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Aberdeen Conference 5 Oct 2010 | 07:49 am
10 September 2010 Following dinner at the Thistle Hotel at Altens, Aberdeen, attendees at the Federation Conference were treated to a marvellous evening’s entertainment. With John Caskie acting as MC...
Library Presentation 5 Oct 2010 | 07:47 am
3 September 2010 On behalf of the Gatehouse of Fleet Burns Club I presented a copy of the Federation’s Homecoming Chronicle to the Gatehouse of Fleet Library. Receiving the copy is Librarian Joan Fra...
Civic Reception Dumfries 5 Oct 2010 | 07:44 am
2 September 2010 The Southern Scottish Counties Burns Association (SSCBA) had very kindly arranged a civic reception in the Council Chambers in Dumfries to mark my year as President of the Federation...
Bridgeton Burns Club Memorial Unveiling 26 Aug 2010 | 12:59 am
23 August 2010 Bridgeton Burns Club has taken a prominent part in the regeneration of the Bridgeton ‘Umbrella’ and surrounding area as part of a Clyde Gateway initiative. As their contribution to th...
National Archives of Scotland Reception 22 Aug 2010 | 11:07 pm
19 August 2010 I was delighted to attend a reception at the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) to mark the unveiling of a previously unknown letter relating to the last period of the Poet’s life. Th...
Edinburgh - Burns Anniversary Celebrations 5 Aug 2010 | 07:24 am
24 July 2010 One of the great pleasures of my Presidential duties is to have the opportunity to recognise the efforts of groups and individuals dedicated to furthering the aims of the Federation. Hav...
Brow Well Service 5 Aug 2010 | 07:20 am
21 July 2010 It was very fitting that my first official duty after my cycle accident was the annual Brow Well Service organised by the Scottish Southern Counties Burns Association to commemorate the ...
Bicycle Crash 27 May 2010 | 01:21 am
26 April 2010 My Presidential duties came to an abrupt halt following my confrontation with a cattle truck as I cycled on a lovely sunny afternoon along a country road in Dumfries and Galloway. I suc...
Russian Students Dinner and Ceilidh 24 May 2010 | 10:24 pm
Wednesday 21 April 2010 Around twenty exchange students from St Petersburg spent a couple of weeks studying at Reid Kerr College, Paisley and as a finale to the visit a dinner was held to mark the oc...
Visit To Wanlockhead Lead Mines 20 Apr 2010 | 06:28 am
18 April 2010 Burns visit to the lead mines at Wanlockhead with Maria Riddell in early 1792 has been the subject of much discussion on the Federation’s website Forum recently. In a letter to her moth...
