Former staff and students of Leith Nautical College are asking the country’s seafaring communities to help track down old colleagues, classmates and friends for a reunion event in Edinburgh in September. Organisers are trying to find people linked with the college, whose maritime careers have taken them across the world.
Everyone connected to the former maritime training centre is invited for a weekend of activities in Edinburgh on 29 and 30 September 2018. An evening reception will take place on the Saturday at Edinburgh College’s Milton Road Campus, the home of Leith Nautical College from 1978 to 1988.
South Leith Parish Church – which has historic links with the maritime community – will host an exhibition about the history of Leith Nautical College and visitors are invited to bring along their mementos. The church will also hold a service of thanksgiving on the Sunday morning.
The event is being organised by Edinburgh College Development Trust, the independent charity that supports students at Edinburgh College. It follows World Maritime Day on Thursday 27 September.
Gordon McFadzean, former head of Electric and Electronic Engineering at Leith Nautical College, said: “Students of Leith Nautical College have travelled far and wide in the course of their work, playing vital roles in modern maritime history. This is a fantastic opportunity for people to get back together and catch up, and I’m sure there will be plenty of incredible tales to swap.
“I hope that any former students and staff will be able to come along and that they can spread the word to anyone they’re still in touch with. It would be wonderful to see everyone again.”
To register interest and to find out more, contact Edinburgh College Development Trust manager Sheena Stone at development.trust@edinburghcollege.ac.uk. Anyone with a connection to Leith Nautical College is asked to spread word about the reunion to other students and staff.
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