Speaker Meeting - Dan Mungin

Wed, Jan 15th 2014 at 12:00 am - 2:00 am

Our first speaker of 2014 was Ian McCrorie.


 Dan Mungin introduced the polymath speaker Ian McCrorie, chemistry teacher, musician and steamer enthusiast, who is currently PR manager for Calmac.  Ian gave a potted, but wide ranging account of the development of passenger shipping on the Clyde and the Western Isles from 1840 to the present day.  His talk was enhanced by a number of amusing stories.   

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Long distance walking route - the length of the Gryffe Valley from the source of the river near Loch Thom to Linwood

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2022-23 event now underway!!

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