Autumn Meeting: Sat 2nd Nov 2024
Angus Rex • 9 January 2025
* Saturday 2nd Nov 2024 *
Details
Our Autumn/Winter Meeting will be held on Saturday 2nd Nov 2024 at 7.00pm through the use of Zoom.
The presentation is by Tristan Hugh Jones who is a Director of the Loch Ryan Oyster Fishery Company and also an Oyster Farmer. His talk is entitled "The Loch Ryan Oyster Beds & The Stranraer Oyster Festival".
More details can be requested using the Contact Us page on this website.
Venue
Zoom
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