Of Wet and Wildness

What would the world be, once bereftOf wet and wildness? Let them be left Gerald Manley-Hopkins We rightly deplore the…

Woodhall Dean Visit: 14 May 2023

Visit led  by Lesley Fairweather: a follow-on from her Woodhall Dean talk. Woodhall Dean visit: SUNDAY 14th May 2023 After Lesley’s very…

Bill Dodd – Obituary

Bill Dodd died peacefully on Tuesday 27th September. Bill and his wife Joy came to East Lothian in 2002 and…

Ella Macgregor Obituary

We intimate with sorrow the death of Ella Macgregor a longstanding member of the Society.

Papple Steading Planned Visit

As there are still many Covid cases in the County, the planned visit to Papple Steading is postponed until later…

Talk on Papple Steading Project 13th May

Zoom talk by George Mackintosh on the Papple Steading project The Society is delighted that Member George Mackintosh is to…

The SOE at Belhaven Hill – on Zoom 8th April 2021

Early in WW2, the school was evacuated from Belhaven Hill, and the building was requisitioned by the War Department. It…

Spanning the Centuries – the Union Bridge 1820-2020

A review of the book, by Stephen Bunyan This handsome volume tells the story of the Union Chain Bridge built…

Christmas Message from the Chairman

I should like to wish you a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year, after what can only be called…

Rennie Weatherhead BSc Hons

Born 5th October 1936 Died 9th March 2020; Principal Teacher of Physics, Antiquarian. Rennie was the only son of James…