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Willie Shanks BEM

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Born 7th December 1905 at Muiravonside, near Linlithgow Died 14th August 1995 in Livingston, aged 89 – Willie was born in 1905 at Muiravonside near Linlithgow. In 1972, when Club…

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Gordon Grant

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Honorary Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ Born 23rd June 1918 in Edinburgh Died 13th March 2006 in Edinburgh, aged 87 – Born in Edinburgh in 1918, Gordon spent most of…

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Jimmy Johnstone MBE

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Jimmy Johnstone’s contribution to ‘Let it Blaw’ was enormous. Remembered as the man who rewrote the Club Constitution which had fallen by the wayside, Jimmy was one of few to…

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Alex Hood

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Honorary Member of  ‘Let it Blaw’ – President 1996,  1997,  1998,  1999,  2000,  2001,  2022,  2023,  2024 – Vice President   1995,  2017,  2018,  2019,  2020,  2021 – Secretary 2005, …

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Jim Weatherston

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– 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…

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Willie Shade

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Secretary 1955,  1956 ( It’s believed Willie was Secretary through to the early 1960s but records are lost ) – Willie became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in the…

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James Hogg

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Secretary  1933 Croupier  1939,  1940 – Proposer of the Toast  “The Chairman”  1926 Reply the Toast  “Let it Blaw – The Balerno Burns Club”  1927 Reply to the Toast  “Kindred Clubs” …

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Jamie Buchanan

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Secretary 2007,  2008,  2009,  2010,  2011,  2012  — Reply to the Toast  “New Members & Guests”  2003 Proposer of the Toast  “Our Hosts” or “The Landlord – Landlady”  2004,  2020 Proposer…

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Ian Campbell

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– Secretary 1995  – Ian became a member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1987 —  

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John Forrest

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– John became a Member of ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1903. —

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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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  • 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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