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Scotland beneath the Surface- L. Bruce Keith

At the next meeting of WLHAAS, the talk will be on Scotland beneath the Surface, and will be given by L Bruce Keith, a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist. He started his career on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire estates, and with the Department of Agriculture in Edinburgh, then moved south to Peterborough as Chief Surveyor with English Nature, and finally head of property at SSE

In his retirement, Bruce has researched and written three books combining his passion for Scottish history, geography and landscape with his interest in heritage conservation.

He has spoken to the WLHAAS before on Bridgescapes and on Milestones, and this time will give us a subterranean odyssey exploring the nature and man made heritage beneath the surface of Scotland - from caves and mines to railway tunnels, hollow mountains, and underground bunkers - from the era of fossils to fossil fuels. He’s a witty and engaging speaker - we guarantee you’ll be educated as well as entertained.

Wednesday 15th April 7.30

Room 11, Bathgate Partnership Centre,

South Bridge Street, Bathgate EH48 1TL

All Welcome non-members by donation.

The West Lothian History and Amenity Society starts its 2025-26 season (its 60th Year!) with a talk on Bo’ness whaling in the age of sail, to be given by local historian, Christine Simm, and to be held in Ecclesmachan Village Hall. Why not come along and try us- we’re a friendly society and you’ll get the talk for the price of a donation. As extra incentive, it’s a good evening out and at the first meeting of the session there is tea, coffee and HOME BAKING!

WLHAAS meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm and offers seven talks in the course of the year as seen below. We’re always glad to see new faces and if you like what you see , you can join the society for £20 which is less than £3 an evening. Interesting talks by experts on a wide variety of topics, last year we covered from Prehistoric Brochs to Cold War Scotland by experts in their field, plus the occasional organised visit to places of interest - all this and HOME BAKING too.

We meet at a number of venues throughout West Lothian You can join at any meeting, or by e-mailingus.