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Events CalendarDHT EventsFriday 28th November 2008Discovery Dinner, Hilton Hotel, DundeeWednesday 10th December 2008Victorian Christmas Event, Verdant Works, DundeeFREE entry 7pmWednesday 17th December 2008Christmas Carol Concert, Discovery Point, DundeeFREE entry 7pmFriday 20th February 2009Discovery Ladies Dinner, Invercarse Hotel, DundeePrice: £50 per person £500 per tableSpring 2009 – date to be confirmedSpring Wedding Fayre, Discovery PointSpring 2009 – date to be confirmedCasino Night, Discovery PointThursday 3rd September 2009RRS Discovery Pro-Am Golf CompetitionDownfield Golf Course, DundeeTeam entry: £450DHT Friends EventsWednesday 19th November 2008Restoration of RRS DiscoveryCaptain John WatsonDiscovery Point, 7pmThursday 22nd January 2009Friends Burns SupperAn excellent evening is guaranteed.Discovery Point, 7pm for 7.30pmTuesday 24th Februrary 2009‘History of Dundee Royal Infirmary’Dr Stewart McGowanDiscovery Point, 7.30pmTuesday 17th March 2009Dinner at Dundee College, Kingway Campus6pmThursday 23rd April 2009Visit to Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther andSt Andrews Botanic Garden9.30am – 5pmWednesday 20th MayFriends of Dundee Heritage Trust AGMDiscovery Point, 7.30pmTrusteesProf Stewart Brymer (Chairman)Brian CramRobin CuthbertCouncillor Tom FergusonIain LukeIain Sword (Chairman of the Friends of DHT)Alastair ScottFriends of Dundee Heritage TrustChair:Iain Sword 01382 561249Membership Secretary:Ann James 01382 774853Company DirectorsProf Stewart BrymerRichard P H ClarkBruce LintonMichelle LyallDennis MacPhailMark MunsieGill PoulterJohn Stewart-YoungPhil TurnerVerdant Works 01382 309060Discovery Point 01382 309060www.rrsdiscovery.comwww.verdantworks.comTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Chairman’s Column2008 has been a challenging year for theTrust and the current turbulent times willundoubtedly mean increased pressure onbudgets. We cannot influence such macroeconomicmatters, however, what we can dois to seek to be the best we can be at whatwe do. I am always greatly encouraged by thequality of service which staff and volunteersalike give to our visitors. This is very important.It is essential that our visitors, be they touristsor delegates at conferences, receive a firstclass service so that they, in turn, can tell theirfriends about the quality of our internationallyacclaimedmuseums and visitor attractions atDiscovery Point and Verdant Works. It is nomean feat that a small charitable organisationcan run two such accredited museums. Tohave one 5 star visitor attraction would be anachievement, to have two is something whichwe should all be proud.I should like to say how pleased I was that wewere able to welcome the VisitScotland staffto Discovery Point. This is great news forall concerned. I look forward to us workingtogether for many years to come.Mark Munsie, our Operations Director hasrecently assumed the role of Co-ordinatorof the Management Team that runs ouroperation. Mark has hit the ground runningand I am confident that his enthusiasm for ourattractions and his commitment to quality willsee the organisation continue to progress.As you know, we have been carrying out afeasibility study into the possibility of havingpenguins at the Point. After careful deliberation,it has been decided that this ambitious projectcannot proceed. I am in no doubt that penguinswould have boosted our visitor numbers andconsequently our income. We simply donot have the resource to commit to such aventure at this time. We are looking into othernew ventures however including the creationof a new Education Suite in a replica of Scott’sHut. This would be located on the Quayside.In the course of recent months, we weredelighted to be advised that our collections havereceived Recognition status as being of NationalSignificance. This is a huge achievement andspecial congratulations must go to Gill Poulterand Chris Henry.We have also recently completed a review ofthe Trust’s Constitution. This has resulted insome of our long-serving Trustees steppingdown and I would like to take this opportunityof thanking those individuals who gave theirtime to support the Trust in a quiet buteffective way over the years. Without suchvoluntary work and commitment to the higheststandards of governance, we would not be ableto do what we do.I should also like to let you know that I shall bestepping down as Chairman and as a Trusteeon 31 March 2009. I have been involved withDiscovery one way of another since 1986 andit is now time for a fresh perspective to helplead our wonderful organisation onwards andupwards. I shall say more on this subject in thenext edition of The Shuttle.