Perth Burns Club

Annual Dinners

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Lesley Riddoch

Forbes Gauld

Lara Haggerty

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Salutation Hotel, Perth
6.30 for 7pm

The club's Annual Dinner, widely recognised as being one of the country's leading Burns Nights and also one of Perth's foremost social occasions, will be held in the Salutation Hotel, Perth on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 6.30 for 7pm.

The Immortal Memory is to be proposed by Lesley Riddoch. She is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, author, cyclist, land reform campaigner and lover of all things Nordic.

The Toast to the Lasses will be given by local farmer, Forbes Gauld who is also Past President of Greenloaning Burns Club.

The Reply from the Lasses will be given by Lara Haggerty, Library Manager and Keeper of Books at Library of Innerpeffray, where a prestigious body of Burns' work (including a first edition) is held.

The programme will include traditional songs, music and reciters of the accustomed high standard. Full details of previous dinners are elsewhere on the club's website at: dinners.

The evening will be under the chairmanship of the club president Alan Telfer.

Dress for the function is optional but the wearing of formal or Highland dress is encouraged.

Ticket prices are £38 (members and guests). Advance reservations can now be made by emailing the club secretary Elliott Boyle.

Confirmed bookings can be made by downloading one of the documents below and completing the return slip which you can post or email back to the secretary. If you use the post, please enclose payment with an SAE (cheques payable to Perth Burns Club). If you prefer online, please remit bank transfers to 80-91-28, 06024554 (using your name as the reference code).

Early booking is advised to ensure you get your tickets.