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President 2010 - 2011 Ronnie Williamson

 

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   Programme for 2010 - 2011

 

 

APRIL 10

Annual General Meeting 20/04/2010

 

Held in the Marriott Hotel, Argyle Street, Glasgow.   Election of new President.

MAY 10

Choosing Meeting  

TBC

 

Spring Outing  

TBC

Directors and Past Presidents meet with adjudicators and school teachers to select the comprehensive Schools Competition pieces for pupils ranging from Primary 1 through to Secondary 6, drawn from the widest possible spectrum of schools in the East End of Glasgow.  Competition categories encompass Choirs, Solo Singing, Duets, Singers and Players, Verse Speaking, Choral Speaking, News Desk (an innovative writing category) and Artwork.

Annual Club outing to locations with an association with Burns.   This year the outing is to Burns Country in Ayrshire.

OCTOBER 10

Hallowe’en Supper 

TBC

A relaxing, convivial social function held on Friday the 30th October, which combines the works of Burns with topics relating to wider Scottish culture.   Merchants Hall, Glasgow.

DECEMBER 10

Schools Competition

03/12/10

Held in St Mungo’s Academy and accommodating an annual participation of approximately 700 pupils on one evening in early December together with a further 300 entrants for the Artwork and News Desk competitions.

JANUARY 2011

Anniversary Dinner

25/01/11

 

Held on 25th January (or Saturday 24th when the 25th is a Sunday) in the Marriott Hotel, Argyle Street, Glasgow and attended by some 650 members and their guests, who receive the toast to the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns proposed by a speaker  of often international reputation.  The assembled company responds extremely generously to the Appeal for funds for the annual Schools Competition following performances by prize winning entrants.   We will be celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns.

FEBRUARY 2011

Schools

Concert

 TBC

Adjudicators Dinner

TBC

Pupils from all categories receive their awards following the performance of their particular prize winning pieces in the presence of family members, friends, teachers, adjudicators and Club members.   Woodside Halls, Glasgow.

 

 

Held in late February as a "thank you" dinner for the Adjudicators who assisted with the Schools Competition. 

   APRIL 2011

   AGM

    19/04/2011

The Annual General Meeting will be held in The Marriot Hotel Argyle Street Glasgow on Tuesday 19th April 2011 at 7.00pm.