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Fife

Central and West Fife

Scottish Heritage

Status:Active, full but can join waiting list
Leader:
Group email: Scottish Heritage group
When: On Wednesday afternoons
3rd Wednesday

Group Leaders: Doreen Somerville and Dee Ramsay

Scottish Heritage typically gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at the Abbeyview Community Hub, Dunfermline for talks, or at the designated visit venue at 2pm unless otherwise notified. The group organises 10 events annually from September to June and as a member-led group, each individual commits to organizing one of the monthly meetings or outings. Members also try to attend most meetings to ensure participation and support.

The annual program features a diverse range of topics related to Scottish Heritage, including architecture, legends, social, commercial, and cultural history, along with other subjects that embody Scotland's past, present, and future.

Over the past three years we have had visits to the East Neuk Salt Company, museums in Dunfermline, Perth and St Andrews, The Georgian House in Edinburgh and The Tenement House in Glasgow. We've also had successful visits to Roslyn Chapel, Culross Palace, Balgownie Farm, Burntisland Church and the Kelpies. Our walking tours have taken in charming Charlestown and the iconic Royal Mile.

Our wide ranging presentations have covered the Witches of Fife, From the Culdees to the Coaltown Daisies, the Clearances, the Bran Seer, the History of Dunfermline Co-op. As well as thePicardi Weavers, Gothenburg Hotels/Pubs, Scottish Inventors and the History of Limekilns. Each event concludes with refreshments at local cafés or the Abbeyview Community Hub.

The group featured in a blog on u3a sources in November 2025 https://sources.u3a.org.uk/exploring-scotlands-history-and-culture

Some of our topics...

The group is limited to 15 members, with no openings available this year. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact the group leader for more details or to join our waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.

Forthcoming events

17 June 2026
14:00
Visit
Limekilns Walking Tour

Our Summer Visit to the Kelpies - Duke and Baron

Group after visiting the inside of Duke

Our Engaging Visit to Balgownie Farm

Margaret, one of the farmers at Balgownie Farm
The 'Wee Star' of their Highland cattle herd
A new tractor crew under the watchful eye of the farmer !

2024 - 2025 visits to Burntisland and The Royal Mile

Inside Burntisland Parish Church notable for its role in the history of King James Bible which was proposed at the General Assembly here in 1601 and published in 1611
The grave of Agnes Maclehose, Clarinda, on whom
Rabbie Burns based his 1791
song "Ae Fond Kiss'

Snaps of earlier visits

Group at Culross
Outside the Kings Cellar, the oldest building, 1362, in Limekilns
Group outside Rosslyn chapel
Flanked by the fascinating Rosslyn Chapel
View from Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews
The Georgian House, Edinburgh
The Tenement House, Glasgow
East Neuk Salt
East Neuk Salt Company

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    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings 11:00
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    Status: Active
    Monthly on Fridays 14:15
    Second Friday of month
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    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    3rd Thursday of each month
  • Backgammon and Cribbage
    Status: Active
    Monthly mornings 10:00-12:00
    1st Friday and 3rd Monday of the month
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    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    1st Tuesday of each month
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    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings 10:00-13:00
    normally 1st 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. May change in July and August.
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    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30
    3rd Wednesday of each month
  • Film, Theatre and Concert
    Status: Active
    Mainly daytime events
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    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday afternoons 14:00
    2nd and 4th Tues of the month
  • Games
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    3rd Friday of the month
  • Garden Visits
    Status: Active
    As arranged
  • Introduction to Creative Writing
    Status: Full
    On Tuesdays 10:30
    Second & last Tuesday of the month.
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 14:00-15:45
    2nd Mon of the month
  • Lunch Club
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    1st Thursday of the month
  • Meditation and Mindfulness
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Normally first and third Monday of month but check dates
  • Out and About
    Status: Active
    As arranged
  • Park Golf
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30
    4th Friday of the Month
  • Qi Gong
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Second and fourth Monday of the month unless advised otherwise.
  • Quiz Group
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings 11:00
    1st Friday of the month
  • Reading
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday afternoons 14:00
    3rd Mon of the month
  • Scottish Heritage
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    3rd Wednesday
  • Scottish Heritage 2
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesdays
    Third Tuesday of the month
  • Scottish History
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons
    1st Monday of the month
  • Short Walks
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30
  • Tenpin Bowling
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 13:30
    First Wednesday of the month
  • Travel Group
    Status: Active
    On Thursdays
    2nd Thurs of the month as arranged
  • Walking
    Status: Active
    On Wednesdays
    2nd Wednesday of the month
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    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
    Last Wed of each month
  • Writing for Fun
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
    Fourth Wednesday in the month.