Autumn 2026

Oct. 14  Professor Jeanne Bell, Deputy Chair, Edinburgh Direct Aid Int.

‘The work of Edinburgh Direct Aid International since 1992.’

Oct. 21  Pauline Nicol-Bowie and Lisa Petrie, The Knife Angel campaign.

‘Knife Crime: awareness, bleed kits and education.’

Oct. 28  tbc

Nov. 4   Professor Craig Ritchie, Professor of Psychiatry of Ageing, Edinburgh University.

‘The Brain Health Movement: Scotland’s role in curing Alzheimer’s Disease.’ 

Nov. 11 Frank Cogliano, Professor of American History, Edinburgh University

‘USA after the Mid-term elections. What can we expect?’

Nov. 18  Rob Falcon, Chair, Tram Trains for Edinburgh.

‘Getting a service back on the ‘South Sub’. What, how and when?’

Nov. 25 Jane Herbstritt, Campaigns Manager, Global Justice Now.

‘Are Data Centres coming to Scotland?’

Dec. 2    Neil Sargison, chair, FOSHSM (Friends of two churches in Penicuik.)

‘Who is my neighbour? Our projects in the developing world.’

Dec. 9    Frank Strang, MBE. Senior civil servant, retired. Lead on this project.

‘Scotland’s Four words of Hope.’

Dec. 16  Kate Wallace, CEO, Cyrenians.

‘Homelessness – what are Cyrenians doing?’