HELLO Spring

Join Cove and Kilcreggan Film Society for screenings on the second Thursday of October, November, January, February and March. Extra films and special screenings to be announced as the season progresses. More info at https://www.facebook.com/ckfilmsoc/

Doors open 7.30 for 7.45 screening. £5 for entry, £30 for a season ticket members free. Free popcorn, and you’re welcome to bring your own refreshments – glasses available in the Hall. Hope to see you there!

All concerts start at 7pm and last about an hour. Entry is free although there is a retiring collection to help pay for the series.

25 October 2026 Edward Jowle (baritone) & Collin Shay (piano)
29 November 2026 Three Kilted Tenors
20 December 2026 (7.30pm) Annual ‘Come and Sing’ Christmas concert
24 January 2027 Helensburgh Chamber Orchestra Winds -Dvorak & Beethoven
28 February 2027 Glasgow University Chapel Choir
21 March 2027 Hermitage Academy
25 April 2027 Music for Friends
30 May 2027 West of Scotland Military Wives Choir
20 June 2027 Danny Miller (violin) and Derek Clark (piano) – Music of the Palm Court

The Cove & Kilcreggan Literary Society has speakers invited to give talks on a wide range of social, scientific and cultural topics. Our season runs from October through to March. The talks start at 8.00pm every other Monday evening. Membership for the whole season of 12 talks only £25. Visitors welcome at £3 per evening. Contact: cklitsoc@mail.com

Monday September 28th:Film, TV, Annika and Me, a talk by Arabella Page Croft. Arabella is the co-founder and CEO of Glasgow-based indie film and TV company Black Camel Pictures. Their award-winning series, Annika, shot on the Clyde and starring Nicola Walker, has achieved record-breaking viewing figures and secured a huge audience (currently no. 6 in the UK). Arabella will talk about shooting in Scotland and her life and work as a producer and director.

Monday 12th October: James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish Genius, at talk by Gian-Luca Oppo of Strathclyde University. Gian-Luca will describe how Maxwell laid the foundations for our modern communication technologies including radio, television, and radar.

Monday 26th October: The Work of Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, by Ross Cadie. Ross Cadie will describe how the team members volunteer and carry out search and rescue missions to find people in any weather and in sometimes extremely challenging environments.

Then 9, 23 November and 7 December

A series of talks held at Helensburgh Community Hub at 7.30pm – Non members welcome, with a £3 donation appreciated.

2026-2027 Season

September 2nd AGM
October 7th John Reid Beyond Burnswark: The Rehabilitation of a lost Conflict
November 4th George Prew-Stell Treasure Trove in the West of Scotland: How it works and what’s Coming up
December 2nd Richard Reeve Where the road leads: The Cast Iron Street Furniture of the Rosneath Peninsula and Beyond
February 3rd Carole Biggam Dyeing Red in Early Medieval England the role of Madder
March 3rd Derek Alexander By Yon Bonnie Banks exploring the Archaeology of Loch Lomond
April 7th Fraser Hunter Roman Scotland Life on the Edge of Empire

The Cove & Kilcreggan Literary Society has speakers invited to give talks on a wide range of social, scientific and cultural topics. Our season runs from October through to March. The talks start at 8.00pm every other Monday evening. Membership for the whole season of 12 talks only £25. Visitors welcome at £3 per evening. Contact: cklitsoc@mail.com

Monday September 28th:Film, TV, Annika and Me, a talk by Arabella Page Croft. Arabella is the co-founder and CEO of Glasgow-based indie film and TV company Black Camel Pictures. Their award-winning series, Annika, shot on the Clyde and starring Nicola Walker, has achieved record-breaking viewing figures and secured a huge audience (currently no. 6 in the UK). Arabella will talk about shooting in Scotland and her life and work as a producer and director.

Monday 12th October: James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish Genius, at talk by Gian-Luca Oppo of Strathclyde University. Gian-Luca will describe how Maxwell laid the foundations for our modern communication technologies including radio, television, and radar.

Monday 26th October: The Work of Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, by Ross Cadie. Ross Cadie will describe how the team members volunteer and carry out search and rescue missions to find people in any weather and in sometimes extremely challenging environments.

Then 9, 23 November and 7 December

Helensburgh and Gareloch Horticultural Society hold a series of talks, free to members, non members welcome £5, Doors open at 7pm, talk begins at 7.30pm, Refreshments at 8.30pm, more details on the HGHS website.

