Supper Toast Lists & Programmes 2016 to 2020

by Alex
Saturday 23rd January 2016

Click to see Supper Programme 2016

Chairman
Croupiers
Bard
Piper
Grace Before Meat
Address to a Haggis
Grace after Meat
(Representing the Marchbank Burns Club)
Toast : The Queen
Toast : The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns
Appreciation
Toast : The Lasses
Reply
Toast : “Let it Blaw” – the Balerno Burns Club
Toast : New Members & Guests
Reply
Toast : Chairman, Croupiers & Artistes
Toast : Our Hosts
Reply
Brian Buckner  – Balerno Bowling Club
Songs and Recitations
“Is there for Honest Poverty”
“Killiecrankie”
Musical Selection on the Small Pipes
“Green Grow the Rashes O”
“John Barleycorn”
“The Slaves Lament”
“Willie Wastle”
“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon”
“The Silver Tassie”
“The Star o’ Robbie Burns”
  Pipers Selection
Bard’s Oration
“Auld Lang Syne”
The Company
Honorary President
Honorary Vice President
Honorary Members
Office Bearers
President –Ron Hardy,  Vice President – Iain McSporran
Secretary – Niall Donaldson,  Treasurer – Alex Hood
Committee
The Office Bearers along with
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Saturday 28th January 2017
Chairman
Croupiers
Bard
Piper
Grace Before Meat
Address to a Haggis
Grace after Meat
(Representing the Marchbank Burns Club)
Toast : The Queen
Toast : The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns
Appreciation
Toast : The Lasses
Reply
Toast : “Let it Blaw” – the Balerno Burns Club
Toast : New Members & Guests
Reply
Toast : Chairman, Croupiers & Artistes
Toast : Our Hosts
Reply
Brian Buckner  – Balerno Bowling Club
Songs and Recitations

“Is there for Honest Poverty”
“The Winter it is Past”
“John Barleycorn”
“Green Grow the Rashes O”
To a Mealie Puddin’
Pipers Selection
“The Silver Tassie”
“The Ronalds of the Bennals”
Musical Selection on the Small Pipes
“Now Westlin Winds”
“Twa Rigs o’ Rye”
“My Luv’ is like a Red, Red Rose”
“The Balerno Song”
“The Star o’ Robbie Burns”
 Bard’s Oration
“Auld Lang Syne”
The Company
Honorary President
Honorary Vice President
Honorary Members
Office Bearers
President – Iain McSporran QC   Vice President – Alex Hood
Secretary – Niall Donaldson,  Treasurer – Alex Hood
Committee
The Office Bearers along with
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Saturday 27th January 2018

Click to see Supper Programme – 2018

Chairman
Croupiers
Bard
Piper
Grace Before Meat
Address to a Haggis
Grace after Meat
(Representing the Marchbank Burns Club)
Toast : The Queen
Toast : The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns
Appreciation
Toast : The Lasses
Reply
Toast : “Let it Blaw” – the Balerno Burns Club
combined with the Bard’s Oration
Toast : New Members & Guests
Reply
Toast : Chairman, Croupiers & Artistes
Songs and Recitations

“Is there for Honest Poverty”
“Tam o’ Shanter”
Pipers Selection
Musical Selection on the Small Pipes
“The Balerno Song”
Bard’s Oration
“The Holy Fair”
“Sweet Afton”
“Green Grow the Rashes O”
“The Slaves Lament”
“To the Guidwife of Wauchope Hall”
“Scots Wha Hae”
Epitaphs & Miscellaneous Verses
“Now Westlin Winds”
“The Star o’ Robbie Burns”
“Auld Lang Syne”
The Company
Honorary President
Honorary Vice President
Honorary Members
Office Bearers
President – Iain McSporran QC  Vice President – Alex Hood
Secretary – Niall Donaldson,  Treasurer – Alex Hood
Committee
The Office Bearers along with
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Saturday 26th January 2019
Chairman
Croupiers
Bard
Piper
Grace Before Meat

Rev. Dr. André Groenewald

Address to a Haggis

Grace after Meat
(Representing the Marchbank Burns Club)
Toast : The Queen
Toast : The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns
Appreciation
Toast : The Lasses
Reply
Toast : “Let it Blaw” – the Balerno Burns Club
Toast : New Members & Guests
Reply
Toast : Chairman, Croupiers & Artistes
Toast : Our Hosts
Reply
President –  Currie Chieftains Rugby Club
Songs and Recitations

“Is there for Honest Poverty”
Pipers Selection
Musical Selection on the Small Pipes
“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon”
“To a Gentleman”
who had sent a newspaper, and offered to continue it free of expense
“Green Grow the Rashes O”
“Death and Doctor Hornbook”
“Willie Brew’d a Peck o’ Maut”
“To a Mouse”
“The Briar Bush”
“The Balerno Song”
“Scots Wha Hae”
“Killiecrankie”
Bard’s Oration
“The Star o’ Robbie Burns”
“Auld Lang Syne”
The Company
Honorary President
Honorary Vice President
Honorary Members
New Honorary Membership
During the course of the Supper, the Chairman advised the Company that it was the 60th anniversary of John Mathers attending his first ‘Let it Blaw’ in 1959. The Chairman proposed that to mark the occasion, John be granted Honorary Membership of the Club. A show of hands was requested and the proposal was unanimously accepted.
Office Bearers
President – Iain McSporran QC  Vice President – Alex Hood
Secretary –Alex Hood  Treasurer –Niall Donaldson
Committee
The Office Bearers along with
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Saturday 25th January 2020

Click here to see the Front Page of the Currie & Balerno March 2020 issue 

Click here to see the Supper Programme – 2020

Chairman
Croupiers
Bard
Piper
Grace Before Meat
Address to a Haggis
Grace after Meat
(Representing the Marchbank Burns Club)
Toast : The Queen
Toast : The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns
Appreciation
Toast : The Lasses
Reply
Toast : “Let it Blaw” – the Balerno Burns Club
having stood in for Neil Allan who was taken ill on the morning of the Supper.
Toast : New Members & Guests
Reply
Toast : Chairman, Croupiers & Artistes
Toast : Our Hosts
Reply
Phil Thomas  –  Currie Chieftains Rugby Club
Songs and Recitations

“Is there for Honest Poverty”
Bard’s Oration
Pipers Selection
“Tam o’ Shanter”
“The Balerno Song”
Bard’s Oration
“Now Westlin Winds”
“Man was made to Mourn”
“Green Grow the Rashes O”
“My Luv’ is like a Red, Red Rose”
“The Silver Tassie”
“Sweet Afton”
“To a Mouse”
“Address to the Unco Guid”
“The Lea-Rig”
“How Long and Dreary is the Night”
“Killiecrankie”
“The Star o’ Robbie Burns”
“Auld Lang Syne”
The Company
Honorary President
Honorary Vice President
Honorary Members
Office Bearers
President – Iain McSporran QC   Vice President – Alex Hood
Secretary –Alex Hood  Treasurer –Niall Donaldson
Committee
The Office Bearers along with
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