The menu and photos of the Supper held on the 20th January 2023 have been uploaded.

Thanks to Nick Manton for taking the pictures.

Dear club member,

I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones well and keeping safe.

It is my sad duty to inform you that the next club supper scheduled for 21^st January 2022 has had to be cancelled. Following the results of the survey in September where a majority of the club members were in favour of proceeding with a supper, arrangements did indeed proceed until last weekend. However, the latest round of restrictions due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, with greater, and not fewer, restrictions forecast makes the success of proceeding further with an indoor gathering unlikely. Indeed, the High School of Glasgow, is also likely to cancel other events of its own in the same venue in January. With the health of our members foremost in our mind, and taking into account these other factors, the committee took the decision to cancel the event for January.

Drew Ireland has agreed to remain as club President for another year. The club remains in contact with the High School of Glasgow in preparation for a supper in January 2023. As some of you may be aware our caterer Alan James has retired, and we are now in contact with the High School’s new catering company, Compass, to ensure a continuation of the excellent fare provided in years past.

Keep a lookout for further information on the club website www.ThePartickBurnsClub.org. The committee is considering arranging a short ‘virtual’ on-line meeting, not a full supper, on the 21^st January 2022 allowing members to toast the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns as a group. If you are interested in such an event being arranged, please let me know by phone, letter or email.

My best wishes for a merry Christmas (such as the current restrictions will allow) and a happy and prosperous New Year.

-Copy of letter sent to members 28/11/2020-

But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!

Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward, tho’ I canna see,
I guess an’ fear!

Dear Member,

I hope this letter finds you and loved ones well and keeping safe.

While you might be expecting this letter to contain information on the club’s next annual Burns Supper event, it is my sad duty to inform you that the next club supper has been cancelled due to the public meeting restrictions imposed to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the good news and optimism surrounding the development and deployment of vaccines it is very unlikely that public meeting restrictions will be lifted in time for an event in early 2021.

The good news ‘looking forward’ is that Drew Ireland has agreed to remain as club President for another year. The club also remains in contact with the High School of Glasgow in preparation for arranging an evening of good food, camaraderie and entertainment for January 2022. Keep a lookout for further information on the club website www.ThePartickBurnsClub.org. I will also send out emails and letters to club members as soon as restrictions are lifted and the date for the next supper is confirmed.

To you and yours I send my best wishes for a merry Christmas (such as the current restrictions will allow) and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm Sharp

Secretary

The menu and photos of the Supper held on the 24th January 2020 have been uploaded.

Thanks to Nick Manton for taking the pictures.

The menu and photos of the Supper held on the 18th January 2019 have been uploaded.

Thanks to Nick Manton for taking the pictures.

The menu and photos of the Supper held on the 19th January 2018 have been uploaded.

Thanks to Graeme Sharp for taking the pictures.

I have received a photo from our new president Robert Scott of our charitable donation of £650 being made to Deputy Chief Officer Alex Clark, chair of the Family Support Trust on the 13th February in Newbridge.

The Trust are extremely grateful to the PBC. Many thanks to all our members and guests who contributed.

The menu and photos of the Supper held on the 20th January 2017 have been uploaded.

Thanks to Nick Manton for taking the pictures.

A big thank you to Mat Morton who sent in supper menus for 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008. These have been scanned and added to the table of menus that can be downloaded from the ‘Past Suppers’ web page.

Thanks to Robert Scott for sending a copy of the 2011 Menu. I’ve changed the link in the ‘past suppers’ table so that it connects to the correct menu!