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ARTIST Nature over again after Poussin, 1979 - 1980 (detail) Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

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Artist Rooms: Ian Hamilton Finlay Pictures of the Past Lunch and Brunch Talks Go Fruit and Nuts for Orchards

Welcome N ot only are we looking forward to another bumper harvest of orchard based fun when we invite you to ‘Go Fruit and Nuts’ this Autumn but we are priviledged to welcome ‘Artist Rooms’ to the Park Gallery, plus we’re welcoming a brand new outdoor place for recreation to Falkirk, the Helix opens officially in September.

In August the Park Gallery, has been selected to take part in ARTIST ROOMS On Tour.

ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is a partnership with Arts Council England, the , and in Scotland, Creative Scotland, making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection to galleries throughout the UK.

“Nature over again after Poussin 1979-1980” features photographs of his garden, Little Sparta. This remarkable sculpture garden represents a great labour of love.

Over the course of nearly 40 years, Finlay created his epic work, earning himself the self-selected title of the Avant-Gardener.

And I, for one, am looking forward to 'Go Fruit and Nuts' in September, brush up on your fruit pie baking skills, and bring your crop of fruit to the house to be juiced or baked into delicious pancakes. Have your fruit growing problems solved by the experts on hand or take advantage of our guided walks or cycles to explore the NEW routes between Callendar Park and The Helix. Yes, it’s a full weekend of family fruit fun in Falkirk.

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Falkirk’s museum in Callendar House tells the story of the area from the Roman Antonine Wall, through the establishment of the original House in the 11th century, Falkirk’s place in Scotland’s turbulent history, and the area’s unique place in industrial history.

No visit is complete without a visit to the Gift Shop. Pick up a souvenir of your visit or a gift for friends or relatives, or a little treat for yourself.

FALKIRK Archives Georgian Kitchen

Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm (closed 12.30-1.30pm) By appointment ONLY – 01324 503779

The working Georgian Kitchen is the centre-piece of a visit to Callendar House, meet Cook in the authentic atmosphere of the preserved kitchen and sample period recipes, listen to stories of life below stairs and watch the staff go about their duties..

The 1830s Library houses the archive service run by Falkirk Community Trust keeping official records, family and personal papers, maps and thousands of photographs from the 1840s to the present day. If you want to research your family history, this is where to start.

Open daily

Tearoom

Daily 10am-4.30pm / Sunday 2-4pm We invite you to join us in the elegant surroundings of the traditional Morning Room, the setting for our Tearoom. Our homemade scones are getting quite a reputation for being the best around, and as for our cakes; worth ditching the diet for. No question.

Cultivating Earth Open daily

Garden: short walk from the House Come and have a quiet contemplation in the peace of the walled garden space, have a picnic, or take part in one of our events or workshops – see the website / facebook for news.

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PICTURES OF THE PAST OPEN 'TIL SUN 29 Sept Callendar House

Over the years our countryside, towns and even the way we work has changed dramatically. Fashions, architecture and industries that were familiar to our parents and grandparents have changed, been destroyed or closed down.

There are images of people at work, buildings going up and coming down, shop interiors, farmers working the land and some quirky ones that probably would never be taken today. Drawn from the glass plate negative collections given to us by the Falkirk Herald, these wonderful images span the early decades of the 20th century and give us a wonderful glimpse into life through the eyes of the newspaper’s photographers.

Coming Soon:

You Are Here: a look at ourselves past, present and future 12 Oct 2013 - 29 March 2014 For the next few months at Callendar House we will be looking at items from the museum collection that mean something to our community and tell the story of our area.

In connection with this we will be running a campaign to ask you what you think should be in the museums collection in the future.

What object do you think neatly

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sums up a particular cultural aspect of our modern or local life that will need to be explained to future generations? What objects do we use every day that sum up our lives at the moment? Do you think our grandkids will say, “really Granny, you had to carry a phone around with you? Your cars were so polluting, why did you put up with that? You just sat and watched TV, you couldn’t interact with it?”

So get your thinking caps on and let us know via our facebook page what things we have today that should be saved for future generations.

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Big Roman Week Every year in September we mark the birthday of Emperor Antoninus Pius (born 19 September 86AD) – who was responsible for the building of The Antonine Wall. The Wall runs directly through Callendar Park in front of the House, and we have a permanent display all about Roman life in the area.

