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7-9 June 2019: Join our Beekeeping for Beginners Residential Weekend!

April 16, 2019 By 0 Comment
7-9 June 2019: Join our Beekeeping for Beginners Residential Weekend!

Interested in Bees?
Want to know more?
Not got a lot of time?
If you can spare a weekend – We can help!

Join our Beekeeping for Beginners Residential Weekend!

Over the 8/9 June, we will provide you with the theory of beekeeping along with some practical experience. This is an opportunity to learn about bees in a beautiful, historical location – Newbattle Abbey College. The fee is £350 and includes all accommodation, food, course fees, workshop notes and provision of protective clothing (Deposit of £100).

To find out more visit www.newbattleabbey.com/blog and to book your place e-mail events@newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk or call us on 0131 663 1921

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Open Day – Guided Tours @ 16.00h & 18.00h

February 5, 2019 By 0 Comment
Open Day – Guided Tours @ 16.00h & 18.00h

Are you looking for a venue for your next event, conference or even wedding? Then why not drop in and chat with our events co-ordinator. Newbattle could be what you’re looking for. We will also be offering free guided tours at 16.00h and 18.00h where you can marvel at the splendour of the beautiful rooms and be in awe at the history of this magnificent building – you might even…

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All the Hidden Truths: In Conversation with Claire Askew

November 12, 2018 By 0 Comment
All the Hidden Truths: In Conversation with Claire Askew

At Newbattle Abbey College from 9.30 to 11.00h Join award-winning poet, novelist and current Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh, Claire Askew, as she discusses her debut crime novel All the Hidden Truths. Centred on the tragic killing of 13 young women at Three Rivers College by fellow student and gunman Ryan Summers, All the Hidden Truths is a crime novel that begins with whodunnit, and goes on…

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24 November 2018 Christmas at Newbattle

November 8, 2018 By 0 Comment
24 November 2018 Christmas at Newbattle
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28th November 2018 – Join us for Food and Drinks

November 1, 2018 By 0 Comment
28th November 2018 – Join us for Food and Drinks

Please, join us on Wednesday 28th November 2018 from 5.30pm onwards for complimentary food and drinks. Enjoy a delicious sampling of our new menu. We will entertain you with a tour of the builidng telling you of its fascinating journey from a Cistercian monastery in the 12th century to the present day (complete with ghosts!!!). RSVP to events@newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk by 24th November. Find us on Newbattle Road, Dalkeith, Midlohtian EH22 3LL.

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Discovering Burke October 8: Newbattle Abbey College @ 19:00 – 21:00h

September 20, 2018 By 0 Comment
Discovering Burke October 8: Newbattle Abbey College @ 19:00 – 21:00h

Midlothian Science Festival Back by popular demand.. Join Janet Philp, the author of “Burke – Now and Then” to unearth the tale behind Edinburgh’s most infamous serial killers Book yourself in for Monday 8th from 7pm-9pm. Link to the Event Page @ EventBrite to acquire your tickets      

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August 2019 – Free Gaelic Weekend for all level of learners

July 31, 2018 By 0 Comment
August 2019 – Free Gaelic Weekend for all level of learners

How would you like to learn or improve your Gaelic in beautiful surrounds? Following the success of our last event, we are holding another Gaelic Weekend on 25th and 26th August 2018. The weekend is FREE, full of fun and laughter, and is a great opportunity to meet other learners. See flyer for details. Places are limited so if you are interested please call: 0131 663 1921 or email gillt@newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk….

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Guided Tour organised by Boundless Community – 6th August 2018

June 26, 2018 By 0 Comment
Guided Tour organised by Boundless Community – 6th August 2018

Boundless Community is organising a guided tour of Newbattle Abbey College for their members. When? Monday 6 August 2018 1pm to 4pm A guided tour to discover the Abbey’s fascinating 900-year history, during which it has welcomed royalty since 1140 and has links to Mary Queen of Scots, the Declaration of Arbroath and the Spanish Armada.  Highlights of the tour besides its beautiful interiors, include the Chapel, Crypt, Library and grand Drawing…

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ARTICLE: Young People and Politics in 2018 by Hugh Cullen

May 16, 2018 By 0 Comment

This blog post has been written in connection with the Newbattle Conversations Event that will be held on the 31st of May, 2018. Hugh Cullen is aTQFE Student Tutor at Newbattle Abbey College and you can get in contact with him by e-mailing office@newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk. Young People and Politics in 2018 by Hugh Cullen As a political activist and a young person, I stand out as a bit of an odd-ball…

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