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Staff NewsWELCOME BACK!A warm welcome back to Crew Member Jim Burns who has recently returned to workafter being off on long-term sick leave – it’s good to have you back!New staffJulie Millerick has joined the Heritage team as Curatorial Assistant on a 9 month contract.A new member to the Ship’s Crew is Tom Montague and Michael Bird has joined theNightwatch team. Scott Munsie has joined the Front of House staff at Discovery Point.We extend a very warm welcome to them all.LeaversEuan Munsie and Mhairi Lennie have left to take up their places at University. We wishthem well in their studies.The Dundee Jazz Festival Swings into Action at the PointDiscover the annual Dundee Jazz festival asit returns to the city in November offeringa full weekend of jazz in styles and venuesto please all.Discovery Point is the choice for an openingnight concert on Friday 21st Novemberwith local Dundee band, Havana Swing -‘The Scottish Gypsy Jazz Masters‘.Playing Manouche, gypsy jazz, in the vein of Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli,Havana Swing are back focusing on their roots in the great music of the Hot Club of Paris,when traditions of European gypsy swing collided with sophisticated jazz of musicians likeDuke Ellington.The five-piece band has all the relaxed nonchalant swing to contrast the fiery soloingthat marks out the style. There’s always warmth and spirit at Havana Swing concerts andfrequently fireworks.Discovery Point, 21st November, 8pm. £8Tickets:Dundee City Box office: City Square - 01382 434940Or from Elaine at Discovery Point – 01382 309077To find more info on the whole festival visit www.jazzdundee.co.ukTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Discovery Burns Supper‘Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!’It’s the year of the Homecoming in Scotland, when we are celebrating the 250thAnniversary of our favourite bard, Robert Burns and the Annual Friends Burns Supper willtake place on Thursday 22nd January 2009. This event is a fundraiser for Dundee HeritageTrust and is always extremely popular. For those of you who have not attended a Friends’Burns Supper before, this is not just haggis, tatties and neeps but a four- or five-coursemeal with wine and whisky (or soft drinks if preferred), and first class entertainment byspeakers from the Lochee Burns Club. An excellent evening is guaranteed.Tickets are available from Geoff James tel: 01382 774853Friends: £22 Guests: £24Christmas Lunches on board RRS DiscoveryWhy not indulge yourself this Christmas andhave Lunch on board RRS Discovery. Lunch inthe Officers Wardroom is available throughoutDecember and creates a wonderfulatmosphere for your festive feast. Experiencefine dining in one of the most magical settingsin the world, something you will never forget.Contact Elaine Wright for more informationTel: 01382 309077email: dht@dundeeheritage.co.ukCollections NewsYou may not be aware of this but the stores area at Verdant Works has been expanded.We noticed some time ago that the space available was rapidly filling up with donatedobjects. So we decided to increase capacity by using some of the old workshop space.An application for funding support to Museums Galleries Scotland (the new name forthe Scottish Museums Council) was successful. We used a local building contractor tobuild the new room and fit flooring and lighting before we then installed steel shelving,including specialist racking for framed items. The whole thing is now known as ‘Objects2’and will be used for storing large objects or paintings.It is a little known fact that most museums only display about 20% of their artefacts at anyone time so it is vital that the remaining 80% is kept in good condition in storage. Thisproject will help us achieve that aim.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Antiques Road ShowThe BBC’s Antiques Roadshow came to the Caird Hall in Dundee during September torecord an episode of this highly popular TV show. The presenter Fiona Bruce spent afew hours on board Discovery filming the introduction to the programme which will befantastic free publicity for us. We were also asked to bring down several items of interestfrom our collections for their experts to look at. There was quite a bit of interest in ourPolar items and it may be that a section is given over to them when the show is airedlater this year.Doors Open DayGill, Chris and Julie were all involved in the annual ‘Doors Open Day’ event at VerdantWorks in September. This scheme encourages organisations to show members ofthe