— On the occasion of Mr John Fairbairn’s marriage, some of the members of the Balerno Burns Club thought it would be a most suitable opportunity to show their appreciation …
— Presidents and Supper Chairmen – Secretaries – Treasurers
The Balerno Song The First 100 Years – Tam o’ Shanter – The Jolly Beggars of ‘Let it Blaw’ – Is there for Honest Poverty – The Star o’ Robbie …
Detailed here are those who have proposed the three main Toasts; the Immortal Memory, ‘Let it Blaw’ and the Lasses. — ‘The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns’ 1881 to 1930 …
– The Club Supper of 1981 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of ‘Let it Blaw.’ However, it was only our 78th Annual Supper ! Where did our “Lost” …
– In January 1940, the Minute of a Committee Meeting appeared to finalise the plans for the 1940 Supper. As the Supper was imminent, it seems reasonable to assume that …
It’s fairly obvious why the activities of ‘Let it Blaw’ ceased between these years or at least it looked as if they ceased. The war started on 28th July 1914 …
Extract from the Minute of the Annual General Meeting dated 23rd December 2012: The Chairman also moved that the Secretary wait on Mr George Y. Robertson, Balerno, and express the …
Extract from the Minute of the Annual General Meeting dated 22nd December 1905: The Chairman, Thomas Horsburgh, referred in feeling terms to the illness of Mr D. B. Fairbairn who …
Extract from the Minute of the Committee Meeting dated 23rd January 1901: On account of the much lamented death of Her Majesty the Queen (on 22nd January 1901), a hastily …