{"id":9,"date":"2017-01-18T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T11:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:39:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0GULLANE AND DIRLETON HISTORY SOCIETY.<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Details of this year&#8217;s History Society outing posted. See Outing page<\/span><\/h1>\n<h4><strong>An information leaflet on the history of Drem airfield is available <a href=\"http:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/GDHS-Drem-info-leaflet-2021.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The annual report and accounts for 2025-2026 are available at 2026 AGM<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The Society&#8217;s lecture programme for 2026 \/ 2027 is posted on the Programme page.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Haddington History Society<\/span> 2026-2027 lecture programme can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/HHS-programme.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The Gullane Village Association<\/span> publishes a newsletter quarterly on its website. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gullanevillageassoc.com\/documents\">Click here for the link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The Dirleton Village Association<\/span> has a website. <a href=\"https:\/\/dirletonvillage.org\/dirleton-village-association\">Click here to access.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1178\" src=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-154x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-525x1024.jpg 525w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-768x1499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-787x1536.jpg 787w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16-1049x2048.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Biil16.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Bill Nimmo, a long term lynch pin of the Society passed from us on 1st April 2026. Tributes paid at his memorial service can be <a href=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/BN-O-of-S89.pdf\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1157\" src=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/PH1-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/PH1-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/PH1-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/PH1-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eastlothianheritage.co.uk\/gullanedirletonhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/PH1-6.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held in Gullane Village Hall on Wednesday 15th April. After the business meeting there was a presentation by Keith Cornwell on the 124 bus service which was interesting and much appreciated.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES MUSEUM IN NORTH BERWICK reopened in April 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some of the displays have been refreshed and new ones added for this season. The Museum is open Wednesday to Saturday until the end of October.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0GULLANE AND DIRLETON HISTORY SOCIETY. Details of this year&#8217;s History Society outing posted. See Outing page An information leaflet on the history of Drem airfield is available HERE The annual report and accounts for 2025-2026 are available at 2026 AGM The Society&#8217;s lecture programme for 2026 \/ 2027 is posted on the Programme page. 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