Members and friends will be sorry to learn of the recent death of Ian McCrae. Ian was a previous Convener of the Society and served as a hardworking Committee member. After retiring from a career in hotel management that had taken him all over the world, Ian settled in Jamestown — outside Strathpeffer — where he soon became very involved in the project to restore Strathpeffer to its former glories as a spa town. Ian drew on these experiences in 2000 to give us a very informative talk on the history of Strathpeffer. A summary of his talk can be found on our Talks Archive page.

Ian’s funeral takes place on Monday 26th July at 1.00pm at St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church in Fortrose. The only restrictions at present are in respect of the numbers the church can accommodate.