Aberdeen Seminars, Lectures & Events Calendar 2006-07

The page is brought to you with much thanks to RSPB Aberdeen Local Group for compiling the list (updated 5/9/06).

Legends:

Cairngorm Cairngorm Club Cricket Club, Mannofield
NTS National Trust for Scotland Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Art Gallery
NEMT North East Mountain Trust Belmont Club, 218 Hardgate
RSGS Royal Scottish Geographical Society Fraser Noble Building, Aberdeen University
RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland Main Lecture Theatre, Zoology Building, Aberdeen University
Saltire* Saltire Society Rubislaw Church Centre, 1 Beaconsfield Place
SOC Scottish Ornithologists Club Sportsman's Club, 11 Queen's Road
SWT Scottish Wildlife Trust Main Lecture Theatre, Zoology Building, Aberdeen University

* Tel.: 484061 (Where bookings are required)

 

 

Date Group Topic Speaker Location Time Notes
September 2006
4 SOC Habitat Enhancement - RSPB Loch of Strathbeg Dominic Funnell Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol. Contribution
19 Saltire Scots Language and Literature Carl McDougall Central Library 7.00pm Free entry
October 2006
2 NTS From Bungalow to Palace - homes of the rulers of BE Prof. John MacKenzie Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Non Members £2
4 Cairngorm Member's slide night - open to all Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
5 NEMT The Future of the Cairngorms - A Reality Check Drennan Watson Belmont Club 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
9 SOC Butterflies of Scotland Helen Rowe Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol. Contribution
9 RSGS Dog Days, Lion Nights Ben Osborne Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
10 RSPB British Birds from Autumn to Spring Mike Wilkes Zoology Building 7.30pm £2
17 Saltire Thomas Telford - Bridge Builder Extraordinary William W Lowson Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Non Members £2
19 SWT Sex and Violence in a Bog Pool Andrew McMullen Zoology Building 7.30pm
November
1 Cairngorm Hill Tracks in Upper Deeside UDAT rep - TBA Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
6 NTS Countryside Work in the NTS North East Region Pauline Jewitt Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Non Members £2
6 RSGS Arctic Russia : History and Wildlife Richard Sale Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
7 RSPB WWF in Scotland Bob Pringle Zoology Building 7.30pm Homebakes £1
13 SOC Desert Birds of Arabia and North Africa Peter Cowan Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol. Contribution
14 NEMT Eleven Plus - Extreme Scottish Climbing Dave MacLeod United Services Club, B A Sq 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
16 SWT Red Squirrels and other Woodland Creatures Fiona Milne Zoology Building 7.30pm
25 Saltire St Andrew's Lunch Lord Cullen Queen's Hotel Noon Booking Required*
December 2006
4 RSGS Pushing the Limits : Story of Canadian Mountaineering Chic Scott Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
6 Saltire Christmas Meeting - Mince Pies and Mulled Wine Sheena Blackhall et al Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Booking Required*
6 Cairngorm Schiehallion and the JMT Steve Green Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
11 SOC Member's Night and Quiz Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol. Contribution
12 NEMT A Sense of Belonging to Scotland Andy Hall Belmont Club 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
19 RSPB Member's AGM followed by Birding in Scotland Ken Shaw Zoology Building 7.30pm Homebakes £1
January 2007
8 RSGS Bengal Boats and Rickshaw Roads Kenny Munro Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
9 NTS An Incredible Journey - a visit to the Italian Dolomites Bob Davis Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Non Members £2
11 NEMT The Access Legislation - Working For Scotland? Bob Reid Belmont Club 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
15 SOC Tayside Reserves - Focus on Loch of Kinnordy Katherine Puttick Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol.Contribution
16 RSPB Waxwings Raymond Duncan Zoology Building 7.30pm Homebakes £1
16 Saltire Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser Dr Tom McKean Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Non Members £2
17 Cairngorm Avalanches TBA Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
18 SWT Seasearch - Scotland's Marine Life Uncovered Marion Perutz Zoology Building 7.30pm
February 2007
1 NTS Simple Heraldry - Cheerfully Illustrated Gordon Casely Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Non Members £2
5 RSGS Libya - The Mediterranean's Greatest Secret Chris Bradley Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
7 Cairngorm TBA Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
12 SOC Antarctica Adventure Nick Picozzi Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol.Contribution
13 RSPB The Farne Islands David Steel Zoology Building 7.30pm Homebakes £1
15 SWT Non-native Plant Species - Impacts on Biodiversity Dr Phil Hume Zoology Building 7.30pm
20 NEMT From Dylan to Madonna - The Quickening Pace of Cairngorm Climbing Greg Strange Belmont Club 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
20 Saltire University of the Highlands and Islands Professor R Cormack Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Non Members £2
March 2007
5 RSGS Paddling with Ghosts in Patagonia Ed Ley-Wilson Fraser Noble 7.30pm £6 & Concessions
6 RSPB Some Greek Islands Russell Nisbet Zoology Building 7.30pm Homebakes £1
7 Cairngorm Recent Climbing Forays Cricket Club, Mannofield 7.30pm £2.50 includes tea
12 SOC AGM & Bird detecting radar for ornithological monitoring Richard Walls Sportsman's Club 7.30pm Vol.Contribution
14 NTS AGM & New Developments in the NTS in the North East Charles Currie Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Non Members £2
15 SWT What's so great about Moths? Nick Littlewood Zoology Building 7.30pm
20 Saltire Magnetic Resonance (MRI Scanning) - a Scottish First Professor Frank Smith Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Non Members £2
22 NEMT Donside Seasons Ellice Milton Belmont Club 7.30pm £2.50 (1.50)
April 2007
10 RSPB&SOC Changes to Scotland's Birdlife - a new Avifauna David Jardine Zoology Building 7.30pm Vol.Contribution
17 NTS+Saltire Fiddle Music of the North East Paul Anderson Cowdray Hall 7.30pm Booking Required*
19 SWT AGM + The Galapagos - the trip of a lifetime Alistair Duncan Zoology Building 7.30pm
May 2007
15 Saltire Scene Around Scotland - followed by Branch AGM Alan Steele Rubislaw Church Centre 7.30pm Non Members £2

Back to NEMT