Join the Saltire Society and help us to help Scottish culture thrive

As a member you will receive a monthly newsletter and information on events, publications and other activities. You will have free access to many events and are welcome to attend branch events throughout the country.

Our members have the opportunity to nominate individuals for the Fletcher of Saltoun Awards each year. You can help shape the activities and the future of the Society by voting for members of Council (trustees) and to stand for Council (after being a member for more than 12 months).

We are always keen to hear from our members with their ideas for events, or issues concerning Scottish culture that the society might address; in this way the membership has always shaped the Society's activities. In the past we have campaigned, for example, for broadcasting from Scotland, for the establishment of the National Companies, and to save the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from closure.

Our membership rates are given below.

Membership rates

Regular membership

£

35

/ year
For individuals aged between 25 and 65
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Senior/
Concessionary
membership

£

30

/ year
For people over 65 or under 25, unemployed or registered disabled
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Joint membership

£

55

/ year
For 2 people at the same address
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Life membership

£

600

/ one-off
A lifetime of support for Scottish culture
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Senior life membership

£

400

/ one-off
A lifetime of support for Scottish culture
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Ways to sign up

Click on the link in the relevant box to pay by credit or debit card. You can also join by sending a cheque with your name and address to the Saltire Society, 9 Fountain Close, 22 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TF. If you would like to purchase membership as a Gift for a friend or family member, please contact us on saltire@saltiresociety.org.uk or 0131 556 1836.

an independent and authoritative voice in Scotland’s cultural life. The Saltire Society continues to promote and encourage new developments which can strengthen and enrich our cultural life.

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

things which were cast down shall be raised up and those things which were grown old shall be made new.

Agnes Mure Mackenzie, founder member

a society which exists to support all that is best in Scottish cultural life

Tom Rammage, journalist

Our events and activities

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Women of the Saltire Society

20th October: A special event celebrating the women of the Saltire Society

Nikki Axford|1 October 2026

90th Anniversary Concert

14th November: An afternoon of music at St Cecilia’s Hall

Nikki Axford|27 September 2026

Outlander and Scotland: a celebration

28 November: Join Gillebride MacMillan and Alex Dold to explore ‘Outlander and Scotland’

Nikki Axford|26 August 2026

[PAST] Wigtown Book Festival: Remembering Alastair Reid

27 September: A celebratory event with Marc Lambert, Lucia Graves, and Allan Little

Nikki Axford|25 August 2026