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A professionally designed exhibit about John Logie Baird was installed in the library in West King Street in the spring of 2000.
The design is such that it can be moved and taken to another site when the Heritage Trust has premises of its own. The aim was to present an aspect of John Logie Baird which is rarely portrayed in all the writings about him.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 April 2010 15:21 )
IN the Helensburgh bicentenary year, 2002, a glass panel was spied at Edinburgh Architectural Salvage Yard by a Community Councillor who, on closer examination, saw that it had belonged to an early Helensburgh Hospital and notified the Trust.
A bargain was struck and the panel was bought by the Trust with the aim of carrying out necessary repairs and framing the panel in a light box.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 April 2010 15:22 )
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust learned that the cairn which commemorated the Battle of Glen Fruin on February 7 1603 was in a poor state — some of the lettering was either missing or defaced.
They decided to carry out repairs and contacted the Friends of Loch Lomond, Clan Gregor and British Petroleum, all of whom gave generously towards the repairs.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 11 May 2013 14:32 )
THE John Logie Baird workshops workshops were given to older primary school pupils in their own school.
They were funded by a grant of £4,000 to Helensburgh Heritage Trust from the "Awards for All" section of the Heritage Lottery Fund, and a grant of £3,000 from Strathclyde Science and Technology Forum. A small deficit was paid from the Heritage Trust funds.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 April 2010 15:23 )
IN the week that the new Hermitage Academy at Colgrain was officially opened on June 4 2008, a book about a much older Helensburgh school came to light — and now it has been bought by Helensburgh Heritage Trust.
Antiquarian bookseller George Newlands, of McLaren Books in John Street, was offering for sale a manuscipt notebook about the establishment of Helensburgh's first school. The first page carries the note: “The Schoolhouse being ready and entered into upon July 3 1805."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 April 2010 15:30 )
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust is happy to organise town centre heritage walks for small groups, lasting about an hour.
These walks are similar to those the Trust organised as part of the former Helensburgh Blossom Festival and then Lomond and Clyde Springfest.
Last Updated ( Friday, 30 April 2010 13:16 )
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust organised an exhibition in May 2008 to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the railway in Helensburgh.
It was held in the library in West King Street and was open to the public free of charge.
Last Updated ( Monday, 26 April 2010 08:54 )
View this photo and over 1,400 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
The first 2013-14 winter talk is on Wednesday September 25 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, when Joe Brown will talk about the historic Ferry Inn at Rosneath. Non-members are most welcome.
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