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…
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– 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…
— Peter Henderson was the son of Club Founder and Landlord of the Inn, Alex Henderson and his wife Jane. The first eight Suppers following the foundation of ‘Let it…
My cronies, I staun’ here the nicht An ask ye for yer patience Tae tell ma tale and keep ye bricht Wi mair o’ my orations I had prepared…
This tribute to Jack McCaig was written by singer/songwriter, the late Alan Bell. Click on the following link to access the full story of Jack McCaig, the “Wagon Driving Man”…