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Branch Secretary

W. Iain H. McGeachy

30 Clerwood Terrace

Edinburgh

EH12 8PG

The Firth of Forth Branch of the World Ship Society, meet on the third MONDAY evening of each month, October to April inclusive at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society, 23A Fettes Row, (off Dundas St.) Edinburgh EH3 6RH. at 7.30 p.m.

If you have ever stood at Ocean Terminal watching the activity, photographed a ship, bought a shipping magazine then this is for you! New members welcome – so come along and enjoy a slide show or power-point and a mid interval cup of tea or coffee.

Contact: email: wssfirthofforth@virginmedia.com

Firth of Forth Branch Programme 2018/2019

1. OCTOBER 15th Ian Henderson: ‘Don’t go to sea - be an accountant.’ *

2. NOVEMBER 19th Paul Strathdee: Fairfield Cargo Ships 1957-1999' *

* Please note that the talks for October and November have swapped places.

3. DECEMBER 17th Members Night

2019

4. JANUARY 21st Douglas Yuill – ‘Dirty, ... with a salt caked smoke stack’ SCOTTISH COASTERS

5. FEBRUARY 18thIain McGeachy: The Forth Pt 3 (2014 – 2016)

6 .MARCH 18th AGM Members Night / Ian Somerville: Ferries to Ireland / IoM (tbc)

7.APRIL 15th Alan Dowie; “The VIC 32 – cruising on a coal-fired Puffer”

For some recent photographs of shipping on the Forth please visit

https://www.facebook.com/wssfirthofforth or https://www.facebook.com/wss.forth

A link to Ships Monthly article on the ships involved in the construction of the Queensferry Crossing: https://shipsmonthly.com/features/ships-help-with-...

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LINKS:

http://www.worldshipsociety.org/

http://www.ship-photographs.com/

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