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Another Successful Village Show

Posted on December 2nd, 2023

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our successful Village Show in September, particular thanks go to Pam Bell and the Lady’s Village Show Group who have been planning it for a long time. Of course, the other big thank you goes to the children for all their posters and artwork which were shown off in […]



Village Show September 2023

Posted on August 11th, 2023

Theme – Coronation An exhibition of village produce, home crafts, floral art, photography and baking, sales tables, competitions, raffle, auction, and much, much more with a coronation theme! Saturday 2nd September 2023 @ 2.00 pm Prize Giving at 3.20 with the auction at 3.30 followed by the raffle in North Queensferry Community Complex (Brock St) […]



Ian Jack – journalist

Posted on November 16th, 2022

Ian Jack spent a large part of his childhood in North Queensferry. He became a highly respected journalist and editor of Granta and The Independent on Sunday who combined forensic investigative skills with an elegiac writing style. His essays included memories of his early life in North Queensferry and Dunfermline, and latterly the on-going tale […]



It’s Back – The Village Show 2022

Posted on July 6th, 2022

This year’s theme is the Jubilee An exhibition of village produce, home crafts, floral art, photography and baking. Sales, raffle, auction . . . and much, much more Save the date Saturday 27th August 2022 Show Opens at 2.00pm Prize Giving at 3.20 Auction at 3.30 followed by the raffle in North Queensferry Community Centre […]



Postponement of all events

Posted on March 17th, 2020

Please note that all NQHT events are postponed as of 17th March 2020. We will follow NHS and Scottish Government advice. Normal service will resume whenever possible.  As of January 2022, the stay-safe rules and recommendations are becoming less stringent.  The Trust will continue to monitor the situation and whenever it becomes possible we will […]



Website updates – Golf Course and Duel Stone

Posted on February 1st, 2020

The Golf Course We have added a whole new section on the history of the Ferryhills Golf Course from 1890 to 1940. It took longer than we expected to tease out all the strands of this tale to make a coherent story. We hope your enjoy it. There are still some gaps in the story, […]



2020 – A Happy New Year

Posted on January 3rd, 2020

A Happy New Year to everyone from NQHT Looking back at 2019 . . . We had record numbers of visitors to the Light Tower and Railway Station last year. The Light Tower has attracted visitors from 88 countries in total from May 2010 to October 2020. Abu Dhabi, Albania, Argentina, Australia [by states: Canberra, […]



June 2019 News

Posted on June 12th, 2019

Artists with links to North Queensferry North Queensferry Heritage Trust presents an exhibition dedicated to the world famous artistic talents of: J.M.W. Turner who sketched scenes around North Queensferry, Charles Martin Hardie lived and worked in North Queensferry, his nephew, Martin Hardie, visited Charles and created images around North Queensferry, Sir John Lavery a war […]



Fleet Surrender Exhibition and Guided Walks

Posted on January 19th, 2019

Fleet Surrender Exhibition Opening Times 2019 During 2019 the The Fleet Surrender Exhibition will be open by appointment on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm. Please send an email to nqhtinfo@gmail.com to request a viewing time. Military-themed Expert-led Walks We will recommence the expert-led guided walks in Spring 2019. Watch this space […]



Website update November 2018

Posted on November 8th, 2018

We have updated the section on the scuttling of the surrendered ships at Scapa Flow And added a new section on how they were subsequently raised, and then towed to Rosyth to be scrapped.



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