Entries by Jim McDougall

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George Square commemoration.

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 […]

“Armour- a herstory of the Scottish bard”

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 […]

Club Outing, Thursday 20th June 2024

              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 […]

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Burns Greeting 2024

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 […]