St Michael's Men's Association

Do you sit at home on a Monday evening? Why not set the video for Coronation Street and Eastenders and come and join us at Cross House instead?

For over 30 years, the Men’s Association has provided a forum for the men of St. Michael’s (and beyond) to meet in an informal and friendly way. Our meetings take a variety of formats, from guest speakers to travel videos, slide shows, visits, etc. Over the years, we have had talks ranging from gardening to hill climbing. We have seen videos of the Lofoten Islands and of the Scottish Islands. We have been treated to slide shows on the Dolomites in Italy, and on Antarctica. And we have visited places from the Royal Observatory to Paterson’s Bakery!

We have also made some very good friends with similar groups in the area. Each session, we are guests of the Men’s Fellowship of Bathgate High, and of the Men’s Groups of Boghall Church in Bathgate, Bo’ness & Carriden, and St. Ninian’s in Corstorphine, while the highlight of our year is the return visit from all of these groups to Linlithgow when around sixty men are gathered together in fellowship in our own Kirk Hall.

Why not come along and join us? We look forward to meeting you.

Men’s Association Syllabus 2010/11   

2010

October 11th                         "The Calder Witches" - a talk by Rev. John Povey

October 25th                         A talk by Dave Park, Mountaineer

November 8th                       A talk by Robert Brechin, Vet

November 22nd                    Joint night at Bathgate Men's Fellowship
                                                (Meet at Kirk Hall at 7.00pm)

December 6th                        "Let's look at Scotland" - As a tribute to the late Ian Walker
                                                we intend to show the films that Iain had agreed to present
                                                at this meeting.

2011

January 10th                         "19th Century Edinburgh-The Modern Athens" - a talk by
                                                Robert Jardine

January 24th                         Bill Russell will show film of a holiday to Peru

February 7th                         Sybil Cavanagh of the West Lothian Local History Library

February 21st                        Ian Heigh, Civil Engineer-Construction and maintenance
                                                of the Forth Rail Bridge

March 7th                              Roddy Simpson-Photography in Victorian Scotland

March 21st                            Alan Miller, Sheriff-"Life on the Bench". This is our own
                                                joint night with the groups from Bathgate and Blackburn