Monday 7th April
Monday Evening Talks
FFM held the first of its monthly evening talks. Mike Arrowsmith, Chairman of the Save Wemyss Ancent Caves Society, gave a fascinating talk on the caves and what may have been done within them, from prehistory to the present. We are very grateful to Mike for such a stimulating start to the season.
Sunday 6th April 2025
Spoon Carving Workshop
Thursday 13th February 2025
The children were making valentine cards and friendship bracelets in the museum this morning at our half term workshop.
Tursday 17th October
We had an exciting morning this week at our storytelling and puppet workshop. Many thanks to the families who came and those who have supported our children’s activities this year. That’s all for this season but there will be more starting in February.
Thursday 10th October
We had a great time at out Nature Craft session last week. Still a few places left for our Storytelling and puppet making session this week. Contact neweventsffm@gmail.com to book
Monday 7th October
Monday Evening Talks
A Story Journey Round Fife
Story teller, writer and museum volunteer, Sheila Kinninmonth was the guest speaker at Fife Folk Museum on Monday evening. Born and brought up in Fife, stories and storytelling have been part of Sheila’s life for as long as she can remember. Since the publication of her book, Fife Folk Tales, Sheila has been taking audiences on a “Story Journey” round Fife, introducing audiences to local tales of characters and events which inhabited the landscape of Fife in days gone by.
This was the last Talk for the 2024 season, we hope to welcome you all back in April 2025 when a list of new talks will be lined up. Thank you to everyone for your support over the past year, we really appreciate it.
Sunday 6th October
Spoon Carving Workshops run by Colin Harper. Cost is £17.50 payable in advance.
Please email neweventsffm@gmail.com to book your place.
Sunday 8th September
The Fife Folk Museum is delighted to be part of Doors Open Day. The museum itself is open from 10.00am till 5.00pm but between 11.00am and 3.00pm Storyteller, Sheila Kinninmonth will be sharing tales of flax and linen for adults as well as children and Peter Bell, member of the Guild of Spinners and weavers, will be demonstrating handloom weaving and chatting about his craft.
Monday 2nd September
Bruce Keith was the guest speaker at Fife Folk Museum, Ceres last night. This was a very interesting and enjoyable talk titled “Bridgescapes, a Personal Journey Through History Celebrating Scotland’s Bridgebuilding Heritage”. Bruce spoke about the many structures and engineers who designed and built them and are all an integral part of our heritage.
Sunday 1st September
Spoon carving workshop with Colin Harvey
Thursday 8th August 2024
Family Crafternoons.
As well as crafting we had some dressing up fun during our last crafternoon this Thursday. Thanks to everyone who came to our activity sessions over the holidays.
Monday 5th August
Monday Evening Talks
Craig Cameron, Estate Factor, Teasses Estate, Ceres delivered a very interesting and enjoyable talk, ‘Forgotten stories of the Barony of Teasses’ at Fife Folk Museum last night.
Teasses estate has a long and exciting history. The Lands of Teasses were first recorded in the 13th C. with a castle on the site and extensive acreage, all gradually reduced over the following centuries. There is evidence of Neolithic activity; during the 16th century the lands were the property of famous privateer, Admiral Sir Andrew Barton and a later landlord, Norman Leslie, was charged as lead conspirator in the murder of Cardinal Beaton at St Andrews castle in 1546.
When the Morrison family took ownership in 1996, the estate and its Victorian mansion had fallen into disrepair and they embarked on an ambitious programme of refurbishment. The gardens at Teasses are some of the finest to have been created in Scotland in the last 20 years.
Sunday 4th August
Spoon Carving Workshops run by Colin Harper. Cost is £17.50 payable in advance.
Thursday1st Ausust 2024
Crafternoon sessions during the summers break 11th July, 1st August, and 8th August. All free and drop in. No need to book!
Donations towards the maintenance and upkeep of the museum would be greatly appreciated
Thursday 25th July 2024
Busy fun Origami workshop this morning with Jess from the Ricketty Desk. Thanks to all who came along.
Thursday18th July 2024
Many thanks to Bill McSeveney for delivering another wonderful printing workshop and thanks to the children who came along. Here is what they produced
Thursday 11th July 2024
Crafternoon sessions during the summers break : 11th July, 1st August, and 8th August. All free and drop in. No need to book!
Donations towards the maintenance and upkeep of the museum would be greatly appreciated
Sunday 7th July 2024
Spoon Carving Workshops run by Colin Harper.
Thusday 4th July 2024
Keen weavers at this week’s summer workshop
And this is what they produced on the loom. Well done all.
Monday 1st July 2024
Monday evenings monthly talk was “Competitive Ploughing” by Willie Grieve.
The talk was well attended and Willie told us of the organisation process for his last competitive trip to Latvia in 2023
Willie has been ploughing since an early age, having been introduced to competitive ploughing by his father and grandfather.
He has won many trophies and medals over the years but was delighted to become Scottish champion in 2022 thereby qualifying to represent Scotland at the world ploughing match in Latvia in 2023.
He was also reserve champion at the Scottish Championships on 2023.
Monday 3rd June 2024
Sean Kingsley, who runs Butter Wynd Pottery located in Tayport, was the guest speaker at the Fife Folk Museum evening talk last night.
Sean delivered a very interesting and enjoyable talk about the process of producing pots inspired by traditional designs, using local materials.
The next evening talk will be held on 1st July when William Grieve will be presenting a talk titled Competitive Ploughing.
Sunday 2nd June 2024
The participants of todays Wooden Spoon Carving Workshop run by Colin Harper.
The next workshop will be on Sunday
7th July.
To book your place please email neweventsffm@gmail.com
Monday 6th May 2024
The May evening Talk was held this week on Monday 6th May at Fife Folk Museum.