Romans Experience at Callendar House Sun 15 Sept, 2.00pm to 3.30pm Free. Age 7-12 Come along and become a Roman soldier, find out how they built the Antonine wall, examine original Roman objects and take part in Roman manoeuvres. All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult. It is partly an outdoor activity, please wear sturdy footwear and suitable clothing. Booking essential

Thur 19 Sept, 2pm Bo’ness Library

Talk “Mumrills Roman fort – gateways, ramparts and sentinels”

Sun 22 Sept, 10am

Meet at Kinneil Museum

Walk & talk “Along the Antonine Wall” from Kinneil to Polmont

WALK AND TALK With Geoff Bailey

* Walk and Talk in Callendar Park part of ARTIST ROOMS please see page 8

Meet at Bridgeness Tablet Walk & talk “Along the Antonine Wall” from Bridgeness to Kinneil

See what else is happening for Big Roman Week across the area at www.bigromanweek.wordpress.com

Sun 15 Sept, 2.00PM

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Lunch and Brunch Talks... CONt on Page 14

Early Church Buildings Wed 2 Oct brunch 10.15am lunch 1pm

Lunch Talk £6.75 Brunch Talk £4.65

Feed your mind as well as your body at an illustrated talk on one of a huge variety of topics, accompanied by either brunch or lunch – all home baked and prepared by our Tearoom.

Mon 7 Oct lunch 12.30pm Geoff Bailey

Falkirk has a rich variety of ecclesiastical ruins. Recently a 10th century Celtic Cross was found at Carriden, but the earliest church structure in the district is at Airth and dates to the 12th century. Only a few stones remain of the medieval church at Falkirk. However, we have a wealth of information about the 17th and 18th century buildings at Bo’ness and Polmont – the latter designed by William Adam.

Local Banking – A National Story

Traditional Orchards of the Forth Valley: Historical perspectives and recent survey work Wed 18 Sept lunch 12.30pm Crispin Hayes

Part of 'Go Fruit and Nuts week' page 10.

The Forth Valley is not now known as one of the major fruit growing areas of Scotland, but as this talk shows, it was once much more prominent in this respect. The talk describes the origins of pear growing in the area, its association with the religious houses here abouts, and goes on to highlight the findings of recent survey work.

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Wed 6 Nov brunch 10.15am, lunch 1pm Mon 11 Nov, lunch 12.30pm Niamh Conlon

It took centuries for a monetary economy to evolve in Scotland but when it did it was in no small part due to the influence of the banks which went on to become role models for the world. The rise and fall of banks, and the power of the banking system, is reflected locally in Falkirk’s two banks which were set up to provide a local service but became part of a national story, much as the Tryst had in earlier years.

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ARTIST ROOMS Ian Hamilton Finlay

Nature over again after Poussin 1979-1980 23 August - 16 November 2013

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theparkgallery ARTIST ROOMS Ian Hamilton Finlay

Nature over again after Poussin 1979 -1980 23 Aug 2013 – 16 Nov 2013

23 AUGUST - 16 NOVEMBER

The Park Gallery is delighted to be hosting Ian Hamilton Finlay, Nature over again after Poussin 1979 -1980 as part of the fifth ARTIST ROOMS tour.

Ian Hamilton Finlay is considered by some to be Scotland’s greatest artist: a poet, philosopher and gardener, his garden Little Sparta in the Pentland Hills, outside Edinburgh was voted the nation’s greatest work of art by Scotland on Sunday.

It is a garden which is itself a major artwork featuring both horticultural elements and individual works in such materials as stone, wood and metal.

Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas in 1925.

As a child his family returned to Scotland and he was educated nearby at Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire. In addition to this he has memories of Hopetoun House. ”I mean my grandfather was in charge of the sawmill at Hopetoun House, quite a famous big classical house near Edinburgh. My father’s sister lived in this little cottage and my uncle was a night watchman in this big house and who knows maybe my work has been partially inspired by memories of the grounds, the lands and the deer and the classical house, who knows? But I know when I started the garden my inclination towards the classical was increased” IHF in conversation with Nagy Rashwan.

