renfrewshire’ which supports local community action, volunteering, and social enterprise. The agency also promotes the local Third Sector’s role in Community Planning. I have a wide range of experience within education, regeneration
Fraser Bruce Talk
Fraser Bruce : The Folk Scene Archie Henderson started the fun by rising immediately Fraser started talking. He drew an ‘old fashioned look’ from Fraser as he went to switch off the lights. ‘No doubt your image of folk singers