public around the parts of a building they would not normally see. This year weconducted behind-the-scenes tours of the collection stores and demonstrated whatmuseum curators and conservators do and highlighted some of the collection. It was anextremely successful weekend with most of the tours being fully booked.RRS Discovery Restoration & Conservation ProjectThe work to rout, caulk and seal the upper and bridge decks is now complete. This wasa major piece of work, not helped by one of the wettest summers on record!The activity of the newly installed bilge pumps, 16 in all, will shortly be on-line in aspecially designed system by local company OmniInstruments. The system is internet based and eachpump will be monitored 24/7 and will be activatedshould any one pump be active for more than 3seconds. This allows us to monitor where we mayhave problems and take action more quickly.The Heritage Lottery Fund has generously approvedthe release of contingency monies so that we cando some additional works. These include electricalworks, refurbishment of the waste water treatment, new decking for the coal bunkerareas and opening up the Bosun’s Store to public view.The other main project is new interpretation below decks. The newly-opened up areas inwhat were the coal bunkers and the cargo hold have great potential for the interpretationof important stories to our visitors. They include explanations of the ship’s constructionand timbers; the importance of ballast; cargo and provisions (the type of food carried andhow it was stowed), and the magnetic zone, as evidenced by the bronze beam kneesseen in the area. The new displays will be installed early 2009.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Recognition Scheme ProjectsAchieving Recognition status for our polar and jute collections made Dundee HeritageTrust eligible for £40,000 of Recognition Funds. We have been busy spending this moneysince early summer on three collection-related development projects.People visiting the museum office may notice a new addition to the staff in the form ofJulie Millerick who has joined us from Middlesbrough as our Curatorial Assistant. She isworking on a specific project to digitize and document the important jute photographiccollection.One other result of the scheme was the purchase of a high grade museum display casethat can now be seen in the foyer of Discovery Point. We have already festooned it witheither new acquisitions or items that have been in the collection for years but have neverbefore been on public display. It is very satisfying to see items on view such as Scott’ssilver cigarette case, awarded to him for winning a boat race in St.Kitts in the WestIndies in 1887. This diminutive item is a hugely significant artefact in that it symbolisesScott’s first meeting with Sir Clements Markham, the man who was to choose Scott asleader of the Discovery expedition in 1901. This is where Markham first noticed Scottand recognised his leadership talents.The final project, to produce two new computer interactive programmes for the Harvestto Home gallery at Verdant Works, is nearing completion. The first programme onDundee and India is already installed and the second, on the Dundee Jute mills, will followshortly. Both are being produced by DGFX Designs of Montrose.The Dundee and India programme aims to raise awareness of just how closely linkedthe two areas were. It will include information on jute growing and jute manufacturing inIndia and transportation of the raw material to the UK. It will also look at the story of theScots from Dundee and Angus who originally managed the Indian mills.The Dundee Jute Mills programme will considerthe distribution of jute mills in the city and theirindustrial architecture. It will highlight some of themore prominent sites and famous companies andindividuals involved including the ‘jute barons’.The interactives are a combination of text,photographs, illustrations and maps plus newgraphics and animation. They will improve the visitor experience by adding significantly tothe interpretation of these subjects as well as by offering something fun and educationalto use in the gallery. Both programmes draw heavily on material in our jute collections,effectively getting a large part of the collection on public display for the first time.