Representatives of Burntisland Heritage, Community Council and Development Trust, met up with representatives from Forth Ports to examine the possibility of the Shanks Pier area, ie West Bulwark, being reopened to public access. Various options and possibilities were discussed. If you have a view on this, please contact either of the above groups and make your views known.

Picture shows L-R. Sandra Maguire, Andy Lamb (Forth Ports), Ian Archibald (Burntisland Heritage), Lucy Harris (Forth Ports), George McLauchlan (Burntisland Heritage), Flavia Sansao McIntosh (Development Trust. Not in picture, Anne Smith (Community Council, Ian Ralph (Development Trust).

Friday 7th February

Presentation of baton from National Trust Scotland

Recent acquisitions

The above watercolours are by George Thomson, some people in the town may remember him as an art teacher at Burntisland Secondary School. He was a well known calligrapher writing on the subject and carrying out commissions. The above paintings, were donated to Burntisland Heritage, by Mr McCulloch, who's family owned the Sandhills caravan park in Kinghorn.

Antonia Laurence Allen, Regional Curator for The National Trust for Scotland, contacted Burntisland Heritage early in January to enquire if we would like to receive a ceremonial baton which was in their collection at Falkland. We were delighted to accept this offer and the baton was duly transferred to Burntisland and the presentation took place on Friday 7th February.

We are currently looking into the history of the object and would be keen to hear from anyone with information.