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WALKS AND TALKS

KIRKCALDY CIVIC SOCIETY

Summer afternoon walkabouts

Talks

Winter evening talks
Illustrated talk
Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee at our meetings

We always set up a bookstall at our events and light refreshments are available.

During the dark winter months we have guest speakers for evening talks. Most are illustrated and subjects are varied but usually have a link with Kirkcaldy or Fife.

We have six walkabouts every year.

 

 

Three walks are selected from the list on the right

and the other three are...

 

 

• the New Year Walkabout, held on the 2nd January of every year

 

• the Family Mystery Walkabout usually held in August

 

• the Ghost Walk on Halloween night

 

 

 

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Members of the committee have given talks. Some titles have been...

 

'Kirkcaldy and Fife's Heritage' by Ann Watters

'Bridges In Fife' by Robin Smith

'Cinemas of Kirkcaldy' by Sandy Elder

'Old Kirkcaldy' by Anne McIntyre

‘Kirkcaldy Odyssey’ by Donald Swanson

'Mining Evidences In Fife' by Dave Reid

• Back o the Toun Walkabout -

The industrial area of Kirkcaldy

 

• Burgh Boundary Walkabout

 

• High Street Walkabout -

from the Port Brae to Nicol Street

 

• Links Street Walkabout

 

• Pathhead Walkabout -

usually includes the Feuars Graveyard

 

• Ravenscraig Castle and Dysart Walkabout

 

• St. Clair Street Walkabout -

includes Gallatown, Sinclairtown and Pathhead

 

• Town Centre Walkabout

'Ancient Monuments in Kirkcaldy & Fife' by Dr. Richard Fawcett (1987)

 

'Tramways of Kirkcaldy' by

Mr A. Brotchie (1993)

    

'Blairadam and the Adam Family'

by Mr Keith Adam (1994)

  

'John McDouall Stuart'

by Mr. Gavin Grant (1995)

  

'Excavations on the May Island'

by Mr. Peter Yeoman (1996)

  

'Listed Buildings in Kirkcaldy District' by Mr. Alan Lodge (1998)   

 

'Coal In Fife' by Mr. Ivor Gibson (2000)

    

'Fife's Last Duel'

by Mrs. Anne Meade (2001)

 

'History of the Post Office'

by Mrs Aileen Davis (2002)

 

'Architecture of Scottish and Fife Churches'

by Mr Robin Evetts

(Historic Scotland) (2004)

 

'History of Raith Rovers'

by Mr Litster (2005)

 

‘Variety of Fife’s Gravestones’

by Mr Hamish Brown (2008)

The venues for the talks are the Adam Smith Theatre and the nearby KUSI (Kirkcaldy United Services Institute) club.

Evening talk at the Adam Smith Theatre, Beveridge Suite