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Corporate Stakeholders SchemeDundee Heritage Trust and its operating company Dundee IndustrialHeritage Limited are both registered charities formed in 1985 topreserve and interpret Dundee’s industrial past.Dundee Heritage Trust has responsibility for the ongoingpreservation and restoration of the internationally important RoyalResearch Ship Discovery and Verdant Works, one of the nation’smost important textile museums. Both sites are registeredmuseums and have won numerous awards.I was honoured to be elected Chair ofthe Friends of Dundee Heritage Trust atour AGM at the end of May. The AGMfalls just a little before the summer breakbut our calendar of events started with anexcellent illustrated talk by Brian Kelly on“The Sky at Night”. Brian worked at bothDundee’s Mills Observatory and the RoyalObservatory, Edinburgh before becomingthe Trust’s Education and OutreachOfficer. His enthusiasm for the subjectand easy, entertaining way of presenting it,made the evening very enjoyable as well aseducational.We have two special projects underwayand have co-opted John Robertson andKay Butlin to the committee to assist uswith them. Our first project is more activerecruitment of new members for the Friendsand especially to encourage individualsto become volunteers at the Museums.The second is to collate and preserve aCorporateTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08membersAbbotsford Nursing HomeAlexander Oastler LtdBlackaddersBonar Yarns & Fabrics LtdDC Thomson & Co LtdDay International (UK)DP&L Group LtdGraham & SibbaldJ & D WilkieJ Mackenzie Stewart & CoRembrandScott & FyfeThe Lang FoundationThorntons SolicitorsHillcrest HousingIn addition to its conservation and restoration work, the Trust delivers a fully resourcededucation and outreach programme to various social groups and schools. Delivery of thisprogramme is heavily dependent upon support from businesses and the local community.You can help support the Trust’s outreach work by joining its membership scheme or bypledging a donation.For more information contact: Kim Adamsont: 01382 309060 e: kimadamson@dundeeheritage.co.ukFrom the Chairman of DHT Friendsseries of photographs which Friends useda number of years ago to mount a specialtemporary display at Verdant Works. Itwill take some time to bring this togetherbut we are hopeful that we can createanother temporary display. Blackness haschanged greatly from being an industrialarea when Verdant first opened to nowbeing much more of a residential area. Wewish to encourage the local residents tovisit Verdant Works to find out about thehistory of the area and to see the excellentoffering at Verdant.If you have received a copy of The Shuttleand are not a member of the Friendswe would like to invite you to join us insupporting the two excellent museums runby Dundee Heritage Trust and also to enjoya number of social events which run fromSeptember to May. Contact details aregiven on page 2 of The Shuttle.Ian Sword

Discovery Ladies DinnerPut a note in your diary for Friday 20th February 2009 as that is the date for the DiscoveryLadies Dinner. It will take place at the Invercarse Hotel and we’re hoping this will becomean annual event. Special guest speaker for the evening is the hugely talented JaniceForsyth.Janice has worked in the arts and media for many years now, she was one of the originalteam behind Glasgow’s Mayfest, she publicised a range of arts organisation and festivalsincluding the Glasgow Jazz Festival and the Assembly Rooms in newspapers, television andradio and has written columns and features for publications including The Scotsman, DailyRecord, The Herald and New Statesman. Her television work includes the long-runningNB, Don’t Look Down, Arts Debates, Festival Cinema, Square Meals (stv) Filmnight, Talkon the Wildeside and Speakout (Channel 4).She currently presents the Janice Forsyth Show and The Arts Show on BBC RadioScotland and lists among her likes, music, movies and mouthing off – so be prepared foran entertaining evening.Tickets cost: £50 each or tables of 10 £500 contact Elaine Wright on 01382 309060 oremail dht@dundeeheritage.co.uk for more information.Discovery Point Wedding FayreDiscovery Point hosted their successful AutumnWedding Fayre on Sunday 21 September 2008.Over 100 prospective brides and grooms registeredon the day and enjoyed a complimentary glassof champagne whilst they mingled with weddingsuppliers. They had the opportunity to view anddiscuss their own wedding arrangements withsuppliers ranging from car companies, florists, photographers, pipers, wedding dresssuppliers, cake artistry, registrars and kilt hire companies.Our own in-house caterers, Eurest Catering, complemented the Wedding Fayre with asample of the Discovery Wedding Menu and guestswere given the opportunity to try a selection of theirdelicious canapés.We are looking forward to arranging our SpringWedding Fayre and invite anyone interested inexhibiting to contact Debbie Burton on01382 309076.