14 March 2016

'THE NORTH ATLANTIC FRONT: The Northern Isles at War'

Talk by  James Miller

Seaforth Club Rooms, Station Square, FORTROSE. Organised by Fortrose & Rosemarkie Local History Group

During the two world wars, the island groups of Orkney, Shetland, the Faroes, and Iceland, linking Europe to North America, acquired great significance. Jim will give us an insight into operations along this northern front.

http://www.spanglefish.com/fortroseandrosemarkiehistorygroup/
 

14 March 2016

The North Atlantic Front

Talk by Jim Miller

1Seaforth Lodge, Station Square, Fortrose

Organised by Fortrose & Rosemarkie Local History Group

14 March 2016

Introduction to Ancient Greece

Course offered by Gordon Gallacher (tutor, Workers´ Educational Association and classicist).

Dingwall Community Centre. £5 per session or £20 for series of 5. For further information or to book, contact the WEA office on 01463 710577 or s.kerr@weascotland.org.uk

Description: The course will explore a number of aspects of Ancient Greek civilization including the emergence of democracy in Athens, cult practice and how that links with daily life and customs of the Greeks, colonization, conflict, and relations with the Persian empire. It will also cover art (vase paintings and sculpture) and architecture. Finally it will look at features of early science and the birth of Western philosopy.