Louise Robertson tragically fell to her death in 2018 and courageously donated her organs, to the benefit of three recipients, whose lives were transformed. Her father, Neil Robertson, will relate the events surrounding this heartbreaking event and how organ donation can give a new lease of life to so many others in need of help.
Ewen Pate, retired Courier Farming Editor and distinguished farmer, will reveal the pioneering venture of a syndicate of Dundee Jute Barons who purchased and developed the highly profitable 130,000 acre Matador Cattle Farm in Texas from 1879 – 1951 and which still prospers to this day.
Find out more about the Hope Cross, currently on display at Discovery Point, from Kim Turford-Mowat, Education and Communities Coordinator at the Dundee Heritage Trust. The Cross is a poignant symbol to Sir Ernest Shackleton, donated by fellow crew members, as a memorial after he perished in 1922.
Stage group stalwart, Graeme Smith, has written, produced and starred in Dundee Pantos for over 50 years and is an authority on local theatre. Come and listen to his stories of the thrills and spills of the Whitehall Theatre over its amazing history.
