President 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 – Croupier 1963, 1973, 1976 – Proposer of the Toast “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns” 1971…
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Fred Belford was born in Gordon in 1886. It’s hard to imagine that anyone, in the long history of ‘Let it Blaw’, was more influential in Burnsian circles than Fred.…
Several families have made their mark on ‘Let it Blaw’ over the years but the songs and recitations of Harry & Robin Rankin has to be commemorated. It would be…
Willie was born in 1905 at Muiravonside near Linlithgow. In 1972, when Club Membership dwindled to the point of extinction, Willie single handedly took on the job of raising ‘Let…
Past President and latterly Honorary President of ‘Let it Blaw’, Jim Tait was born in the schoolhouse, Sandwick, Shetland, in 1922. His contribution to ‘Let it Blaw’ as chairman of…
Born in Ellon in 1945, David was appointed Minister of Balerno Parish Church in 1973, and first attended ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1974. Having left Balerno for Perth in 1980,…
Born in Edinburgh in 1918, Gordon spent most of his working life in the family business as manager of the Greyfriars Bookshop in Candlemaker Row. Late in his 80s, eyesight…
Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ – Born 8th October 1929 at Currievale Farm Died 1st January 2015 in Edinburgh, aged 85 – – Honorary President 2012, 2013, 2014 –…
Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ – President 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2022 – Vice President 1995, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 – Secretary 2005, 2019, 2020, …
John became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1887 and was described in early Club Records as residing in “Edinburgh”. –