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The Rev. D. Norman Maclean founded
Colinton Parish Church Literary Society
(the ‘Lit’) in October 1903 with three
Members of the congregation.
  

​     They met in a wood and corrugated building in Dreghorn Loan, known as the Old Tin Hall.  For more than 100 years the Lit programmes have covered both literary topics and those of general interest across the entire community from whom our membership is drawn. The Lit has hosted many eminent academics, authors, artists and musicians. In 1911, Sir Ernest Shackleton gave a lecture entitled ‘Furthest South’  and in 2011, author Ian Rankin let us into his secrets of crime writing. 

Our annual programme is based on suggestions made by the Members themselves and proposals for future talks may be handed in to the Secretary at any time.

Colinton Parish Church Literary Society
The Committee

 
Hon. President
The Rev. Rolf Billes
  Secretary  
Sally Fischbacher
cmfischbacher@yahoo.co.uk
Treasurer
Katie Davidson
Programme Coordinator 
Colin Fischbacher
cmfischbacher@yahoo.co.uk

Committee Members
Colin Fischbacher, Joe McGeogh,
Bob Mylchreest, Gemma Roper-Caldbeck,
Lorraine Veitch-Rutherford 

Hon. Accounts Examiner
A W Murray


An Invitation to The Lit  
The 111th season of Colinton Parish Church Literary Society will begin in October 2023. 

Our meetings are held in the
Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton EH13 0DE.
Tea, coffee and wine is served from 7:30pm.
 Each talk will commence at 8pm and the
evening finishes at 9pm.

 
Membership costs just £10 for the full
programme of 17 meetings, or £3 per meeting
for visitors. New members of all ages are assured of a warm welcome.  
Our programme covers both literary topics and those of general interest which should be attractive across the entire community from which our membership is drawn.
Proposals for future talks may be handed in to the Programme Co-ordinator at any time.
​

A list of guest speakers and their talks will be available to ​view shortly 

Colinton Parish Church of Scotland, Dell Road, Edinburgh EH13 0JR, 
t: 0131 441 2232, e: church.office@colinton-parish.com
Registered Charity No SC010313
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    • special events in your life
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    • colinton news magazine previous issues
    • bulletin previous issues
  • community
    • colinton amenity association
    • colinton care
    • colinton community council
    • colinton community conservation trust
    • colinton garden club
    • colinton literary society
    • colinton local history society
    • colinton townswomen
    • dreghorn loan hall
  • dreghorn loan hall
  • our partners
    • christian aid
    • fairtrade
    • hailesland early years centre
    • bonaly primary school
    • braidburn school
    • colinton primary school
    • firrhill high school
    • stableroom playgroup
    • tiphereth
  • the swing cafe
  • contact & find us
  • special events
    • 2022 shine a light
    • 2021 christmas angels