Friends of Clackmannanshire Museum and Heritage Service
The purpose of the Friends of Clackmannanshire Museum and Heritage Service is to improve public knowledge about the county by promoting, supporting, assisting and helping to improve the Service. The Friends do this by:
- raising funds to assist with the purchase of artefacts for the collection
- organising events such as occasional lectures and other functions to raise awareness of the work of the Service
- taking part in projects organised by the Service
- arranging other activities to promote the work of the Service
Spring Lectures 2010
We are very fortunate to have an excellent 'line-up' of speakers for the spring lecture series and we hope that we will have a good attendance.
These events are also posted in the ClacksWeb events diary.
Alia Campbell, Archivist, Diageo, Local History from a Global Archive
- Date: Wednesday 10th February
- Time: 7.30 pm
- Venue: Tommy Downs Room, Alloa Town Hall
Alia Campbell, who is one of the Archivists at Diageo in Menstrie, will talk generally about Diageo and its Archive. She will then focus on the history of the local distilleries, particularly those at Cambus, Carsebridge and Glenochil, and their records, which will be of great interest and bring back memories for those who worked there.
Finally, she will look at some of Diageo's famous brand collections, concentrating on Scotch and on Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd and James Buchanan & Co Ltd, two great whisky houses which have their roots in Central Scotland.
Alia Campbell is a qualified Archivist and Records Manager. She studied social and business history and worked for Angus Council Museum Services, before becoming an Archivist.
At Diageo her responsibilities are predominantly based around preserving the collections of famous Scotch brands such as Bell's, Buchanan's and J&B Rare, as well as distillery collections.
The great tradition of distilling in Clackmannanshire means that this fascinating illustrated talk is sure to be of interest to many people.
Dr Elspeth King, Director, The Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 135 Years of the Stirling Smith
- Date: Friday 12th March
- Time: 7.30 pm
- Venue: Tommy Downs Room, Alloa Town Hall
Dr King will be giving what is sure to be witty and entertaining, behind-the-scenes talk about the changing fortunes of the Smith during its long history.
Annual General Meeting
- Date: Wednesday 5th May
- Time: 7.30 pm
- Venue: Tommy Downs Room, Alloa Town Hall
Refreshments follow each talk.
The Friends want to encourage more people to join them, so would like to welcome anyone who has never attended one of these events before. A small donation will be requested from non-members.
Papers for each meeting will be issued nearer to the event.
Annual membership
- Individual - £5.00
- Family - £8.00 (includes parent(s) and children under 18)
- Corporate - £10.00
- Junior - £1.00
If you would like to join the Friends or find out more about their work, please contact the Hon Secretary, FCMHS, c/o Museum and Heritage Service at the address below.
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Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Museum and Heritage Officer,
Speirs Centre, Primrose Street, Alloa, FK10 1JJ
Tel: 01259 216913 / 450000 Fax: 01259 721313
Email: museum@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
