August 2011
Friends Keynote Lecture
Tickets are now on sale for our Keynote lecture.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Past and Present
A lecture by Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin KCB CBE
Thursday 29th September
7.00-8.30pm
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
78 George Street, Perth
Booking is essential:
Ticket price £15.00
Friends price: £5.00
Ticket price includes a wine reception with glass of wine on arrival and a selection of canopies on offer.The lecture will begin at 7.30pm
To book a place contact 01738 683152 or come into the museum shop.
Alternatively you can make a booking and receive your ticket(s) via email friends@theblackwatch.co.uk
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission role is to commemorate the war dead, from the building and maintenance of cemeteries and memorials to the establishment and preservation of records. This lecture will give a fascinating insight into the past and present role of the Commission. Our esteemed speaker Lieutenant-General Sir Alistair Irwin is not only the President of the Friends but is also the Vice-Chairman of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Friends Newsletter
We are busy working on our first Friends newsletter which will be ready by the end of this month. It is proving to be good fun drawing together what we’ve been up to since our launch and serves as a reminder to us just how much we have accomplished in short space of time. Friends who have email addresses will receive their newsletter via email. Those without email addresses will receive their newsletter by post. If you need to update your address details you can do so by any of the following options:
T: 01738 638152
E: friends@theblackwatch.co.uk
P: The Secretary, The Friends of The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Balhousie Castle,
Hay Street, Perth, PH1 5HR
Friends Welcome Tour
We have a Friends Welcome Tour on Wednesday 25th August at 10.30am. Our Welcome Tours are proving to be popular. We have just one place left on this tour, so if you haven’t yet seen our museum or would like the chance to have a guided tour, book you place now by contacting 01738 638152 or via email friends@theblackwatch.co.uk
We have a further two dates scheduled for this year:
Wednesday 12th October, 10.30am
Thursday 15th December, 14.30pm
We do plan to continue with our Welcome Tours next year. We will place future dates on our webpages once confirmed.
