SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST: FIFE AND KINROSS MEMBERS CENTRE
PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN 2005
Non-members are very welcome at all events.
Indoor meetings unless stated otherwise.
Members' Night
Monday 3rd, Age Concern Hall, Cupar, 19.30
An opportunity to admire - and buy - the work of local artist Paul Bartlett, and to hear from our own Steve Blow, Tim Brain and Alison Irvine about work on SWT reserves around Fife. Contact Vi Shannon 01334 653296.
Outdoor joint meeting with the Fife Fungal Interest Group
Saturday 8th, Devilla Forest (NS 964 871), 14.00
Tony Wilson of the Fife Ranger Service will lead a walk and teach us more about our fascinating mushrooms and toadstools. Meet at the car park at the start of the forest road beside the A985 about a mile west of High Valleyfield. Contact Tony Wilson, 01334 473047.
Saturday 15th, Crail Parish Church Hall, 10.00 - 12.00
Please come and help our fund-raising effort! For information or to volunteer help, please contact Stephanie Thrower 01333 312631.
Saturday 29th, St Andrews Town Hall, 09.30 - 16.00
Your chance to stock up on SWT Christmas cards, including our new exclusive Puffin design featuring a photo from the Isle of May. Volunteers to help sell, please contact Janet Butler 01334 850521.
Tuesday 8th, Crail Parish Church Hall, 19.30
Dr Jo Taylor, local mycologist, has recently moved to Fife following some years based in South Africa (near Cape Town) and Botswana. She will tell us about the fascinating and beautiful wildlife of those areas. Contact Stephanie Thrower 01333 312631.
Tuesday 22nd, Chemistry Department, North Haugh, St Andrews University, 19.30
Well known author, mountaineer and professional speaker Hamish Brown will be lecturing on the weird and wonderful things to be found among Scotland's graveyards! Come along to find out about the preacher who caused dozens of fatalities, the man who insisted on being buried vertically, and the person who died on April 31st, among other strange and surprising topics. To help with fund-raising, this meeting will be by ticket only, available from the St Andrews Tourist Information Office or Janet Butler (01334 850521) or on the night, price £2.50 members, £5 non-members; please show your membership card.
Marine Policy and Campaigns in Partnership with WWF
Wednesday 18th, The Lomond Centre, Glenrothes, 19.30
Laura Bateson from SWT HQ will talk about conserving marine biodiversity in Scotland, and raising awareness of this vital issue. Contact Alison Irvine 01337 830366.
Wildlife of the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica; Members' Centre AGM
Wednesday 25th, St Andrews Town Hall Supper Room, 19.30
The Annual General Meeting will be followed by an illustrated lecture on the birds and marine mammals of this fascinating and beautiful region, by Rob Armstrong. Contact Jean Stewart 01334 475763.
Thursday 26th, St Peter's Episcopal Church, Hope Street, Inverkeithing, 19.30
Ronnie Mackie of the Craigencalt Centre in Kinghorn will describe the centre's ecological work. Joint meeting with the church Green Gang. Contact Dorothy MacDonald, 01383 414194.
Outdoor Meeting: Winter Birds at Morton of Pitmilly
Saturday 21st January, meet at Morton of Pitmilly (NO 582 128), 10.00
Donald and Jean Stewart will lead this outing to look for winter finch flocks and other birds on farmland which is managed for wildlife. Parking is available: turn up Station Road in Kingsbarns, opposite the church, and take the first right to Morton. Contact Jean Stewart 01334 475763.
If you have suggestions for future meetings, or can offer to lead a walk or give a talk, please contact Jean Stewart, Members Centre Chairman, tel 01334 475763, e-mail JeanStewart18@aol.com