Some of the members of Banchory Heritage Society enjoying a chat and a 'fly-cup'.
The St. Ternan's Church Hall, Banchory was packed as members turned out in force for their first meeting after the summer break.
I was delighted to be asked along to host an 'Evening with...' style meeting where the speaker is asked to share some interesting facts with the audience outside of their specialist subject. It was a refreshing change for me and certainly a format that I would recommend to other clubs and societies.
The evening got off to a grand start with a reading from a poem penned by Aberdeenshire's Scott Skinner. What made this so special was that it was an original, hand-written manuscript that had been gifted to the Heritage Society. What an amazing find!
I then went on to give a talk and read a poem and a couple of short stories in the North-east's rich, expressive Doric dialect.
What a super evening it was - and all rounded off nicely with a fine 'fly-cup'.
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