Ayton Local History Society

About

The aim of the Society is to promote interest amongst the local community in local history and heritage through meetings, lectures, discussions, research or any other suitable means.

Location

Ayton
01890781427

Contact

Bill Black
Secretary
01890781427

Other information

2019/20 programme

2019
September 24th
Churches and Sepulchres of the Medieval Borders
Peter Ryder

October 29th
The impact of the First World War on Policing in the Scottish Borders
Dr David Smale

November 26th
The Rise and fall of Roxburgh
Christine Henderson

2020
January 28th
Bridgescapes - a journey through history celebrating Scotland's bridge building heritage
Bruce Keith

February 25th
Calamity & Catastrophe - the Tragedies & Disasters of Berwickshire
Kenneth McLean

March 31st
(AGM)
Whisky and Gin Smuggling in the Cheviots & the Borders
Graeme Watson

April 28th
Visit to John Muir’s Birthplace and Museum, Dunbar