At the annual business meeting at the end of March  it was agreed that the committee for 2024/2025 will be – President – Elizabeth McGowan; Treasurer – Morag McKay; Secretary – Ishbel Anderson; committee members – Alice White, Helen McNeil, Nancy Fleming, Marjorie Lamb, Lalita Mishra.

From September 2024 all meetings will be held in the large hall in Strathaven and all will start at 2.00 pm.

The Guild Annual Gathering will be held on Saturday 7 September from 11.00 am in The Assembly Hall, Edinburgh.  The moderator, The Rt Rev Dr S Paterson, will be one of the speakers at the meeting.

The first meeting of the new session will take place on Tuesday 10 September in Strathaven at 2.00 pm when Loudoun Friends will visit to entertain.  On 24 September Liz Allan will visit to speak on ‘Beatrix Potter – More than Peter Rabbit’.