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The future of the Befriending Team and the premises which they operate out of are debated. A proposal to sell the premises at 58A Broughton Street is discussed as well as the potential separation of the Befriending Team and its counselling service from the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group.

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Topics discussed include: attendance at a Friend Conference and the Brook Advisory Centre conference; a meeting with a marriage counsellor regarding befriending spaces; an update on the Development Working Party; membership updates; hostility towards the Young People's Group; training; calls; and an update on the future of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group Edinburgh branch and the premises.

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Topics include: the Scottish Association of Counselling (SAC) conference; training programme; membership update; finance; conference on training social workers; acquiring a desk-top computer; alterations to premises; and plans for a Channel 4 programme on sex in relationships.

Scope and Contents Story noted as being 'heard from a old man in Shiabost Lewis [Shawbost, Eilean Leòdhais] who spoke all he spoke in sean fhacail' about Iain mac Urach 'ic Ailein [John Morison], Shiabost and a servant girl who went missing having said she was afraid to go to the well alone. He went to the well but was pulled down by a man who told him to go to Stornoway [Steòrnabhagh] and meet with Mac Coinnich Bhra'ain [The Brahan Seer] and ask for Siatar na h-Airde [Shiabost bho Thuath/Shawbost, Eilean...

Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Mac Mhuirich' probably collected from John MacInnes, aged 70 years, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story tells how MacMhurich is coming back from Rum [Rhum] when 'gille glas' asks if MacMhuirich will take him as far as Uist [Uibhist]. Reluctantly, MacMhuirich agrees exchanging some balast for the gille glas. En route water starts coming in so all are called upon to bale out the vessel but to no avail. The gille glas takes control of the steering...

Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Saothach Maoldonaich' in which 'Fear Shanntrai' [Fear Shanndraigh/tacksman of Sanndray] finds a wrecked vessel and removes all the gold from it. He buried it in Caolas, Vat[ersay] [Bhatarsaigh/Vatersay] a grieve was also burying the cask of 14 gills. Both men died men 'died in a fever rather suddenly'. Property was left to MacNeil of Barra, his nephew, but when the creditors heard about it they wanted to take it. Fear Shanntraigh said he would build [a barrier of gold] from...

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Valuation carried out by J.D. Philips Smith of Queen Street, Edinburgh.

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Vocabulary note for 'Fad-seilbh = Infeftment' describing it as 'handing over ground to another by handing him a handful of earth.'