We welcomed local crime writer Marion Todd, who presented an interesting and enjoyable talk titled “Killing People for a Living”. Marion talked about how she started out as a crime writer and secured her first publishing deal.
Evening Talks are held in the Visitor Centre at the Fife Fife Folk Museum on the first Monday of each month at 7pm.
Bookings must be made in advance at:-
Sunday 5th May 2024
Participants at the Spoon Carving Workshop last Sunday, run by Colin Harper at fife folk museum. Our next Spoon Carving Workshop will be on Sunday 2nd of June. See poster for details. Email neweventsffm@gmail.com to book your place.
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Thanks to all the families who came along to our Spring Activities Day in the Museum.
Monday 8th April 2024
Monday Evening Talks
Bob Scott – “The Hope Family – Craighall Castle, Ceres and its Lairds.”
The first Evening Talk of the season was held last night, (April 8th) at the Fife Folk Museum.
We welcomed local resident, Bob Scott who presented an interesting talk about The Hope Family – Craighall Castle, Ceres and its Lairds.
Bob Scott arrived in Fife in 1986 to take on the role of Managing Director of Central
Farmers Ltd., with branches throughout Central Scotland, including
Sutherland & Watt Ltd, Pitscottie and Gray & Harrower Ltd. Alloa.
Bob retired from this position in 1999, and has lived in Ceres since around
1989 and has been involved in various local organisations, including Fife Folk
Museum Ceres, North Fife Preservation Society and Ceres Community
Council.
Sunday 7th April 2024
Photos from the first spoon carving workshop of the 2024 season, run by the wonderful Colin Harper. The next workshop will be on Sunday 4th May. Email neweventsffm@gmail.com to book a place.
Thanks to Colin and Margaret for the photos
Thursday 15th February 2024
Great turn out for our First event of 2024, a drop in Children’s Lunar New Year craft workshop, last Thursday, 15th February. Thanks to all who came along and participated and enjoyed the day.
Special thanks to Fiona Oxley for her comments below, and for her providing photos:
“”We had such a lovely afternoon with you at the Fife Folk Museum celebrating Chinese New Year. My boys enjoyed the crafts, relaxed atmosphere and the very engaging storytelling. I even managed some quiet time with a cuppa midway through! Thank you”
Thursday 12th and Saturday 14th October
Many thanks to the families from near and far who came along to the museum to help us celebrate the Tattie Holidays with crafts, science and stories. Thanks also to Tesco for their Blue Token funding and to Kevin from Branston Ltd Abernethy for the donations of tatties and other goodies and to Logan in the cafe for making all that tattie soup.
Monday 2nd October
Our last talk of the season ended with a special treat in the form of samples of Jannettas delicious ice cream and sorbet courtesy of our speaker Owen Hazel proprietor of the well known Gelateria in St Andrews
Sunday 1st October
Today we held the final Spoon Carving Workshop for this year. On each occasion the session was lead by woodsman Colin Harper from Comrie Croft. Colin’s skill and easy going manner made him a hit with those taking part indeed several participants have returned more than once for a further session. Thanks to Colin we plan to hold further workshops next year on the first Sunday of each month.
Saturday 16th September
Heritage and Fife Family History Fair
Our Volunteers from Fife Folk Museum attending at Heritage and Fife Family History Fair/Cupar’s Big Weekend earier today at Cupar corn exchange. Great day and an excellent turnout. Thanks to all who came along.
Monday 4th september
Monthly monday evening talk
Bruce Keith “are we nearly there yet”
Bruce Keith’s second book, “Are we nearly there yet?”, celebrates Scotland’s milestones. As well as the traditional distance markers along our highways, he reflects on the country’s early measurement systems and maps and the travellers of the 18th and 19th century whose journals laid the foundation of the modern tourist industry.
Sunday 3rd September
Wooden spoon carving with Colin Harper
Childrens workshop Aug 11th
Our final childrens workshop of the holidays. We dress up as victorians, listened to stories round the fire, played with some victorian toys and made a cup and ball game to take home. All made possible by the Tesco blue token scheme. Many thanks to all the families who came each week and took part.
Monthly Monday Talks
7th AUGUST 2023
TATTIE TALKS WITH JOHN MASHALL
Sunday 6th August
Spoon carving workshop
Our spoon carving workshop with Colin Harper
29th July Cupar Fire Service personel
Some photos from yesterdays visit from Cupar Fire Service personel
July 14th Children’s workshop
Another enjoyable children’s workshop in the museum this morning. The young people were helping the environment and nature by creating birdboxes and bee feeders to place out and about.
Monthly Monday Talks
3/7/2013
This months Monthly talk was 'The St Andrews Mens Shed; the first 7 years’ by Henry Paul
Monthly Monday Talks
5/6/2023
“Flour, water salt “
By Kat Riach
With so many of the foods we consume these days containing a multitude of unpronounceable ingredients, there is something pleasing and simple about being able to produce a staple food with just three ingredients. During this talk, we will look a bit into the magic that happens when flour, water and salt are mixed together, and how the process of producing sourdough has changed over the years.’
Monthly Monday Talks
1/5/2013
“The Past Present and Future of Falkland Estate by Ninnian Stewart
Monthly Monday Talk
3/4/2023
The first of our monthly talks of the season was “the history of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service” by Dave Farries who gave a talk about the history of fire and rescue services , from Roman times to modern day Scotland. Very interesting and very entertaining!
Sunday 02/04/2023
Our first wooden spoon carving workshop for 2023 in the hands of Colin Harper was a great success and enjoyed by those who took part.
Pictured are four of the six spoon carvers proudly showing off their creation.
Bookings for our May workshop can be made by calling the museum on 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org
