Hands On Heritage

Every month the team at East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure's Heritage Collection will select some of their most interesting treasures and share the stories behind them at Hands On Heritage!

About Hands On Heritage

	21st October 2025 18th November 2025 16th December 2025
	10am & 2pm
	ERCL Heritage Store ERCL Headquarters Burnfield Avenue, Thornliebank G46 7TL
	Free but booking required
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Listed Under History Events / Talks and Lectures Events

The Heritage Collection at East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure has become even easier to access, with the opening of our new heritage store. Collections previously kept off-site are now able to be viewed by appointment, expanding upon the material already available to view at Giffnock Heritage Centre.

We are also launching staff led sessions, which will allow you to explore curated highlights of the East Renfrewshire Heritage Collection. Every month we will select some of our most interesting treasures and share the stories behind them.

Places are free but must be booked. As spaces are limited please let us know if you can no longer make it, so that the tickets can be made available to others.

What to expect

Tue 16 Sep
Introducing the Collection: Come and see the fascinating range of items we have in the store

Tue 21 Oct
Highlights from the Shanks Collection: We have a fantastic collection of material relating to Shanks & Co. of Barrhead. Come along and see some of the best bits!

Tue 18 Nov
Take a chance! Leave it up to the Local Studies Librarian to choose some interesting items.

Tue 16 Dec
Margaret Gibson Collection: Some treasures from a 1920s childhood

Additional Dates: 18 November 2025, 16 December 2025

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