Catherine Wallace and Carol Smith 11th April 2023 Catherine Wallace is a Community Safety Advocate with over 30 years within the Fire Service. She has carried out various roles during this time including Supervision of office staff, Secretary to Chief
Alf Young 14th March 2023 Alf Young has had three careers in a life that now stretches to nearly eight decades.. Born in wartime Greenock he had to survive a bout of diphtheria that could have proved fatal before he
A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTTISH MEDICINE Gordon Lowe was Professor of Vascular Medicine from 1993; and Chair of the Scottish Clinical Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2002-2007. His talk comprised an introduction to Scottish Medical History, tracing its evolution during the Pre-historic,
A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTTISH MEDICINE – PROFESSOR GORDON LOWE Gordon Lowe was Professor of Vascular Medicine from 1993; and Chair of the Scottish Clinical Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2002-2007. His talk comprised an introduction to Scottish Medical History, tracing its
The Future of Glasgow ‘It’s time to admit that Glasgow is a dump – but we can reboot it.’ declared Philip Rodney, formerly a lawyer and latterly a feature columnist of the Times, in a recent headline (Times: 19th
John Carruthers is a great ambassador for civil engineering and revealed the far sightedness of the Loch Katrine Waterworks built over 160 years ago. Cholera and typhus epidemics in the mid 1800s drove the scheme. A public health boon for
PROFESSOR GORDON LOWE A medical graduate of St Andrews University, Gordon worked in the University Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, from 1975 to 2009. He was Professor of Vascular Medicine from 1993; and Chair of the Scottish Clinical Guidelines
Alex Reedijk, General Director of Scottish Opera, gave a fascinating “warts and all” talk about the company. Alex joined Scottish Opera in 2006, at a time of financial crisis when the entire 2004 – 05 programme had been suspended. He
“The Silk Route” 10th January 2023 At the first meeting of 2023 Peter Ireland gave a talk entitled “The Silk Route”. Peter was a teacher of Classics at McLaren High School, Callander. He is also passionate traveller, and he described
Alex Reedijk grew up in New Zealand, starting as a stagehand for New Zealand Opera. He is now General Director of Scottish Opera and comes with a wealth of experience in opera and festivals across the world, including Executive Director
