Thursday  20th September at The Grill, 132 Union Street, Aberdeen AB11 6BA

The Grill is notable for it's fine plasterwork interior, and a splendid mahogany veneer gantry behind the bar which we hope to admire. The bar occupies the ground floor of a typical granite 1830s building, and started out as a restaurant of the same name in 1870. The present bar was refurbished in 1925, and includes the unusual oxided-bronze fascia panels which are so distinctive externally.

Friday 21st September at the Smithton Church, 1 Murray Road, Inverness

Come & visit the SPAB Scotland stand on 21st Sept in Inverness! This conference includes presentations and exhibitors on traditional building materials including stone, mortar, timber, metals and glass and a case study of the recently completed Inverness Town House repair project.

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September 11am-4pm at the Cockburn Association, 55 High Street, Edinburgh

Come and speak to SPAB Scotland and view craft demonstrations at Doors Open Day, hosted at the Cockburn Association in Edinburgh's Royal Mile.  We will have stonecarving demonstrations and members of SPAB Scotland will be there for you to ask all your conservation questions.

Thursday 4th October 6pm, The Guildford Arms, 1 West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

The Guildford Arms sits at the south east corner of the New Town, with ornate faience externally, the golden age of Victorian pub design is continued to the interior that has an elaborate Jacobean painted ceiling, and plasterwork of fine Victorian Rococo, the ornate bar fittings are modern reproductions and date only from 1970.

Please note, during the day preceding this event, the Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group are having their conference on The Urban Vernacular, with a very short AGM at the start of the day.  The event will be based in the Scottish Storey Telling Centre, with guided walks in the vicinty later in the day.  Further details about this event can be found on their website.

We hope members of both SPAB and SVBWG will enjoy meeting at the end of the day for a drink and chat.

NEW DATE Saturday 20th October, meet at Robert Burns Birthplance Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ

An extremely rare chance to get up close to the magnificent carvings of Thomas Hamilton's 1820 monument to Robert Burns, and to hear about the HES funded repairs to the building. Places are very limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.