Burns Supper - Saturday 26 January
2008
in the Masonic Temple, Alexandria.
Our 2008 Burns Supper was held
in the Masonic Temple in Alexandria on Saturday evening 27th
January.
Normal service was resumed with
our chairman Ian Collins, back in the chair after
last year's absence through illness. To open the evening Ian welcomed
everyone and asked for the traditional minute's silence to remember
deceased members.
The Haggis was delivered by Robert
Mills accompanied musically by Malcolm
Gilmour. Walter Snedden provided an accomplished address
to the haggis before the ritual downing of the drams.
Ian Collins said the Selkirk Grace and the
assembled company sat down to enjoy another excellent dinner, provided
by Venue Catering.
This year's Immortal Memory was presented by Eddie
Gaughan in an informed and entertaining way. As part of his Immortal
Memory he even sang and played the guitar, which was quite unusual
and well received by the audience.
The "Boys from Balfron", Ian
Armstrong and John
McLaine entertained us in song before Tam o'Shanter.
The Tale was presented this year by a newcomer to the scene, David
Kinniburgh and an excellent job he made of it. We will
no doubt see more of David in Future.
Iain McBain, who can always be
relied upon to entertain, provided a humourous toast to John Barleycorn
followed once again by Lennie Moore's hilarious sangs and clatter.
After a short interval Malcolm
Gilmour kicked
of the second half of programme with his selection of rousing pipe
music. Eddie Gaughan sang and played guitar again
before the reading from Walter Snedden.
Harry Summers offered his amusing
Toast to the Lasses followed by more songs from the Boys from Balfron. Bryan
Weir thanked everyone appropriately with his "Toast to
the Artistes" the before another successful evening was concluded
with the traditional singing of "Auld Lang Syne".
Note: We omitted to get any pictures
this year so if anyone has any please forward them to us and
we'll put them on this page.