During World War II he was evacuated to Orkney, ending his formal education at the age of 13. He briefly attended Glasgow School of Art until he was called up in 1942 at the age of 17. After the War Finlay was a shepherd on Orkney. This place had a great effect on him and and whilst there

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ARTIST ROOMS Nature over again after Poussin, 1979 - 1980 (detail) Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

he developed his ideal of Sweet Philosophy in which he found visionary happiness amongst classical philosophers. Although Finlay did not formally study philosophy it is a constant factor in his art.

Nature over again after Poussin 1979 -1980 was first shown at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow in 1980 and consists of eleven black and white photographs, each in halves, mounted separately in a hinged frame and accompanied by recorded flute music, composed by Wilma Patterson and played by David Nicholson. The tune is called “Julie’s Theme”, named after the heroine and creator of a secret garden in JeanJacques Rousseau’s novel La Nouvelle Héloise.

The photographs above depict the artist’s garden, Little Sparta, in the Pentland Hills outside Edinburgh. The title of the work refers to Cezanne’s desire to `paint Poussin over again after nature but Finlay has turned the concept of painting nature upside down by creating photographs of real landscapes as if `signed by famous artists. Representations of the signatures of artists including Corot, Guercino, Salvator Rosa and Poussin appear, each carved in stone. Finlay intended the work to question the status of the garden, which he felt should be an extension of the home.

ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is a partnership with Arts Council England, the Art Fund, and in Scotland, Creative Scotland, making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection of international modern and contemporary art to galleries throughout the UK. ARTIST ROOMS is jointly owned

by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland and was established through The d’Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, and the Scottish and British Governments.

Little Sparta: 'The Present Order' Photograph by Andrew Lawson

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theparkgallery WORKSHOPS with theparkgallery at Callendar House An Introduction to Ian Hamilton Finlay’s work

Working with Ian Hamilton Finlay

Walk and Talk in Callendar ParK

Robin Gillanders

Led by Geoff Bailey, Archaeologist

Ken Cockburn

9th October 2-3 pm

Wed 25th September 11am-12noon

Cost £5/£3 includes tea, coffee and cake

Cost £5/£3 includes tea, coffee and cake

Robin Gillanders is a photographic artist who taught at Edinburgh Napier University for almost 30 years.

In 1995 he was privileged to meet Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta and began a close association with him, which lasted until Finlay died in 2006. He produced many collaborative works with Finlay including artists’ books, cards and prints and held an exhibition of photographs, Little Sparta: Portrait of a Garden, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 1998. Additionally, the exhibition included many of the collaborative works, re-contextualised for the gallery wall. This exhibition toured internationally and was accompanied by a limited edition publication of the same name.

Ken Cockburn presents an introduction to Ian Hamilton Finlay’s work, considering Nature Over Again After Poussin in the context of Finlay’s earlier stories and poems, and the later development of the garden at Little Sparta. He looks at how Finlay regularly used ‘found’ elements in his work, and his preference for writing unconnected or detached sentences on particular themes – in this case, gardening.

Ken Cockburn worked for many years at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh; with Alec Finlay he established and ran pocketbooks, an award-winning series of books of poetry and visual art (1999-2002). He edited Ian Hamilton Finlay’s The Dancers Inherit the Party: Early stories, plays & poems (Polygon, 2004). His recent publications include Ink, a collaboration with artists ~in the fields, and Snapdragon, a collection of his translations of German poet Arne Rautenberg. Along with Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte and Lila Matsumoto, he recently took part in the first public poetry reading at Little Sparta. www.kencockburn.co.uk

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In this lecture, Gillanders will examine Finlay’s work, the garden at Little Sparta and his method of working collaboratively with a variety of artists and crafts people. In particular he will examine the importance of photography to Finlay’s genus of concrete poetry.

Saturday 5th October 2-4pm Cost £2

(Meet at Reception at Callendar House) Callendar Park is a prime example of a late 18th century designed landscape that provided pleasure grounds for the owners of the Big House. It incorporated elements of earlier land use, including the imposition of the Roman frontier known as the Antonine Wall, as well as agriculture, gravel quarries and coal mining.

The guided walk and talk around the park with the archaeologist, Geoff Bailey, will cover 4km and 2 millennia, and will take about 2 hours (please wear stout shoes). *see page 12 for more walks led by Geoff.

