Annie Inglis

[4] She started her teaching in Lanarkshire primary schools and gave private lessons in speech and drama.

[4] Annie directed plays in the Aberdeen area and did drama workshops for local groups.

[7] In December 1970 she arranged with actor David Kossoff, who was playing Scrooge in an adaptation of A Christmas Carol at His Majesty's Theatre, not only to give a reading of bible stories at the Arts Centre, but to announce each night that he was doing so from the HMT stage.

It offered "an intensive, four week course to people between the ages of seven and 20, giving them opportunities to rehearse and perform a show, and learn all the skills involved in dramatic productions.

"[10] In 1996 Annie read a poem at the funeral of broadcaster Kennedy Thomson, who had been involved locally in the dramatic arts.

[13] In March 1998, while recovering in hospital from an asthma attack, she had coordinated a 14,500-signature petition to save the centre.

This was presented, wrapped in red ribbon to Aberdeen City Council leader, Margaret Smith.