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Contact Us

by untangledwebl January 7, 2013
by untangledwebl January 7, 2013

‘Let it Blaw’ welcomes communication from Burns enthusiasts both here in Scotland, and from all corners of the world.    To contact the Club Secretary, please email Alex Hood at ravelrig.balerno@gmail.com      

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Links

by untangledwebl January 7, 2013
by untangledwebl January 7, 2013

Balerno Burns Club’s links have been split into various groups.   Please use the drop-down menu to select the most appropriate group for your requirements.

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Pipers and their Music

by untangledwebl January 5, 2013
by untangledwebl January 5, 2013

Kerr Cowan MBE At the Supper of 1928 a piper, “Piper Ross”, appeared on the programme for the evening for the first time. He wasn’t referred to by his first name; just ‘Piper’ for several …

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Past Secretaries

Secretaries

by untangledwebl January 3, 2013
by untangledwebl January 3, 2013

John Fairbairn 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, …

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Past Treasurers

Treasurers

by untangledwebl January 3, 2013
by untangledwebl January 3, 2013

 James Craik 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896  – Alex Logan 1897, 1898, 1899  – George Calder 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, …

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Past Presidents

Presidents and Supper Chairmen

by untangledwebl January 3, 2013
by untangledwebl January 3, 2013

James Pearson Snr. 1881 –  George Y. Robertson 1882, 1883, 1884, 1888, 1894, 1897, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 –  David B. Fairbairn 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1895, …

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EDBCA Verse Competition

by untangledwebl December 29, 2012
by untangledwebl December 29, 2012

  For the first time ever, the rejuvenated Edinburgh District Burns Clubs Association held a Robert Burns Anniversary Commemoration on Saturday 24 July 2010. This took the form of a …

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Burns in Auld Edinburgh

by untangledwebl December 29, 2012
by untangledwebl December 29, 2012

  One afternoon in late October “a merry core o’ randie gangrel bodies” convened with Charlie Milne QPM in the Grassmarket to be led on a tour of places in the …

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Croupiers at the Annual Suppers

by untangledwebl December 29, 2012
by untangledwebl December 29, 2012

– Croupiers – 1881 to 1930 – Croupiers – 1931 to 1980 – Croupiers – 1981 to 2020 – Croupiers – 2021 to 2060

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Proposers of the Toast : “The Lasses”

by untangledwebl December 29, 2012
by untangledwebl December 29, 2012

Only those Club Members who have proposed one of the three main Toasts at Let it Blaw; the Immortal Memory, the Club and the Lasses, are highlighted on this website …

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A few ‘Past Presidents’ starting over 40 years ago with the inimitable Eddie McCue ……….

Past President, Jim Tait

Past President, Jimmy Johnstone

Past President, Jack McCaig Snr.

Past President, Alex Hood

Past President, John Graham

Past President, Jimmie Dunbar

Past President, Jim Weatherston

Past President, Ken McDonald

Past President, Carl John

Past President, Ron Hardy

Past President, Iain McSporran KC

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Let it Blaw
  • Home
  • Robert Burns
    • Robert Burns – His Life and Work
    • The Kilmarnock Edition
    • The Edinburgh Edition
    • The Geddes Burns & “The Club of Odd Volumes”
    • The Face of Robert Burns
    • The Legacy of Robert Burns
    • Study Information and Resources
  • About the Club
    • Origin of the name “Let it Blaw”
    • Founder Members and Club History
    • Office Bearers and Honorary Members
    • Absent Friends
    • Previous Office Bearers
    • Let it Blaw – 150th Anniversary Cask
    • Balerno School and ‘Let it Blaw’: History and our Burns Competitions
    • Henderson’s Inn / “Brows”
    • The ‘Lost’ Suppers
    • Nichts wi’ the Lasses
    • Office Bearer Election Rota
    • Club Constitution
  • Supper Records
    • Supper Toast Lists & Programmes
    • The ‘BIG’ Songs and Poems at ‘Let it Blaw’
    • The Bards of ‘Let it Blaw’
    • Pipers and their Music
    • Croupiers
    • Jim Tait’s Toast to the “Immortal Memory of Robert Burns”
    • Toast to ‘Let it Blaw’ 2018
    • Club Photographs
    • Supper Locations
  • Facts, Figures & Trivia
    • List of Members & Cronies mentioned in this website
    • Longest Serving Club Members & Office Bearers
    • Who were the 23 Gentlemen who attended the first ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1881
    • Proposers of the Main Toasts at our Suppers
    • Club Trivia
    • Burns Trivia
    • Let it Blaw and “COVID-19”
    • Club Excursions
  • Links
    • Burns Clubs
    • Distilleries, Pubs and Inns
    • Other Burns Organisations and Websites
    • International Links & Websites
  • Contact
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