Photgraph by Tracy Rich

To book tickets for any of these events or workshops please call 01324 506850 or visit the steeple box office, high street, falkirk.

What Are Gardens For? Tracy Rich, Landscape Designer

Thursday 24th October 11am – 12 noon

Cost £5/£3 includes tea coffee and cake We’ve gardened for thousands of years, but why? Our reasons for creating gardens have changed over time and mirror cultural shifts.

Join Landscape Designer, Tracy Rich, for a whirlwind tour of garden design from the ancient paradise gardens of the Middle East to London’s Olympic Park

Printmaking Workshop

Education Room, Callendar House Artist Kevin Reid

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Little Sparta Trust TRIP TO LITTLE SPARTA Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Garden in the Pentlands Date 8th September

Departs 12 noon from Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk Cost £17

Little Sparta is a garden at Dunsyre in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, created by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay and his wife Sue Finlay. It is located approximately 50 miles from Falkirk and is described as “a place for contemplation, intellectual receptiveness and enjoyment. The garden as a whole discloses to the viewer who walks round it many complexities of meaning, sentiment and wit. It is also a fragile place, easily damaged by the northern climate and constantly requiring careful conservation.”

The Park Gallery has organised this coach trip which will leave from Callendar House on Sunday 8th September at 12 noon and return to Falkirk by 4.30pm approximately.

26th October 2013 10.30am - 4.30pm

Cost £25 including materials We all wear slogans/brands and use local dialect that becomes part of the social landscape. Do you have something to say?

Are you a budding Warhol, Banksy or Ian Hamilton Finlay?

Come along and try your hand at making your own wearable slogan/design.

Experiment with stencil and screen printing onto paper, t-shirt and tote bag.”

Please wear old clothes.

Little Sparta: 'The Temple Pool Garden, Photograph by Andrew Lawson

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‘Go Fruit & Nuts!’

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16-22 September, 10am – 5pM FREE Join Forth Environment Link (FEL) and Falkirk Community Trust for a bumper crop of fun-filled activities to celebrate all-things ‘orchard’ at this year’s ‘Go Fruit & Nuts!’ Week. Culminating in a harvest weekend of hands-on and educational activities suitable for all the family about how to grow, care for, and cherish fruit trees and orchards. And of course, eat!

Fruit Cooking and Processing Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

If you have surplus apples or pears at home, you can bring these along to crush and juice them yourself with the fruit press, and taste the delicious juice to quench your thirst. You could accompany this with fruit pancakes freshly made on the griddle. You might also like to swap any fruit for other varieties at the ‘FruitSwap’ point.

Heritage and Displays WED 18 SEPT Lunch 12:30 £6.75

A ‘Lunch and Brunch’ talk* (page 13) by Dr Crispin Hayes about the History of Forth Valley’s Traditional Orchards will take place in the house, and a display based on his research for Forth Environment Link in 2009, will be shown nearby.

16-22 September

Making a re-appearance this year will be a display of over 100 varieties of Scottish apples and pears. (depending on the growing season!).

Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

If you have fruit that you would like to have identified, then bring them along to our orchard experts who will do their best to find out which varieties they are.

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Orchardeering!

Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

Health and fitness is all part of the event, with biking or walking ‘Orchardeering’ trails with questions to get the brain ticking over as well as the feet or the pedals. The trails will link the Helix Orchard and other sites of edible interest along the way to the Callendar House Walled Garden.

Competitions

‘The Forgotten Orchard’, about a girl called Katy who, whenever she eats, or sees an apple, is reminded of her Grandad, who grew Sun 22 Sept Returning again this year, by popular demand, 24 varieties of apple from an old piece of wasteland (the 24th tree being extra special!). will be the ‘The Great Fruit Pie Bake-Off’ In remembering her childhood and apple competition, so bring along your homeloving Grandad, Katy realises what she needs made pies (using fruit from your garden or a nearby orchard if possible) to be judged by a to do in order to continue the orchard’s legacy. professional chef.

Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

Display Sat 21 Sept

A photography competition of the best photos of orchards, fruit trees, their wildlife, and activities associated with them will be promoted in advance of the event. The best photos will be used to create a beautiful calendar. There will be a display of the photos throughout the weekend.

