Cumbrae Historical Society

Venue: the Newton Bar Lounge at 19:00 hrs. (1-2 Glasgow St, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, KA28 0DJ. Tel: 01475 530920). Annual Membership £5 - Guest £1.

Programme of talks for 2025 - 2026

 

Monday 20th October 2025: Treasure in the Garrison - Louise Allan

Monday 10th November 2025: Early Christianity comes to the Clyde - Dr Adrian Maldonado (National Museum of Scotland) talks about crosses, stones and other artefacts from the 5th to 11th centuries found on Cumbrae and other parts of the Clyde Estuary.

Monday 8th December 2025: Millport Churches - Margaret Allen

Monday 19th January 2026: The Men of Millport Journey to St Kilda, 1797 - Professor John Parnell

Monday 9th February 2026: The Railway to Largs - John Riddell

Monday 9th March 2026: The Postcard History of Millport - Alan Dimmick

Monday 20th April 2026: Millport Pier - Alastair Chisholm

This is preceded by the Annual General Meeting.

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President: Alastair Chisholm - Tel: 01475 530657

Treasurer-Secretary: Heather Parker - Tel: 01475 531084

Technical Officers: Ian Murray - Tel: 07973 209036

                                 Lesley Stringer

Committee Member: Professor John Parnell

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