The following information may be of interest. 

The latest in a series of special events that are exploring the impact of the First World War on East Dunbartonshire is taking place in Milngavie.  

The fun, free event, which will take place in Milngavie Town Hall on Saturday 13 February between 12pm and 4pm, is part of the East Dunbartonshire's War project and will feature a number of interesting activities for people of all ages. It follows on from previous successful events held in Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, Bearsden and Lennoxtown last year.

Visitors will be also able to experience what life was like for children during the War with an arts and crafts workshop, dressing up and other fun activities such as the 1914 photo corner. You can take part in a First World War Photoshop activity at the pop-up Fab Lab while the living history group The Gordon Highlanders 1914-18 will bring history to life for visitors as they recreate as accurately as possible what life was like for soldiers during the First World War.
Experts from the Scottish Military Research Group will be on hand to help people learn more about research as well as their wartime memorabilia such as medals, postcards and photographs while there will be stories from the Archives on display. 

You can join in with a drama workshop or sit down and listen to some storytelling from the First World War. You can also learn what life like in the trenches and on the home front from a series of informative displays. 

The East Dunbartonshire's War project is generously supported by the Scottish Government Public Library Improvement Fund and East Dunbartonshire Council. Entry is free and free refreshments will be provided.  

Keep up-to-date with East Dunbartonshire's War and find out about future events by following us on Facebook -www.facebook.com/EastDunbartonshiresWar 

Local archive of photos available on the web

East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust have created a new website containing an archive of old photos which can be viewed on line.

To visit the site, go to
www.edlcimages.co.uk/

Heritage Week

As part of the Local History Week, Milngavie Heritage Centre will be holding an exhibition within the Heritage Centre which is now located within the former District Court Room at the Town Hall. Following on from the success of their last Heritage Week, the theme for this exhibition is Sport.

There will be an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday 3 March 2012 and the Centre will be open from 3-10 March except Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

There will also be two additional talks on Monday 5 March and Wednesday 7 March both at 7.30 p.m. The Monday night presentation will be a general one on sport within the area. The Wednesday night will be a short presentation and question and answer session on the West Highland Way. Mr Tom Hunter who originally started the West Highland Way over 30 years ago will be in attendance. This is a good opportunity to ask questions or learn a bit about the Way.

For more information about this and other events in the Local History week, please see the publicity material produced by the council.