born 30 June 1949 in Edinburgh died 6 April 2025 – It’s with great sadness that the committee of “Let it Blaw” have to advise the death of Raymond on …

President 2002,  2003 – Vice President 1999,  2000,  2001 – Reply to the Toast  “New Members”  1985 Proposer of the Toast  “New Members”  1986 Proposer of the Toast  “The Lasses”  …

At the first ‘Let it Blaw’ Supper in 1881, the Chairman James Pearson Snr. sang one of his favourite songs, a bothy ballad known elsewhere as “Row her in ma Plaidie.” …

Bard 1920,  1921,  1922,  1923,  1924,  1925,  1926,  1927,  1928,  1929,  1930 –   Croupier 1914,  1924,  1925,  1926,  1927,  1928  – Proposer of the Toast  “The Lasses”  1898 Proposer of …

 – Served on the Club Committee 1896,  1899,  1900,  1901,  1902,  1903,  1904,  1905,  1906,  1907,  1908 1909,  1910.  1911,  1912,  1913,  1914,  1918, 1919,  1920,  1921, 1922,  1923,  1924 …

 Treasurer 2009,  2010,  2011,  2012,  2013,  2014 – Reply to the Toast “New Members”  1993 Reply to the Toast “The Lasses”  1994,  1997 Proposer of the Toast “The Lasses”  1998 …

Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ – Proposer of the Toast  “Our Hosts” or “The Landlord – Landlady”   1976 Proposer of the Toast  “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns”   1978 …

Secretary 2013,  2014,  2015,  2016,  2017,  2018 Treasurer 2019,  2020 – Proposer of the Toast  “The Lasses”  2014 Proposer of the Toast  “Let it Blaw – the Balerno Burns Club”  …

 – Proposer of the Toast  “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns”  1974 Reply to the Toast  “The Lasses”  1976 – Nelson became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1972 …

 President 1955,  1956,  1957,  1958,  1959,  1960,  1961,  1962,  1963,  1964,  1965 – Proposer of the Toast  “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns”  1957  – Bertie was instrumental in the …