Strathblane Heritage organises six events every winter, on the third Monday of September, October, November, January, February and March, all at 7.30pm in our lovely Village Club at 20-22 Glasgow Road Blanefield – https://villageclub1911.org/
All are welcome: membership costs just £10 a year entitling you to free access to all events. To join Strathblane Heritage, just come along to one of our events clutching a £10 note! Guests are equally welcome upon payment of a £3 admission fee. Please note that the club’s seated capacity is 90 people and it’s advisable to arrive in good time to be sure of a seat.
The normal format is for a speaker or speakers to make a presentation of an hour, followed by Q&A and then tea and biccies. Our topics vary considerably, as you can see from this list of future and past event presentations – but they must all have in common that they shed a light on meaningful events in our parish, and are entertainingly presented.
Alastair Balfour uses historic film footage to trace the River Clyde’s astonishing 100-year growth from one small yard to the largest industrial complex in the western world. The meeting starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Anne Balfour uncovers Strathblane’s links with both the horrors of slavery in the Caribbean and Guyana and the emancipation movement. The meeting starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
A report from Strathblane Heritage members who have been researching the lives and war stories of the seven men listed on our war memorial and in our cemetery but otherwise unknown. Plus our short AGM at the start of the meeting. The meeting starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
