Tag: Burns Night

  • January 2018 Meeting: Burns’ Night

    January 2018 Meeting: Burns’ Night

    Club members and guests from Round Table 88 arrived at the Crescent Hotel to be greeted by an imposing figure with ginger hair poking out from under a Tam o’Shanter. This person, on closer inspection, turned out to be Tom Cathcart, or Tommy Burns as he became known later in the evening. Due respect was…

  • January 2017 meeting report: Burns’ Night

    January 2017 meeting report: Burns’ Night

    Burns’ Night has come around again and the Yorkshire Coast College Fledglings restaurant did us proud as usual with a fine meal on a Scottish theme. Before the nosh itself the traditional piper played in the Haggis and our own David (Mc Sporran) Henderson addressed the wee beastie and sent it to Haggis heaven with…

  • Burns’ Night 2017

    Burns’ Night 2017

    Iain has confirmed the arrangements for our January 2017 Burns’ Night regular fixture. Once again we are at Fledglings, 7.30 pm on 26 January 2017. Table have been invited. Dress code: smart casual, ie usual, not black tie.   Burns Night Menu A Selection of Canapés on Arrival First Course Haggis with Bashed Neeps and…

  • Burns Night Report January 2016

    Burns Night Report January 2016

    Report on Burns Night Meeting at Fledglings Restaurant on 14 January 2016 A pleasing 27 members of 41 Club including several members not seen for some time and 5 members of Round Table attended the early Burns Night Meal at Fledglings Restaurant at Yorkshire Coast College which Chairman Richard described as a 41 Club meeting…

  • Future meetings update: December 2015 to April 2016

    Future meetings update: December 2015 to April 2016

    This just in from our excellent Catering Officer: Thursday, 10 December 2015: 7.30 for 8pm Eastern Paradise Indian restaurant, St Helens Square (opposite the Market Hall) for an Indian banquet Thursday, 14 January 2016: Burns night at Fledglings restaurant 7.30 for 8pm (black tie) Thursday, 11 February: the Kam Sang on North Marine Road for…

  • Video – in praise of the Haggis

    Video – in praise of the Haggis

    Mike “Spielberg” Shingler took this short video of Tim in action at Burns’ Night, 22 January 2015  

  • Meeting report: Burns’ Night at Fledglings, 22 January 2015

    Meeting report: Burns’ Night at Fledglings, 22 January 2015

    Hoots mon, it’s a braw, bricht, moonlicht nicht, well and it was such a night when we all arrived at Yorkshire Coast College for a traditional Burns night supper. I STILL don’t understand why the English find the need to celebrate Burns’ night, heavens we will soon have a Dylan Thomas breakfast or a Wordsworth…

  • Our next meeting is our annual Burns’ Night, 22 January at Fledglings

    Our next meeting is our annual Burns’ Night, 22 January at Fledglings

    Happy new year! Once again, we will celebrate Burns’ Night with a meal at Fledglings Restaurant, Yorkshire Coast College, 7.30pm for 8pm on Thursday, 22 January 2015. Please note: it’s a black tie event. We will be joined by Table. For your diary: our meeting after this is on Thursday, 12 February at Tuscany Too,…