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Science in SeptemberDundee Heritage Trust once again took part in the annual schools event ‘Science inSeptember’ organised by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Tayside.Over 100 primary school pupils from across Dundee attended science-themed workshopsat both Discovery Point and Verdant Works.At Discovery Point, the sessions were entitled ‘All at Sea’ and explored various aspects ofnavigation. The children began by using a compass to take bearings and plot the positionof RRS Discovery in relation to various Dundee landmarks. They then learnt how to reada navigational chart, and had fun finding deep water channels, avoiding rocks and shallowsand decoding symbols to identify different lighthouses and buoys.The topic at Verdant Works was ‘Moving Pictures and Optical Illusions’, based on theVictorian fascination with animation toys and magic tricks. Pupils found their sensesdeceiving them as they encountered a series of classic illusions, both traditional andmodern. They also demonstrated their practical skills by designing and making their ownflickbook and thaumatrope (a double-sided animation toy) to take back to school.Sandford AwardDundee Heritage Trust has been awarded one of theUK’s most prestigious education awards for the secondtime. The Sandford Award of the Heritage EducationTrust was first presented to DHT in 2003, but for theaward to be maintained, holding institutions have to becompletely re-assessed every five years. This meantcompleting an in-depth application form giving fulldetails of the education programme at both DiscoveryPoint and Verdant Works, followed by a day-long visitto each site by the award judges. These visits involved shadowing Education Officer BrianKelly throughout a school visit and workshop (including interviewing teachers and pupilsto get their views) and touring the educational facilities at the museums.Brian was delighted to have passed this rigorous process with flying colours, and hewill be collecting the awards from the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KBE at apresentation ceremony at Hampton Court Palace in London on November 24th.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

CyclathonA team of eight intrepid cyclists represented Dundee Heritage Trust at the annual charityCyclathon around Dundee’s 26-mile Green Cycle Route on September 21st. Starting offfrom Camperdown House on a bright Sunday morning, the DHT team joined hundredsof other enthusiastic cyclists following the route anti-clockwise along Riverside Drive,through Broughty Ferry and round to the north of the city. The biggest drawback tocycling the route in this direction is the notorious climb along Harestane Road and LairdStreet, which once again separated the fit from theless fit. However, this is more than made up for by thelong downhill stretches through Templeton Woodsand Camperdown Park towards the finish line.All team members completed the circuit, mostarriving after about three and a half hours, but ourresident superhero Phil Turner set his own pace fromthe start and finished in just under two hours (and then cycled back home…).They raised approx £500 for Dundee Heritage Trust too!! Well done Team DHT.Ice Station DiscoveryFundraising has begun for an exciting project that could see a new Learning Centre builtat Discovery Point. The proposal is to install a Portakabin on the quayside between themain building and RRS Discovery. This would be specifically designed and constructed asa classroom, including a storeroom and cloakroom, and fitted out with worktops, sink,folding tables, stackable chairs and wheeled storage cupboards to provide a high standardof accommodation.To make the Learning Centre more visually appealing, the outside of the Portakabin willbe clad in the style of the Antarctic hut built by the crew of RRS Discovery on their arrivalin McMurdo Sound in 1902 hence the name ‘Ice Station Discovery’. This will add to theexperience of all our visitors by creating an additional point of interest between the exhibitionand the ship, as well as being an attractive building for educational groups to enter.This new Learning Centre will allow us to develop and expand upon our current educationprogramme by creating dedicated space. As well as our existing workshops we can alsointroduce additional activities such as science experiments, construction and art and crafts.We will also be able to have objects on open access for handling, and to put on display someof our larger and most exciting items such as the dog sledge, wooden skiing equipment andshipwright’s tools.If you would like to make a donation to this veryworthwhile project please contact Gill Poulter, HeritageDirector on 01382 309060or email gillpoulter@dundeeheritage.co.ukTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

