INCHINNAN HISTORICAL INTEREST GROUP (IHIG)
INCHINNAN HISTORICAL INTEREST GROUP
Charity No. SC043338
Contact: Margaret McLeod 07557 048045
Contact email ihig597@hotmail.com
Facebook: @InchinnanHistoricalInterestGroup
Chairperson Margaret McLeod
Vice Chairperson & Treasurer Len Seath
Secretary Vacancy
Committee Members
Bill McCallum, June Morrison, Ann McGinnigle, Lynne Black, Petrina Cairns and Tom McConnell
’The Group has the objective of advancing the education of the public in the history, culture and heritage of Inchinnan and surrounding area.
Meetings- Held at 7.30pm in the Main Hall at Inchinnan Parish Church on the last Thursday of each month unless specified. There are no meetings in December, July or August.
A warm welcome is extended to everybody with an interest in local history and meeting with like minded people. We hope to increase our membership this year building on our successes.
Cost £3 per session.
Refreshments will be available each night for a small donation
IHIG - NEW SESSION - NEW TIME – 7.30PM
We begin our 2023-2024 session on September 28th at the new time of 7.30. Our first speaker is Justin Hall who will give an entertaining talk on the local area especially Commonside Farm.
Future dates and speakers are as follows.
October 26th
Peter Herbert – Old Kilmadock
November 30th
Peter Mortimer – Beardmore in Scotland
January 25th
Rothesay Herald -The Lyon Court and Heraldry
February 29th
Paisley Museum – Renewal
March 21st
Liz Allan -John and Annie Glen. [Note a week earlier than usual due to Holy Week beginning on the 25th]
April 25th
Bruce Keith – Scotland-beneath the surface
May 30th
Music from the Midges- AKA Gordon and John
Meetings are open to all. For further details contact Margaret McLeod 07557 048045
Or follow us on Facebook or Twitter - Facebook.com/InchinnanHistoricalInterestGroup @inchinnanhig
A WALK ROUND INCHINNAN 2.5 miles
Among the many points of interest are:
The Argyll Stone and St Conval's Chariot
The Bascule Bridge - last one in Scotland
The Inchinnan Bridge - built in 1812 after the old bridge collapsed
The site where the R34 Airship was built
India of Inchinnan - art deco building
Ancient sculptured stones some from the "Govan School" of medieval sculpture.
Please refer to website for further details A Walk Around Inchinnan – Inchinnan Historical Interest Group (myinchinnan.org.uk)