Jimmy Johnstone MBE
“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.
Category: Past Presidents
George Y. Robertson
Not a Founder Member but was definitely in attendance at the Club’s first Supper in 1881 — President 1882, 1883, 1884, 1888, 1894, 1897, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 — Bard 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913 Croupier 1911 Proposer of the Toast “The Immortal Memory of Robert […]
Thomas Horsburgh JP
” Tom “ Born 25th November 1856 at Niddry Mill Died 11th May 1938 in Edinburgh, aged 82 — Not a ‘Founder Member’ but was in attendance at the Club’s first Supper in 1881 — President 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 1927, 1928, 1929, […]
John Graham (Edinburgh)
John became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1887 and was described in early Club Records as residing in “Edinburgh”. –
Jim Tait
Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ – Born 27th November 1922 in Sandwick, Shetland Died 29th April 2011 in Edinburgh, aged 88 — ” Jim “ — Honorary President 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2011 — President 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 — Vice President […]
Alex Hood
Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ — President 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 — Vice President 1995, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 — Secretary 2005, 2019, 2020 — Treasurer 1988, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 — Bard 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 — Croupier 1991, 1992 — Proposer of the Toast “Our Hosts” or “The […]
Alex Grieve (Headmaster of Balerno School)
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 […]
Bob (Sweep) Brown
– 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 […]
Jim Weatherston
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 […]
Iain McSporran QC
President 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 – 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 Proposer of […]