VIP VisitsDundee Heritage Trust has played host to two VIP visits recently.Firstly Linda Fabiani, MSP, Minister for Europe, External Affairsand Culture in the Scottish Government visited both VerdantWorks and Discovery Point on 12 August.The visit was in connection with the granting of Recognition statusof National Significance for both the jute and polar collections.She went away impressed by both museums.Then Her Royal Highnessthe Princess Royal visitedDiscovery Point and RRSDiscovery on 30 September.Pictures: Dave MartinShe came as the guest of theSouth Georgia Heritage Trustwhich was holding a fundraising event in our venuewhich included a stunning performance of the onemanshow by the actor Aiden Dooley about the Irishpolar explorer Tom Crean.Stewart Brymer with HRH thePrincess RoyalBob Haworth and Gill Poulter with Linda FabianiTay RootsDundee Heritage Trust supported theinaugural Tay Roots Festival for peoplewhose ancestors came from Angus andDundee. The packed programme over aweek in September included visits to sites,workshops, talks and film shows as well associal events and a civic reception.The delegates, some of whom came fromas far afield as America, Australia and NewZealand, visited both Verdant Works andDiscovery Point and RRS Discovery. Many of the delegates had relatives who had workedin the local textile industries so Gill Poulter, the Heritage & Exhibitions Director, gavethem a talk about Dundee’s jute industry and how Dundee Heritage Trust could help withfamily history research.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Temporary Exhibitions - Discovery Point Café Gallery29 November 2008 – 5 March 2009“We’ve Been Framed!”A varied selection of recent work by the photographers of Art Angel, an innovative artsproject which helps provide both a voice and a means of communication for people whohave, or have had, experience of mental health issues. The work will be a mixture oflandscapes, cityscapes, portraits, fauna/flora and abstract views.7 March - 25 May 2009‘Face to Face: Polar Portraits’On loan from the Scott Polar Research Institute inCambridge, this stunning exhibition showcases photographicportraits of ‘polar people’, dating from 1845 to the presentday. It features 25 historic images from the SPRI collectionsincluding very early photographs of the Inuit as well as neverbefore published images from the Heroic Age Antarcticexpeditions. Also on show are 25 modern images by MartinHartley of people exploring, working and living in the PolarRegions today.The exhibition also includes the display of camera equipment owned by people such asCaptain Scott, Herbert Ponting, Sir Wally Herbert and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.30 May - 31 August‘The Art of Exploration’Also on loan from the Scott Polar Research Institute, thisexhibition features high quality framed reproductions ofSir Wally Herbert’s stunning paintings. His pictures reflectnot only the beauty of the polar landscape, but also themen who travelled through it.Perhaps Sir Wally’s greatest achievement during the course of his 50 year polar careerwas the British Trans-Arctic Expedition in 1968-69, an epic 16 month 3,800 mile trek.This first surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean is now regarded by most historians as thelast great journey on Earth.The exhibition also features amazing objects such as Sir Wally’s pocket sextant andcompass and his painting gear. There is also some of his clothing (polar bear skin trousersand reindeer parka with hood and goggles) plus the original sledge from 1969.Admission FREE to all of the above exhibitions.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Welcome aboard new Crew Members of RRS DiscoveryTo improve the effectiveness of our night security at Discovery Point we have brought it`in house`. Michael Bird, a security guard from the previous contractor has joined us as amember of staff while the other position is being filled by Ed Feeney. Ed will be well known tomany of you because he has worked here for a number of years as weekend daywatch.We are pleased to welcome Tom Montague as the replacement daywatch. Tom had donesome work experience with us so he seemed the natural choice for the position. He will alsobe providing holiday and sickness cover for the nightwatch.The nightwatch will now also undertake all the cleaning duties which gives us many morehours of cleaning every week