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Thursday, 13th March - 7:00 pm

AABC Inter-Club Quiz at Mauchline
Venue: National Burns Home Pavilion
The club is entering one team already.
If wishing to enter another team (of 2),
please let Alister Sim know.
£5 per team, please also advise AABC for catering.
All raffle prizes gratefully received.
Car leaving at 6:30 pm.

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Thursday, 27th March

6:30 pm: Unveiling of plaque

7:00 pm:
200th Anual General Meeting


Please Note: Venue for both is The Turf Inn
11 Courthill St, Dalry, KA24 5BN.

If wishing to have your photograph taken at the unveiling,
please dress appropriately.

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Sign the petition to save St. Margaret's Chuch, Dalry.

St. Margaret's Parish Church, Dalry, the focal point of the town.
"Save Dalry St Margaret's"
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Medallion Found

Do you know, or are related to, this person?
Medal found in Liverpool, 2022.
I&DJL, possibly Irvine and District Juvenile League?
1932-33, Dalry Bluebell, D. Paton.
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Local Events of Interest

Beith Townhouse Talk - Sir Alexander Fleming Story, Wed., 19th March, upstairs but no lift.

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Dalry Community Garden
Dalry Community Garden Times

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Burns related events in Ayrshire/online

Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs
Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs

The AABC's new email address -
contact via -
AABC

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RBWF Burns Mural

Robert Burns World Federation

Opening Times
Mondays and Tuesdays - 9.00am - 3.00pm

Re-vamped RBWF web site -
Robert Burns World Federation

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Help required at the National Festivals

St. Joseph's College, Dumfries
Secondary - 22nd March
Primary - 14th June

If able to assist - please contact:
Beth Kerr (RBWF Schools Convener)
Beth

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New March 2025 edition of - The Vision

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Jack Hume Poetry Competition: Details.

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Dates for your Diary

Sat., 29th March - Quarterly Meeting, 10am in Killie HQ
Sat., 7th June - Rorison Church in Ashgill
Sun., 25th May - Lassies Lunch, Carndale Hotel, Dumfries

1st Edition Festival - 19-27th July, Kilmarnock

Conference - 5-7th September, Park Hotel, Kilmarnock


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RBWF Annual Report 2024

RBWF AGM Sept. 2024

Would you like to volunteer on one of the RBWF sub-committees?

Details


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Upcoming events at the Burns Birthplace Museum -

Birthplace Museum (and scrolling down)


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Other events

Edinburgh and District Burns Clubs Association's
Centenary Year Celebrations
Friday, 14th March from 2:00pm

Burns in Edinburgh
Details


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Lassies's Lunch

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Burns Ukrainian translations donated to Mitchell Library

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Founder Andrew Crawford's First Edition
First Edition
now on display at
Innerpeffray Library

Short talk about the copy

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Ellisland Trust
Ellisland
Opening Times:
Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm
Ellisland Trust members for free

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Book Auld Acquaintance Cottage near Ellisland
Picture 1 of the cottage's rooms Picture 2 of the cottage's rooms
Unique opportunity to stay on the site of the 18th century farm
Book


Free Schools programme being extended
Contact: Ellisland


Looking for a day out?
In the footsteps of Burns


Planned Vision for Ellisland Farm
Vision


 
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Relating to Scotland


The Whithorn Way
13 sections, including:
Lochwinnoch to Kilwinning

Maps

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International

American-Scottish Foundation

ASF-Scots-In-US on Facebook


Lord Byron Scottish Supper Club
Tartan Day Pipes and Drums
New York Tartan Day Post-Parade Gathering
On the Fountain Terrace Macintosh Illuminated


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Reminders

Ellisland is now a video game!
in Minecraft
Read/Listen and interact with Rabbie and Jean in Scots
Ellisland in Minecraft
Download


Hilltap Toon CD - available from The Owl Tree, Main St.

Gift Aid
helps the club by allowing us to reclaim tax from HMRC -
Please contact the Treasurer.

Contact details/E-mail addresses - please contact the Secretary to update.

Club ties are now available in four attractive shades:
navy, wine, grey and sea trout.

Social Media Policy: Social Media.

Safeguarding Policy: Safeguarding.

Club Accounts 2023: Accounts 2022-23.

Club Accounts 2024: Accounts 2023-24.

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Alexander "Sanny" Boyd Diaries

Link

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In Our Time - Robert Burns
Melvyn Bragg with Robert Crawford, Fiona Stafford and Murray Pittock

Listen

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Hugh McTaggart Archive

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The Club is supporting Karen Warren's publication
"The South West Scotland Collection"

More Information

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The Club is supporting the production of a
CD of Burns songs by The Scottish Culture Society of Estonia


RBWF next
RBBM next
Ellisland next
American-Scottish Foundation
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hodgart_cd

CD Now Available - Cost £5




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AGM

28th March, 2024

Office Bearers:
Chairman: Frazer McLellan
Croupier: Alister Sim
I. P. Chairman: Robert Strahorn Snr.
Treasurer: David Park
Secretary: Alister Sim

Elective Committee Members:
James Clark, Jack Cruickshanks,
Phillip Gray, Alan Harkins,
David Henderson, John Hodgart,
James Hodge, Daniel McInnes,
Gus McLafferty, Lindsay Paterson,
Gordon Walker, William Wallace.

Co-opted Member:
Armour Hamilton

Senior Member (longest serving):
Peter Good
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