10am
Gus Guthrie will be giving a talk and slide show on 'The Birds & other Wildlife around Kirriemuir'. Gus is currently Chairman of the Angus & Dundee Bird Club and am a Store Manager for a local Potato Company. He grew up on a local farm and now lives in the Northmuir. The talk will be about the birds and creatures we have around Kirrie and how it has changed in his lifetime.
Gus Guthrie will be giving a talk and slide show on 'The Birds & other Wildlife around Kirriemuir'. Gus is currently Chairman of the Angus & Dundee Bird Club and am a Store Manager for a local Potato Company. He grew up on a local farm and now lives in the Northmuir. The talk will be about the birds and creatures we have around Kirrie and how it has changed in his lifetime.
11am
Caitlin Wilkie - The fight to save this little girl's sight and raise awareness of Bardet-biedl syndrome.
The short story is as follows:-
Caitlin Wilkie, a 3 year old toddler from Kirriemuir was diagnosed in March of 2017 with a very rare genetic syndrome called Bardet-beidl syndrome.
Parents, Liam and Ashley will talk about the syndrome to raise awareness. They will highlight how their little girl will go blind if research currently going on at Great Ormond Street Hospital doesn't get a breakthrough in time. They will also talk about all the fundraising events they have planned with family and friends in 2018 to push this research on.
Caitlin Wilkie - The fight to save this little girl's sight and raise awareness of Bardet-biedl syndrome.
The short story is as follows:-
Caitlin Wilkie, a 3 year old toddler from Kirriemuir was diagnosed in March of 2017 with a very rare genetic syndrome called Bardet-beidl syndrome.
Parents, Liam and Ashley will talk about the syndrome to raise awareness. They will highlight how their little girl will go blind if research currently going on at Great Ormond Street Hospital doesn't get a breakthrough in time. They will also talk about all the fundraising events they have planned with family and friends in 2018 to push this research on.
12pm
Shari Sidley.
Aloe Vera is commonly known as the medicine plant and has been used for 4000 years for treatment and prevention of many conditions as well as helping with general everyday health and wellness.
In my talk I will share with you the history of aloe Vera as well as some of the benefits of this amazing plant.
Shari Sidley.
Aloe Vera is commonly known as the medicine plant and has been used for 4000 years for treatment and prevention of many conditions as well as helping with general everyday health and wellness.
In my talk I will share with you the history of aloe Vera as well as some of the benefits of this amazing plant.
1pm
Jim Smith. He was born in Glasgow, married a Kirriemuir girl, had a long career in the Navy and retired to Kirrie in 1993. He is a long-standing member of Speakers Clubs and a former winner of the UK National Speech Competition. He has written poetry since a young age and published his book “My Take on Life” in 2015. He won last year’s Feel Good Poetry competition for the “older” class and has also written several other poems about people and events in Kirriemuir.
Jim is a popular local speaker on Robert Burns, J.M. Barrie and a variety of other subjects. Today he will be giving us an insight into his own poetry, with the emphasis on humour, so why not come along, relax, and have a good laugh.
Jim Smith. He was born in Glasgow, married a Kirriemuir girl, had a long career in the Navy and retired to Kirrie in 1993. He is a long-standing member of Speakers Clubs and a former winner of the UK National Speech Competition. He has written poetry since a young age and published his book “My Take on Life” in 2015. He won last year’s Feel Good Poetry competition for the “older” class and has also written several other poems about people and events in Kirriemuir.
Jim is a popular local speaker on Robert Burns, J.M. Barrie and a variety of other subjects. Today he will be giving us an insight into his own poetry, with the emphasis on humour, so why not come along, relax, and have a good laugh.
2pm
Graham Galloway: "If we get it right for dementia, we get it right for everyone"
Kirrie Connections is the community hub that serves as as the base for the Dementia Friendly Kirriemuir Project. The project gives support and advice to local people who are living with dementia and their families. But it is about much more than that. Project Coordinator Graham Galloway will explain the plan to make the whole of Kirriemuir friendly. The steps we can take to support people living with dementia in our community won't just benefit them. If we get it right for dementia, we get it right for everyone.
Graham Galloway: "If we get it right for dementia, we get it right for everyone"
Kirrie Connections is the community hub that serves as as the base for the Dementia Friendly Kirriemuir Project. The project gives support and advice to local people who are living with dementia and their families. But it is about much more than that. Project Coordinator Graham Galloway will explain the plan to make the whole of Kirriemuir friendly. The steps we can take to support people living with dementia in our community won't just benefit them. If we get it right for dementia, we get it right for everyone.
3pm
Dr. Amanda Kopel will be giving a talk on Franks' Law including an update.
Dr. Amanda Kopel will be giving a talk on Franks' Law including an update.