On Thursday 24th July, Members of Paisley Burns club joined other local clubs for a short ceremony in Fountain Gardens to commemorate the anniversary of the death of the bard on 21st July 1796. Wreaths were laid at the foot of the Robert Burns statue, which was erected in 1896, and a couple of short […]
President Kenneth Osborne and incoming president, Jim McDougall were delighted to join other representatives of the Glasgow and District Burns Association at the annual wreath laying ceremony in George Square on Saturday 1st February. The event, to mark the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns was postponed owing to the shocking weather which affected […]
A number of club members have enjoyed Shonagh Murray’s play ‘ Armour- a Herstory of the Scottish Bard”, which is being presented in Paisley and Johnstone. Part of the popular “ A Play, a Pie and a Pint” concept, the play revolves around Jean Armour and imagines the conversations she has with Burns’ mistress, Nancy […]
Glasgow University Tour Our annual club outing took us to the West End- of Glasgow, where, after some free time over a coffee and cake in Byres Road, we had a guided tour of the University, principally the iconic Gilbert Scott building, once of Glasgow’s most prominent and […]
The Year is Twenty TwentyFour The year is Twenty Twentyfour. Twa thousand and twa dozen Assailed a’ sides wi’ tales o’ woe, nae wonder heids are buzzin’ Mental health in disrepair. Aye, lockdown played a part But the issues go much deeper, so let’s go back to the start. We are famous for our friendliness […]