18 October 2018

Autumn Heritage in Action Day Thurs 18 October 11am – 1pm and 2 – 4pm

Seasonal crafts and traditional skills around the Highland Folk Museum.

Further details from the Museum website.

18 October 2018

Weekly guided tours of Inverness Town House every Thursday starting 7 June. Tours are at 2 and 3:30 and last for approximately 1 hour. £7 for adults and £4 for children. Each tour is limited to 12 people. Book at invernessmuseum@highlifehighland.com or phone 01463 237114 - or you can now book directly by clicking here.

18 October 2018

The Highland Archaeology Festival has over 100 events and 20 special exhibitions taking place between 29 September and 19 October. The programme is available on the HAF website www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org. Brochures are also available on the website, or you can pick one up at local libraries, museums, service points etc.

18 October 2018

The The Yankee Mining Squadron  Impact on the Inverness Firth in 1918

Talk by Richard Jenner

West Church Hall, Cromarty. Organised by Cromarty History Society and Friends of Cromarty Courthouse. Non-members £3.

Further information from www.cromartyhistory.scot

18 October 2018

The Jellicoe Express

Talk by Robert Foden

The Community Centre lounge at the rear of Brora Primary School in Johnstone Place, Brora.  Organised by Clyne Heritage. The meeting is open to all and there will be a raffle (donations always welcome).  Refreshments and admission are free.  

A local Historian from Kirkwall in Orkney, Mr Foden has carried out extensive research into the World War One troop train, Jellicoe Express, named after the head of the Royal Navy, which ran daily between London and Thurso, passing through Brora, to take service personnel to and from the Scapa Flow naval base across the Pentland Firth in Orkney.  The entire journey took 22 hours and each train carried 600 men in cramped conditions.  A total of nearly half a million men were transported on the Jellicoe Express during the war and the service was revived again during the 2nd World War.

Information on the Society's activities can be found on its website: www.clyneheritage.com or on its Facebook and Twitter pages.