The thirtieth year of He/ensburgh ladies' guild was celebrated with some successful fund raising. £500 was made at a coffee morning run by Mrs Joan Robertson; a curry supper at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club brought in £792; flag day and house-to-house collections organised by Mrs Caroline Robertson raised a record £2,112 and souvenirs and Christmas cards sold throughout the vear brought in over £300. Yet more money was raised with a carol concert, the collection of foreign coins and the sale of secondhand paperbacks. This photograph shows some of the guests at the guild's thirtieth birthday party: (I to r) Sir Charles McGrigor, a vice-president of the Institution and convenor of the Scottish Lifeboat Council; Helmsman George Hulley of He/ensburgh lifeboat; Mrs R. Brownrigg, committee member; Mr G.

Gardiner, honorary treasurer; Lady Cunninghame Graham, guild chairman and an honorary life governor; and Dr P Campbell, chairman of He/ensburgh branch.

photograph by courtesy of Craig M. Jeffrey.