Shuttle winter 08 proof.pdf - Discovery Point

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