Chris O’Connell – Scottish Canals Archive and Its relevance for the future of the Canals From the outset Chris O’Connell, Scottish Canals Senior Heritage Advisor, stressed the importance of canals to Scotland’s history. They are scheduled historic monuments. The Canals
Professor Dawn Skelton : Sitting – is it really that bad for my health? Professor Skelton gave us an entertaining and ‘active’ talk. Sitting around is not good for us and evidence was provided to prove it! While most members
Is there a Green Future for Brown Spaces? Mike Batley set the scene by explaining what the Central Scotland Green Network Trust (CSGN) is all about. Basically it is about establishing a green network across Central Scotland. This is to
Bob Wilson recently retired as Director of Estates from the University of Warwick after twelve years in that role. Bob is a Chartered Architect by profession and has been involved with the design of Higher Education buildings for around thirty
David Smith was born and brought up on the south side of Glasgow. He trained in Medicine at Glasgow University, then held various training posts before becoming a Consultant Surgeon at the Victoria Infirmary. He retired from the Victoria in
Chris O’Connell studied archaeology at Durham and Reading Universities and this continues to be an interest to Chris and informs his current work at Scottish Canals. Chris has been in post with Scottish Canals for 6 years and is currently
David Webster : Benefit Sanctions – Britain’s secret penal system Dr Webster opened by observing that the audience, like himself, were pensioners and therefore likely to have a favourable view of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). However, the
Laura Alexander : Sleeping Around Scotland : Ms Alexander, VisitScotland, quickly warmed up the audience telling of her first talk on the subject in York. Prior to the meeting the organizer apologized that unknown to him her title had been
Dawn Skelton is an exercise physiologist with a scientific research background. She is currently a Professor in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University. She co-hosted the 8th World Congress on Active Ageing in Glasgow in August 2012 and is a
Mike has been associated with despoiled landscapes all his working life. He gained a BSc in Geography from University of St Andrews in 1983 and then gained a Postgrad Diploma in Land Surveying from University of Glasgow in 1986 before
