Shoemakers

The tradition of riding the marches is still maintained within the Shoemaker Trade and each year during the Month of May the Trade Members visit their old feuing lands which can include a visit to a place of interest and douping of a new member before heading back to Trinity Hall for dinner.
This year the Trade visited the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at Foresterhill Hospital and was enthralled listening to Dr James Grieve, pictured right, a past president of the Society talking about the many medical links to North East Doctors who were all members of the Society. The Aberdeen Shoemakers Incorporation intends to make a donation from the funds raised at their recent Male Evening held at the Hall to support the Medico-Chirurgical Society. The facility at Foresterhill is not dissimilar to that of Trinity Hall in that it’s one of Aberdeen secrets. Dr Grieve intimated that the Woolmanhill Hospital site would soon be coming onto the property market for sale. This would be a magnificent site for Aberdeen to create a museum which could hold many different local interests which currently does not have a home to display materials and information about their history. Aberdeen has a great history relating to paper making; granite working and weaving to mention a few. What an opportunity to create both a tourist attraction and educational facility.

Aberdeen Shoemakers Inc welcomed new member Graeme Cursiter, into their Trade last night. Graeme and his wife Gillian attended the recent prospective members evening at Trinity Hall where they were able to ask questions relating to the Hall, the Seven Incorporated Trades and regarding joining the Shoemaker Trade. Graeme carried out his essay piece of cutting out the leather pieces to form a brogue shoe with Essay Masters Richard Harwood, Alastair Hunter & Albert Thomson.
As the Aberdeen Shoemakers Inc is an open Trade Graeme being involved in the oil and gas industry joins other members sharing the same profession. The Trade members have many different professions however all carry out the same essay piece to become a member in order to maintain the traditions of the Trade.
The members of the Aberdeen Shoemakers Inc welcome Graeme and Gillian into their company and look forward to sharing many social events in the coming years.

The Aberdeen Shoemakers Incorporation held a Football Evening in Trinity Hall on Friday 19th April 2013 which was attended by over a hundred members and guests. The guest speaker was the recently retired Aberdeen Football Club Manager Craig Brown and Compere Doug Duthie. Craig entertained the audience with a multitude of stories from his wealth of experience during the times he served as the Manager of the Scottish Football Team and the Manager of Aberdeen Football Club. A charity auction and prize draw were held during the evening raising funds which were divided between two charities close to Craig’s heart. The charities nominated by Craig were Aberdeen Football Club Youth Development & Aberdeen Football Club Ex Players Association. The latter association raising funds to preserve memorabilia relating to Aberdeen Football Club. The cheques were presented by Deacon Brian Scott to Duncan Davidson and Neil Simpson at Pittodrie on Wednesday 12th June 2013.

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