Bearsden & Milngavie

Local History

Convenor :John Gair
Meeting Times :Thursday AM, first and third Thursdays of the month

The group meets at 10.30 am for the indoor meetings. Meetings usually last for two hours. Times are variable for the group outings.

The Local History Group meets monthly in the Milngavie Community Education Centre on Thursdays, when we review our previous field trip and plan our next outing. The meetings are usually lively, and discussions range across a broad range to topics, both historical and up to date.

Visits made in 2020

  • Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Nitshill

Visits made in 2019

  • Glasgow Central Mosque
  • Talk on History of Mugdock by Ranger Alan McBride
  • Sikh Temple, Berkeley Street, Glasgow
  • Chatelherault Country Park
  • Science Museum, Glasgow
  • Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow
  • Hill House, Helensburgh
  • Dunfermline Abbey, Church and Palace
  • George Square Heritage Trail, Glasgow
  • Pollokshields Burgh Hall
  • Glasgow Central Station Tour behind the scenes

A record of visits made in 2014-2016 can be viewed on the Local History Group Archive page.

A record of the group's trip to Stornoway in May 2018 can be found on the Trip to Lewis, Harris and Uist page.

Photos of visits made in previous years can be viewed on the Local History Group Photos Archive.

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All of the meetings and trips are well attended by around 15 participants and all agree that they are most enjoyable and informative.

The group is now well established and new members will be made very welcome; please contact John Gair, the Group Convenor, through the 'Message Bird' on this page.

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A Yarn and a Stitch Archaeology (OAS)
Around the World Dining Art
Art Appreciation Backgammon
Ballroom Dancing Birdwatching
Bookworms Bridge for Beginners
Bus Pass Trippers Carry on Singing
Cinema Crafting
Crafting 2 Crime Fiction
Current Affairs Cycling
Dancers and Prancers Enjoy Live Opera
Four O'Clock Gang French Conversation
Gaelic Conversation Gardening
Genealogy 2 Genealogy 3
German Conversation History Book Group
IT Italian Conversation
Knitters2gether Local History
Mahjong Members on their Own (MOTO)
Music Appreciation (MAG) Natty Knitters
Operatic Music Entirely Outdoor Sketchers
Outings Page Turners
Painting and Drawing Photography
Photography 2 Photography 3
Photography 4 - Happy Snappers Play-reading
Poetry Appreciation Saturday Morning Coffee
Science Scottish Dance
Scrabble Short Stories
Sociable Seniors Spanish Beyond Beginners
Spanish Conversation Table Tennis
Tai Chi Theatregoers
Ukulele Walking: Longer Walks
Walking: Mugdock Walkers Walking: Summer Evening Walks
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