Fruit Trees – your orchard questions answered Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

If you’d like to learn how to maintain your fruit trees with the help of experts, there will be opportunities for practical sessions using trees in the walled garden and outside Callendar Park.

Arts and Entertainment Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

For those creatively inclined, the ‘Art – Attack’ in the walled garden will be of the willow-kind, with an experienced sculptor helping you to create a fabulous willow fruit sculpture.

Sat 21 + Sun 22 Sept

Making a star appearance this year will be the Eco-Drama Group with their hit play,

There will also be story-telling about fruit trees - how they grow and other mysteries - in the inspiring walled garden.

Schools In the lead up to the event, Margaret Miller, FEL’s School’s Orchard Officer, will be taking activities to Falkirk schools, to inspire the children and their families to come along and join in the fun.

Pre event The activities will be suitable for children aged 6 and over. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

All equipment and guidance will be provided where required. Booking may be required for some activities.

Please check the website at www.forthvalleysorchards. org.uk for booking information. The programme and venues may be subject to change at short notice.

The ‘Go Fruit & Nuts!’ Week is a project of the Forth Valley Orchards’ Initiative, which is being delivered by Forth Environment Link, and funded by the Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund 2013.

For further details, contact Diane Alderdice, FEL’s Forth Valley Orchards’ Initiative Co-ordinator, on 01786 449215, or email diane@forthenvironmentlink.org.

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Lunch and Brunch Talks CONT Playtime for the Bairns Wed 27 Nov, brunch 10.15am, lunch 1pm Mon 2 Dec, lunch 12.30pm Jean Jamieson

Larbert & Dunipace; a tale of two parishes Wed 5 Feb, brunch 10.15am, lunch 1pm Mon 10 Feb, lunch 12.30pm John Reid

Nowadays much of our leisure time is spent indoors on our computer or in front of our television screens. This was not always the case and, using images from Falkirk Archives collections, Jean examines how people in the Falkirk District occupied themselves with sports and other activities before the advent of modern technology.

The history of the parishes of Larbert and Dunipace from Feudal times to the Industrial Revolution. Larbert and Dunipace have notable early feudal connections and, obviously, they lie adjacent to one another.

But, having said that, we find that their geography, topography and respective locations have tended to bring to each a character of their own

Falkirk and the Boer War

“From the Lade to the Carron Dams”

Wed 8 Jan, brunch 10.15am, lunch 1pm

Carron Company’s water supply

Mon 13 Jan, lunch 12.30pm Allan Ronald

Like many Scottish towns Falkirk displays a South African War memorial – but just who were the volunteers who left their home town for the unknown and what was life like for them? What motivated these part-time soldiers and why did the government struggle to censor them?

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Wed 5 Mar, brunch 10.15am, lunch 1pm Mon 10 Mar, lunch 12.30pm Brian Watters

Waterways in the Falkirk area hold a special place in our history and affections. In 1760 the Carron Company constructed a lade from Larbert to their new works to turn the wheels of the industrial revolution. The water was also used for an internal set of canals.

Nature soon colonised its banks and today this is an important element of the story.

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Callendar House & theparkgallery

Getting here

follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

By car: From Edinburgh: Follow M9 westbound. Exit at Junction 5 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

From the North: Follow A9/M9 south. Exit M9 at Junction 6 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

From Glasgow: Follow M80/ A80 eastbound. Join M876 (signposted Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk, Grangemouth). Merge onto M9. Exit at Junction 6 and

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Free Parking: The car park is accessed via Seaton Place (past the high flats) and opposite the Teashop at the Stables.

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Additional parking available at Estates Avenue.

Disabled parking available in front of Callendar House By train: Falkirk is served by 2 railway stations, Falkirk High and Falkirk Grahamston.

For train timetables call National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50 By bus: For details of bus travel to Falkirk contact Traveline Scotland: 0871 200 22 33

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Callendar House and theparkgallery Callendar Park, Falkirk Tel: 01324 503770 Email: heritage@falkirkcommunitytrust.org www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org Open all year: Free admission Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm Sunday (April–Sept only) 2pm-5pm

Booking for events and workshops should be made through our central box office: The Steeple Box Office, High Street, Falkirk FK1 1NW Tel: 01324 506850 Email: arts@falkirkcommunitytrust.org Open Mon – Sat 09:30am – 4:45pm

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