11 November MT O’Connell (Editor of Scotland Grows): Why does Gardening Make us Feel so Good?
2 December Horti Christmas Social
13 January Peter Hart: Cultivating Hellebores
10 February Colin Ainsworth: The Auricula, Culture and History
10 March Dugald McDougall: Growing Dahlias for showing with live demonstration

Join Cove and Kilcreggan Film Society for screenings on the second Thursday of October, November, January, February and March. Extra films and special screenings to be announced as the season progresses. More info at https://www.facebook.com/ckfilmsoc/

Doors open 7.30 for 7.45 screening. £5 for entry, £30 for a season ticket members free. Free popcorn, and you’re welcome to bring your own refreshments – glasses available in the Hall. Hope to see you there!

Join Helensburgh Music Society for their seasonal programme of events, held at Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre, starting at 7.30pm. Full programme details at Home | Helensburgh Music Society

13th September, 2026 Huw Wiggin (saxophone) & Oxana Shevchenko (piano)
4th October, 2026 Bute Wind Quintet
15th November, 2026 Giordano Buondonno (piano)
17th January, 2027 A4 Brass Quartet
21st February, 2027 Colin Scobie (violin) & Jâms Coleman (piano)
14th March, 2027 Isla String Quartet (This concert is supported by The Tunnell Trust)

Helensburgh Music Society presents a series of concerts each year, between October and March, in the form of performances by Professional Ensembles or Solo Recitals. Our concerts, in the Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre on Clyde Street, Helensburgh, are open to everyone. An evening out listening to beautiful music, and a chance to meet friends over an interval drink. Ticket prices are low, especially the season ticket. We encourage performers to talk to the audiences, introducing both themselves and the pieces of music they are playing, expanding on the programme notes so adding to the accessibility of the music. Each year the programme we present, features a variety of performers and instrumental combinations. We also include repertoire ranging from early music to established classical works as well as modern compositions and Jazz. Performers include Scottish based musicians as well as international musicians and ensembles, all of the very highest calibre. It is also an important aim of HMS to offer opportunities to outstanding young artists, especially those based in Scotland.

The Cove & Kilcreggan Literary Society has speakers invited to give talks on a wide range of social, scientific and cultural topics. Our season runs from October through to March. The talks start at 8.00pm every other Monday evening. Membership for the whole season of 12 talks only £25. Visitors welcome at £3 per evening. Contact: cklitsoc@mail.com

Monday September 28th:Film, TV, Annika and Me, a talk by Arabella Page Croft. Arabella is the co-founder and CEO of Glasgow-based indie film and TV company Black Camel Pictures. Their award-winning series, Annika, shot on the Clyde and starring Nicola Walker, has achieved record-breaking viewing figures and secured a huge audience (currently no. 6 in the UK). Arabella will talk about shooting in Scotland and her life and work as a producer and director.

Monday 12th October: James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish Genius, at talk by Gian-Luca Oppo of Strathclyde University. Gian-Luca will describe how Maxwell laid the foundations for our modern communication technologies including radio, television, and radar.

Monday 26th October: The Work of Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, by Ross Cadie. Ross Cadie will describe how the team members volunteer and carry out search and rescue missions to find people in any weather and in sometimes extremely challenging environments.

Then 9, 23 November and 7 December

Title: Helensburgh Orchestra Winter Concert
A Winter concert, conducted by Michael Bawtree.
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Waldteufel: The Ice Skaters
Mozart: Sleigh Ride
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 (Winter Dreams)
Conductor, Michael Bawtree, leader Christine Sinclair

Tickets: At the door, or from Destination Helensburgh, North-Northwest or Orchestra Members £12.50 (students £6, accompanied under 12s free)

All concerts start at 7pm and last about an hour. Entry is free although there is a retiring collection to help pay for the series.

25 October 2026 Edward Jowle (baritone) & Collin Shay (piano)
29 November 2026 Three Kilted Tenors
20 December 2026 (7.30pm) Annual ‘Come and Sing’ Christmas concert
24 January 2027 Helensburgh Chamber Orchestra Winds -Dvorak & Beethoven
28 February 2027 Glasgow University Chapel Choir
21 March 2027 Hermitage Academy
25 April 2027 Music for Friends
30 May 2027 West of Scotland Military Wives Choir
20 June 2027 Danny Miller (violin) and Derek Clark (piano) – Music of the Palm Court