“By Leaves we live” Seeding grassroots climate strategies in Edinburgh – A Cockburn Conference

Sat 30th October from 11am on Zoom

After a century and a half of discussion, planning and apparently endless piecemeal strategies about environmental ambitions the current climate emergency demands immediate achievable actions. This latest one-day FREE online Cockburn Conference on Saturday 30 October will discuss some of the many well-intended environmental and sustainability schemes, policy documents and political initiatives that have been produced over the last few decades …

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Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days Weekend

Sat 25th and Sun 26th September 2021

The Cockburn Association has been organising this beloved annual free event in Edinburgh for over thirty years and for the last five in East Lothian. This year’s weekend will see over one hundred venues, businesses and organisations fling open the virtual OR actual doors to the public once again. Visit our specially created Doors Open Days page where you will …

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Celebrating 60 Years of Miss Jean Brodie

Tuesday 5th October 2021 from 5-6pm on Zoom

Muriel Spark’s classic novel, ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ was published 60 years ago on 5 October 1961, and it would become iconic in the public imagination. Celebrate this milestone with a free talk from the National Library of Scotland. The novel’s title character, ‘Miss Brodie’, was inspired by Spark’s teacher, Christina Kay, at James Gillespie’s School. Norma Allan, …

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The Fair Botanists: A Conversation with Sara Sheridan

Thursday 28 October 2021 from 5pm to 6pm on Zoom

Renowned Scottish author Sara Sheridan talks to National Library of Scotland Curator Dora Petherbridge about her latest novel, The Fair Botanists. Set in Edinburgh in 1822, Sara’s latest novel The Fair Botanists has been brilliantly received by both readers and critics. Using the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh’s and the National Library archives for research, she has created a story deeply embedded …

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Stories of a Lifetime in 2000 Football Programmes

Tues 21 September 2021 from 2pm to 3pm on Zoom

Football programmes have stories to tell about times, places and people, as well as football. They rekindle memories of a match, an awe-inspiring visit to Hampden Park, or standing on the terraces at Tynecastle, Easter Road or some far away field. But programmes also signify broad patterns of social and technological change. Hosted by the National Library of Scotland this …

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Adapt, Retrofit, Re-use – RIAS Conservation Autumn Seminar

Tues 26th October 2021, 1pm-4.35pm online

Chaired by Jocelyn Cunliffe FRIAS, this afternoon seminar will host a series of speakers with presentations covering HES heritage priorities, Glasgow’s re-located structures, an approach to existing building retrofit and the sustainable, low energy refurbishment of traditional and historic buildings supported by case studies, application of the building regulations when considering the conversion of a listed office building to flats …

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Edinburgh Tenement Maintenance Webinar – Under One Roof Scotland

Tuesday 21 Sept 2021 at 6PM online

Scottish tenements, with their high density and location close to useful facilities, could already be considered sustainable. But when it comes to making tenements more sustainable in terms of energy usage, flat owners in a tenement community that work together can achieve so much more than single owners working on their own. Intended specifically for residents of Edinburgh, this special …

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Recording Poverty and Murder in 19th century Edinburgh

Wednesday 15 December, 6.30 pm, by Zoom

Edinburgh Old Town Association will host John Lowrey, Senior Lecturer in Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh, offering us a talk on the recording methods used in 19th Century Edinburgh to capture life within the Old Town. City architects were employed to record crime scenes in Edinburgh and their detailed drawings provide an insight into a type of domestic …

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Edinburgh City Archives

Wed 24 November at 6.30pm, by MS Teams

The Edinburgh Old Town Association will host a talk from Henry Sullivan of Edinburgh City Records and Archives who will describe some of the treasures of the City Archives, including some surprising items that throw light on Edinburgh’s past. This online event is free to OTA members.  Non-members may attend our events if a donation of at least £5.00 for …

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Edinburgh: Mapping and Planning the City

Wednesday 10 November at 6.00pm, by Zoom

Edinburgh’s townscape reflects a long history of plans, reflecting various visions for the future.  This fully illustrated talk by Chris Fleet, Map Curator at the National Library of Scotland, will look specifically at maps associated with plans, blueprints and projected schemes, many of which were either not fully implemented, or altered in significant ways. Chris looks at the background to …

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