George Robertson was “one of the Twenty-three Gentlemen” who attended the first ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1881. He was born at Howatstone Farm near Livingston. His father owned the farm so George’s early years were very much linked to work on the Land. By the early 1850s the family had moved to Harlaw Farm, Balerno…… […]
Tom Horsburgh was “one of the Twenty-three Gentlemen” who attended the first ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1881. Son of Master Blacksmith Dickson Horsburgh, he went into the blacksmith’s trade learning from his father in his smiddy at Duddingston Mill . In 1880 Tom moved to Balerno where he rented the smiddy on Glenbrook Road. ….. […]
“An each took aff his several way, Resolved to meet some ither day.” Our thanks to Lynda (Johnstone) Whittaker, Lionel Sparrow and Fred Murray for their assistance in telling Jimmy’s story.
John became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1887 and was described in early Club Records as residing in “Edinburgh”. –
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 the Supper on four occasions, committee man and diplomat cannot be overstated. The two ‘Immortal Memories’ presented by Jim in verse will long be remembered. […]
Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ — President 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 — Vice President 1995, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 — Secretary 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021 — Treasurer 1988, 1989, 1990, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 — Bard 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 — Croupier 1991, 1992 — Proposer of the […]
President 1939, 1940 – Vice President 1937, 1938 – Proposer of the Toast “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns” 1936 – Alex Grieve succeeded James Hope as Headmaster of Balerno School in 1935. His fairly rapid rise to be Vice President, and then President, would be due to his arrival coinciding with the decline of two […]
– President 197e, 1974, 1975, 1976 Croupier 1977, 1978 – Proposer of the Toast “The Lasses” 1965 Proposer of the Toast “Our Hosts” or “The Landlord – Landlady” 1966 Proposer of the Toast “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns” 1969 – Bob became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in the 1960s. Accurate Membership Records from […]
President 2007, 2008, 2009 — Vice President 2004, 2005, 2006 — Secretary 2002, 2003, 2004 — Croupier 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2018, 2019, 2020 — Proposer of the Toast “Our Hosts” or “The Landlord – Landlady” 1998 One of Let it Blaw’s “Jolly Beggars” 1999, 2003, 2016 Recited the Address “To […]
President 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 – Vice President 2016 – Croupier 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 – Proposer of the Toast “The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns” 1999, 2007, 2014 One of Let it Blaw’s “Jolly Beggars” 1999, 2003, 2016 Proposer of the Toast “Let it Blaw – the Balerno Burns Club” 2010, 2021 […]