than through the contract firm we were using.The new system should not only be more efficient but it also has the added advantage ofsaving the company money.RRS Discovery Pro-Am Golf CompetitionWith the Summer weather being predominantly wet this reminded us that we’d had to cancelthe Pro-Am in 2006 due to a water-logged course. So you can imagine that we were slightlyconcerned that this year’s Pro-Am would be a wash-out as well!!However, the weather picked up and it was sunshine allthe way for our 25 teams who came along on the dayto battle it out for the podium position.Downfield is a magnificent Championship qualifyingcourse and one of the finest inland courses in the UK.This is probably one of the reasons that we had themaximum number of teams on the day.In this competition you have to play exceptionally wellThe winning team, DC Consultingto win and the winning team did just that, with a scoreof 17 under par. The DC Consulting team led thefield, runners-up were Alliance Trust and DC Thomson and Co came in an admirable third.A big thanks to all the teams who supported the event, we know from feedback that you allenjoyed the day. We hope you’ll be back on 3rd September 2009 at Downfield Golf Course.We would like to thank Mackay Boat Builders for sponsoring this event for the second year.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

The Discovery Dinner 2008The Dinner Organising Committee of Stewart Brymer, Michelle Lyall, Andy Lothian andDerek Soutar are putting together the final arrangements for The Discovery Dinner2008. The Dinner will be held in The Hilton, Dundee on Friday 28 November, with allproceeds going towards the ongoing vital restoration of RRS Discovery and the renovationof the Auditorium and creation of the new Learning Centre at Discovery Point.The guest speaker this year is Tom Avery, polar explorer, mountaineer, author andmotivational speaker. As one of only 41 people in history to have reached both the Northand South Poles on foot and a veteran of over a dozen mountain and polar expeditions,Tom Avery is well-placed to speak to us about his team’s record breaking journey to theSouth Pole and the effects of climate change on the unique environment found there.Our second speaker is Willie Hunter, a solicitor from Edinburgh who speaks regularlythroughout Scotland.We would like to thank all those individuals and organisations who have so generouslysupported the Dinner by reserving tables on the night, donating prizes for the Raffle,Silent Auction and the Grand Auction. Their continued support towards the work of theTrust is greatly appreciated.Tickets are still available, please contact Val King on 01382 309060 oradmin@dundeeheritage.co.uk for more information.VisitScotland – Tourist Information ServicesPhillip Riddle with the TIS teamIt’s over 5 months since the VisitScotland staff relocatedto Discovery Point and it seems as though they’ve alwaysbeen here. They’ve settled in perfectly and we’redelighted that we can offer additional services to visitorsto Discovery Point, with theirknowledge of the area it canonly enhance the visitorexperience.Chief Executive of VisitScotland, Phillip Riddle popped in tosee how the operation was going earlier this year and waspleased to see how well the staff had adjusted to their newsurroundings.Phillip was given a tour of the centre and ship by Phil Turnerand commented “I was very impressed with Discovery – theship itself offers such a sense of history while the rest of thevisitor attraction makes best use of new technology and film.A must-see visit for all!’Phil Turner and Phillip RiddleTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08

Stop press ...‘Icebound in Antarctica’ – a novel by Michael WilsonOur very own Friend and Volunteer, Michael Wilson, has written his first novel!‘Icebound in Antarctica’ is a thrilling adventure set in Antarctica and a truly gripping read.If you want to lose yourself in Michael’s exciting new novel, you can order your copy directfrom Michael on t: 01382 451449 – go on, you know you’ll love it.Free Annual PassEvery visitor to Discovery Point or VerdantWorks is now eligible for a FREE annual pass.So pay just the once and return as often as youlike within the year for nothing!Dundee Heritage Trust is expecting thescheme to be particularly popular with peoplefrom the local area. So spread the word!Please contact Val King on 01382 309060for further information.Dundee Industrial Heritage Ltd Registered Charity No. SC 002268Dundee Heritage Trust Registered Charity No. SC 011328Design, Print 93 Commercial & Production Street byDundee | DD1 2AFPDQ Print Services, 93 Commercial Street, Dundee