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    All meetings take place at 8pm in the Upper Loan Hall, Dreghorn Loan EH13 0DE — 2025-2026 Season — PC Carrie KPM – WW1 Soldier to WW2 Police Hero Gerard McEwan 2nd February 2026 A rich account of the life of Robert Douglas Carrie who, following WWI army service worked with Leith Burgh Police until…

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    Events Programme

    Welcome to the Colinton Local History Society’s events page. Here, you can find information about our upcoming talks and meetings and details about our annual subscription and guest membership.

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  • Past events

    Recent events     Rum, Sodomy and the Lash Jim Tildesley 19th January 2026 This talk provided a close look at life as a Royal Naval Seaman in the Eighteenth Century to sort out fact from fiction and to establish exactly what a new seaman could expect. Navy life was also compared with life on land and…

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