Sound Festival at the Bothy

Sound Festival
Children's drumming workshop
Join internationally renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for a family friendly hands on indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rythms and musical ideas that drive More Reels to Ragas.
£4
1.30 pm


Red Note Ensemble
with Kuljit Bhamra, tabla and Fraser Fifield, pipes.
£8, £6 concession, £3 students under 18
3 - 4 pm
 

William Gordon

Today we remember William Gordon, Sergeant in the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, who was killed near Ypres on 29th October 1914.  He was the son of William & Isabella Gordon of 18 Cullen Street, Portsoy.

Next Sunday Talk

Did you have a relative who fought in the Great War of 1914-1918? Would you like to discover more about the part they played? Come along to the Salmon Bothy on Sunday 26th October at 2.30pm and hear how the discoveries we made while researching Portsoy's war casualties and others involved in the war effort. This is the next in our series of WW1 related talks. 

The usual £3 charge includes refreshments after the talk.

Personal stories: sources and resources

Do you have a relative who played a part in the Great War?  Would you like to find out more about what they did?  Come along to the Salmon Bothy on Sunday 26th October at 2.30pm to discover what records exist and where to find them.

WW1: The Home Front

The first world war had a profound impact on the local community, even on those who weren't involved in fighting. Find out how people in Portsoy responded to global events back in 1914. Annie Scott gives the next in the series of WW1 themed talks on Sunday 19th October at 2.30pm, Upstairs at the Bothy. Her presentation, entitled "The Home Front", will focus on how local people contributed to the war effort and how the Great War affected their lives.

The admission fee of £3 includes refreshments after the talk.

Sunday Talks

The next of the Sunday Talks is on Sunday 12 October.  Charles Burnett will talk of Imperial Britain v Imperial Germany at sea 1914 - 1918.  The price is £3.  It commences at 2.30.

Old Postcards of Portsoy

Sunday's talk at the Bothy is our own Moira Miller showing post cards of Portsoy at the turn of he 20th century.  It is at the usual time of 3 pm.  If you are free please come.