SWACS Spooky Spectacular

Around 40 fearless folk braved the cold weather last Saturday evening to venture into the Court Cave to be entertained with stories of ghosts and spirits by local traditional storyteller Rowan Morrison.

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Frank Rankin

SWACS were extremely saddened to hear of the death last week of Frank Rankin, one of our three founder members.

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Community Festival video!

The film of our Community Festival held in July is now ready. Thanks again to everyone who came along or helped on the day - see if you can spot yourself in the film!

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Wemyss Caves Community Festival a big hit

A huge thank-you to everyone who came along to the festival on Saturday, and to all the volunteers and performers who worked so hard to make the day a success.

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Wemyss Caves Community Festival

SWACS are delighted to announce that we will be holding a Wemyss Caves Family Festival at the caves and castle on the afternoon of Saturday July 21st.

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The story of a Victorian sampler

SWACS archivist Pam Cranston on the history of a charming embroidery sampler in our collection.

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Bagster’s Comprehensive Bible

This 19th century Bagster’s Comprehensive Bible is one of SWACS’ more enigmatic historical holdings. As the origins are unclear we would be interested to hear from anyone has any idea regarding its provenance. It may be a relict of West Wemyss Primary School which replaced Wemyss Colliery School (built c.1859).

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