Due to the present crisis it has been agreed that the first three seminars in the Training Plan , on April 15th , May 23rd and June 10th be postponed until later in the year.See attached plan http://penicuikheritage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Penicuik-HR-Training-Guide-Trifold-online.pdf
An exhibition advertising the Training Plan has been erected in the shopfront window of 4-6 High Street . This advertises the schools traditional construction skills training and the seminars and workshops for contractors, building professionals, and home owners starting in April 2020, through to early in 2021.Due to the current crisis with the cornonavirus however… continue reading »
The grant approved for the restoration and repair work at no 10 The Square has started. Scaffolding has been erected for roof and stone masonry repairs to the building.It is anticipated that the work will be complete by the middle of April .
Pupils from Beeslack and Penicuik High School were given the opportunity to gain some hands on experience of some traditional construction skills over the last two days. 45 pupils from each school took up the challenge. Edinburgh College tutors , experts in stone masonry, roofing and sign writing and marbling went into the schools to… continue reading »
Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project has commissioned FREW Conservation to deliver a package of traditional building skills training workshops and seminars. The format of each course is slightly different but generally consists of a combination of lectures, discussion, practical demonstration and some hands-on-work. If you are interested in attending any of the courses, please book via… continue reading »
Experienced story tellers , Fergus McNicol and Ron Fairweather will be working with Penicuik schools , the Penicuik Historical Society and other local organisations to develop a programme of historical/heritage stories from Penicuik’s past .The work will be digitised and a film produced together with information that will help to inform a heritage trail for… continue reading »
Beeslack pupils went into St Mungo’s churchyard today looking at the structures in the churchyard, ie St Kentigerns church Tower, the Clerk Mausoleum , The old Hearse House as well as the grave stones. They came back into the Town Hall to learn about the history of the area and made some model head stones… continue reading »
Today pupils at Roslin Primary explored the themes of building restoration making a design of their imagined restored Penicuik paper mill from wooden blocks. They tested their engineering skills designing bridges and exploring the properties of clay in making dwellings. Active, hands on learning making connections to built Heritage through creative and co-operative team work
The Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project (PHRP) is discussing a possible drama project in partnership with Queen Margaret University drama students and the Penicuik Historical Society. The idea is that the drama students would work with Sean Watson the PHRP Archivist and the Historical Society to produce a drama production based around the activities, events and… continue reading »
‘A fabulous group of students from Beeslack High School who are aiming to achieve an Archaeology Scotland Bronze Heritage Hero award .As a group they have been exploring what makes Penicuik special, from St Mungo to the Paper Mills, bringing heritage to life and not deterred by the wintery weather’
