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AUTHOR/LECTURER and TOUR GUIDE GRAEME CRUICKSHANK MA, AMA, FMA, FSA Scot.

GRAEME D.R. CRUICKSHANK MA, AMA, FMA, FSA Scot Graeme Cruickshank was born in Alyth, Perthshire; raised in Glencoe. Senior education at Robert Gordon's Collage, Aberdeen. Graduate of Edinburgh university in Scottish History and Archaeology: several certificate of merit, and undergraduate and postgraduate prizes  Curator of Local History with Edinburgh City Museums for fifteen years. Chairman of the museum Professionals Group, Museums Association  Councillor, etc, ect Since 1989, Proprietor of Edinburgh Historical Enterprises. Author of half a dozen books and several dozen journals articles, plus reviews, etc Specialist subjects include: novel slants on Edinburgh history, various aspects of the Scottish Pottery industry, the sculptural art of the Picts, and certain important but unnheralded events in Scottish history. Regular lecturer to a wide variety of groups at home and abroad (Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Rangoon, Hong Kong, Maastricht and Leiden in Holand, and Guelf in Canada) Has delivered several 10 Week lecture series for the University's Open Studies programme and City Council's Comminity Education scheme, plus study days. Makes occasional radio broadcasts and television appearances, speaking on variety  of historical topics, notably the Battle of Dunnichen.   Spends much of his time travelling throughout South-East Asia, locating, recording, and lecturing on European Export Pottery, most notably from Scotland (financed by thirteen awards from four different organisations over seventeen years) Has won awards for hockey and curling, and has gained 165 medals for road running, including 26 Marathons in 14 countries around the world (mostly in hot climates!)    21 Warrender Park Terrace (3FR) Edinburgh EH9 1EF    Tel/Fax 0131 229 0735

ANDREW BELL Marketing Department

Andrew was born in Edinburgh and educated at Portobello High. He has been in retail management for 27 years first of all with British Shoe Corporation where he managed a Shoe Shop on Edinburgh's busy Princes Street. He then used his managerial experience to secure a four-year contract managing the Gift Shops on Board Passenger Cruise Ships. His four years Cruising venture seen him embark of 8 different cruise ships traveling all over the world. In 1990 Andrew returned to Edinburgh and opened Edinburgh's first Adventure Travel Agency "All Seasons Adventure Tours", with an annual Turnover of just over one Million Pounds. He was a finalist in the Scottish Television "Small Business Game* for Scottish Entrepreneurs. After ten years running "All seasons Adventure Tours" Andrew sold of his company in 2000 and decided to utilize this window of opportunity to take fifteen months out to Travel. He Flew to San Francisco and Purchased an RV and traveled some thirty-seven thousand miles through the USA Canada and Alaska with his wife and three young children. During His Travels he put together his business plan for setting up Meadowood Cafe His Current ventures an Oriental Juice Bar in Bread Street Edinburgh.       .   (to add more rows click on the table button)