Children's Competition 2010
The annual children's competition took place on 13th March 2010.
Click photo for full report.
Previous years reports: 2009, 2008
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Click for Club Calendar for 2010/11
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Annual Supper 2010
The annual Burns supper took place on Saturday Jan 30th 2010 in Dundonald Institute and as ever was a memorable event.
This year the Immortal Memory was proposed by Prof David Purdie(see above) . Click here for a report.
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Several club members took part in the recent Burns Supper for the Association of Professional Institutes held at the Dean Park Hotel.
The Immortal Memory was delivered by Club President Kevin Thompson
Toast to the Lasses by Iain Harkins
Musical accompaniment by Humphrey Every
Also shown are Mr & Mrs David McNeil API Chairman and BPBC Member
and the President's wife, Fiona Thompson
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Older News has been moved to here
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Tam O Shanter
Club President Kev Thompson recites Tam O Shanter to a series of Paintings by local artist Charles Nasmyth.
Kevin says "I
was delighted to be invited to take part in this unique compilation. Charles' paintings are a wonderful illustration for Burns' classic poem"
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Annual Supper 2010
The DVD of the 2010 Supper is in preparation and will be ready soon!
Now is your own chance to own a recording of a wonderful evening's entertainment.
Bowhill run an excellent supper which YOU can now see and hear: whether you were there or not!
Please phone Alistair on 01592 654113 (UK) or (44)1592 654113(overseas) to order .
Previous Suppers
Burns Wall Hanging
Carolle Graham - wife of club member Jack - tells the story behind her fabulous wall hanging.
Click the picture above to read it and see the hanging.
Auld Lang Syne: Orignal words and tune
Several members including our new Honorary President, asked for a recording of this.
Although not on CD there is a video clip here for those interested.
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About the club - by Wilf Allsop (past President)
BPBC is number 803 in The Robert Burns World Federation Ltd
The Bowhill People's Burns Club was founded in 1940 during the Second World War with the aim "to perpetuate the memory of Burns, to foster the study of his works, and to promote social and intellectual discourse among the members by meetings and discussions". As a consequence its special toast at the annual Burns Supper has always been "Peace and the People", alongside the traditional toasts of "The Immortal Memory" and "To The Lassies". The first Supper was held in 1941 and the club has continued to celebrate the life and works of Robert Burns every year on sixty-seven occasions.
A feature of the club has been its regular monthly meetings, when the singing and reciting of the Bard's work by the members has been a key element. Originally the members met in each others houses but, after some time, the meetings came to be held in the Railway Tavern, which had the ideal size of room. Unfortunately this venue was closed in 1994, but a room became available in the Bowhill Gothenburg Supper Rooms. The venue has since changed again several times and is now the Bowhill Hotel on the second Saturday of each month September to April.
Club plate |
Bowhill Hotel - Derran Drive: Current venue for BPBC |
 The Railway Tavern Bowhill |
The Number 1 Gothenburg |
In the 1970s the club ceased to be entirely local and now has members from further afield including Burntisland, Cambridge, Cowdenbeath, Crossgates, Cupar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glenrothes, Kelty, Kennoway, Kirkcaldy, Kinglassie, Kinghorn, Leslie, Lochgelly, and London! The club celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1990 with a special supper attended by officials from the Burns Federation. (notes from the back of the club's limited edition commemorative plate)
