Members' Centres and
Friends' Groups

EDINBURGH MEMBERS' CENTRE
( Charity Number SC 025732 )

The Edinburgh Members' Centre draws its membership mainly from the greater Edinburgh area. The Centre offers a full and varied programme of events in both winter and summer. The activities include :-

• Winter and spring meetings which are held in Augustine United Church, which is located at 41-43 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL on Thursdays at 2:30 pm or 7:30pm unless otherwise notified. These usually involve an illustrated talk on a wide range of topics related to National Trust for Scotland interests etc.
  A hearing indiction loop is available at the venue.
• Non-members are welcome to the lectures for a donation of £2 per person.
• Between April and September the Centre organises half- and full-day, evening and overnight visits to a diverse range of both NTS and non-NTS properties and places of interest.
• Although booking on visits is open only to Centre members, we welcome non-members who accompany a member.
• A programme of urban walks is offered between April and September.
• Other occasional events such as outings to the theatre or social evenings.

Membership of the Centre is £9 per year. Admission to meetings is free to members.

To join or further information contact our Membership Secretary - Peter Westbrook on 0131 539 2826 or through the e-mail link.

The programme for Spring 2017 is given below.

Programme Spring 2017

Thursday 16 March 2017, 2.30pm

"Famous brewers of Scotland", a talk by John D Martin.

Thursday 13 April 2017, 7.30pm

"John Reid, the Scots gard’ner", a talk by Cairns Mason.

Visits

We are currently planning summer visits for Centre members to Biggar, Inveraray Castle, Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther and Kellie Castle, Arniston House, and Bowhill House.

Walks

Our urban walks for Centre members will include Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, South Queensferry, Glasgow, Dalkeith and Dundee.

Edinburgh Members' Centre of the National Trust for Scotland is a registered Scottish charity number SC025732.

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