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Urgent message
Tickets for the St. Andrew's
Night are now all sold, all 148 of them! For the first time in my
memory we have a waiting list!
Those on the list will be informed by the Hon Sec of
the procedure that will apply.
A
stall will be set up at the St. Andrew's night to sell Jimmy
Hempstead's books and small Burns related gifts. Members should bear in
mind that they will be given a copy of "Ragbag of Rhyme" but may want
to buy a further copies. The price of Ragbag is liable to be around
£7 or £8 and it will be available on the night.
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This
year is an
exciting one for Burns Clubs and especially for Dumbarton Burn
Club: 2009 is both the 250th anniversary
of Burns'
birth
and 150 years since our the founding.
Details of the event planned for
this year can be found by clicking the "2009 Events" button or the
"AGM" button.
The
mailshot re the St. Andrew's Night was
completed and posted on Tuesday 13th October. Ticket
price
is £30 and an early reply may be needed as these will be "hot
tickets" and will be issued on a first come - first serve basis. Each
member can have 3 guests
Work
is
continuing on the new book of poems by Jimmy Hempstead and the final
meeting with the printers took place on 4th November. As stated above
it WILL be ready for 27th November.
Photos
from the 2009 supper have been posted on Flickr, just click the button
at the bottom left
You can contact us
either by way of the Email button or by signing the "Guest book" at the
bottom of
the
page.
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To commemorate
the passing of the
Burgess Ticket to the
Burgh to preserve in their archives for Dumbarton Burns Club, the club
commissioned Mr. Ian Strang of London, son of the late William Strang
RA of
Dumbarton, to prepare an etching incorporating the Bard and the Burgess
Ticket.
The
artist
interpreted the head of the poet, drawing from the famous Nasmyth
portrait and
the Skirving chalk drawing, with possibly a leaning to the latter. In
the lower
part of the plate he has reproduced the Burgess Ticket. On the one side
a
facsimile of the manuscript and on the reverse side the Coat of Arms of
the
Royal Burgh of Dumbarton.
In the
distant background are shown on the poet’s right, the Auld
Brig o’ Ayr and on
his left, Dumbarton Rock, thus symbolising his association with the two
ancient
towns.
Since 1927
the etching has been the frontispiece of Dumbarton Burns
Club’s annual supper
programme.
At
a Committee Meeting on 23rd May
1957, members were asked to subscribe for a President’s Badge
and Chain of
Office. A design was prepared by Mr. A. Munro Neville, Art Master at
Dumbarton
Academy. President George Harvey was the first president to be invested
with
the chain and it has been in use ever since. The name of each
successive President
is engraved on the links.
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