Starting at Kelvindale Station, the walk headed along the canal towards Maryhill Locks before turning off the path which led through the Grantully housing estate, skirting Kelvindale and joining Balcarres Avenue at the Puppet and Mask theatre. from there we
Britannia Panopticon : Peter Crilly Peter Crilly of the Friends of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust came to Probus to tell members about the Panopticon’s history. The building which contained the Britannia Panopticon was originally a warehouse in the
Neil Greig joined the IAM on January 1st 2007 and his current role with the IAM (since August 1 2007) involves setting the strategic direction for the IAMs Policy and Research Division, co-ordinating its research programme and working with the
Christine graduated from the University of Stirling in 1985 with a BSc (Hons) First Class in Biology. She then studied for her PhD in the Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow from 1985-88. Her project researched the neurophysiological and behavioural
Anita Manning : West End Antiques Unusually the hall had a slightly festive atmosphere before Anita Manning, Great Western Auctions, started her talk. A reflection, perhaps, of the number of members’ wives who came along to hear our local BBC
Dr Peter Hughes, OBE : Reflections on Burns Peter opened by saying that he had been invited to introduce a little of himself before embarking on his talk on Burns. He told us about his childhood in Lanarkshire and remarked
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 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 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
