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You’re ‘aving ELAF!!
“The time has come,” the Archy said, “To talk of many things: Of schools–and knights–and secret codes– Of airfields–and kings– And why that hillfort just isn’t not?– And why ponies don’t have wings.”...
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The Story of West Barns
The John Gray Centre Development Officer, Ola Wojtkiewicz, and a new focus group are currently working on West Barns’ history to compile a collection for an upcoming exhibition, The Story of West...
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Haddington’s own Jim Wylie takes Strictly’s Judy Murray for a twirl
On the 20th of August, Judy Murray, mother of tennis star Andy Murray and of Strictly Come Dancing fame, visited sunny East Linton, as part of the Tennis on the Road initiative. She spent a couple of...
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Roll Up, Roll Up for the School Fair…
It’s a little over 2 weeks to go now until ‘Best Days of Your Life?’ – our exhibition about schooldays in East Lothian - opens in the temporary exhibition gallery here at the John Gray Centre. To...
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Coffee, cake and martians – events at Haddington Library
Autumn is nearly upon us so dust off your library membership card , come in and pick some books to curl up with! I can thoroughly recommend ‘The Martian’ by Andy Weir. The film with Matt Damon...
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World War One Memorial comes to Haddington Library
East Lothian amateur artist, David Paterson, has created a piece of work in memory of his great grandfather who was killed in World War One. The 5ft tall Davy lamp is on display at Haddington Library...
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Black History Film
Francis Williams, Jamaican poet and scholar This year’s fifth and penultimate film screening and discussion by the Film Appreciation Club at the John Gray Centre (FAC@JGC) will be held on Thursday,...
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” the hip bone’s connected to the, thigh bone…” is not the only tune a...
Sam the Skeleton hard at work! Sam here, East Lothian Council’s Archaeology Service resident skeleton, bringing you news of my latest travels and activities-which, if I do say so myself (and I do, I’ve...
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Cinematic Snow Globe
The final film screening and discussion by the Film Appreciation Club at the John Gray Centre (FAC@JGC) for 2015 will be held on Thursday, December 10th in the Star Room. Licensing and...
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Holiday Cheer at the John Gray Centre
With the holiday season quickly approaching, the John Gray Centre has lots of busy elves gearing up to make it festive for YOU! We have multiple activities for both children and families, so make sure...
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Archaeology conference 2015 – The ‘Forth’ awakens….
This year’s Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders Archaeology Conference was a great success, with a whole host of interesting, thought-provoking and diverse papers. The conference highlighted the great...
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Book Week Scotland
Book Week Scotland 2015 – that’s it for another year! The authors have come and gone, crafts have been crafted, food cooked, plays played and poems read. The events were taking place county wide of...
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Let’s Celebrate West Barns!
JGC Friends&Volunteers Launched on 4th October 2015, the Story of West Barns is on display at the John Gray Centre until October 2016. The mini-exhibition was created by a group of volunteers and...
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Film Appreciation – Community Matters
GOOD NEWS! At least for me and for some regular members of the public who frequent the Film Appreciation Club at the John Gray Centre (FAC@JGC)! We are delighted to announce that the Club will continue...
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Artefact Attack at Dunbar SciFest 2016!
It was with some trepidation that myself and three student volunteers from Edinburgh University (Jo, Lewis and Tiffany) got into my car at 8am on Saturday morning to drive to Dunbar Primary School. Our...
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Film Appreciation – Family Ties
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ― Leo Tolstoy, ‘Anna Karenina’ Family portrait The Film Appreciation Club (FAC@JGC) will be having its second...
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It’s A’ Oor Ain Riding of the Marches!
The first documentation of Musselburgh’s ancient ceremony can be found in the Town Council Minutes on the 16th of October 1682. Earlier written records of the event held by the council were destroyed...
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East Lothian Archaeology & Local History Fortnight
September 3 – 19 The annual Archaeology and Local History Fortnight will be back again in September, and this year’s programme is packed with events all about the heritage of East Lothian. Taking place...
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Olympics Fever!
This year, the 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 5 and 21 August – the first summer games ever to be held in South...
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Memories of Haddington’s Nungate & Afternoon Tea
This year Haddington History Society has been working on a project recording memories of people who were brought up or lived in Haddington’s Nungate, and copies of the interviews have been deposited...
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