A Country Burns Supper - In Auckengill Hall, Caithness
- Jan 2007
Burns Supper January 2006 The Rotary Club of Thurso Burns Supper is one of the premier events on the
west side of the county. It is always a sell out with over 100 attending
this year in the Pentland Hotel. The speakers, and indeed the whole event,
was up to usual high standard with some performance that can only be
described as superb. Ken Murphy gave an enthralling note free immortal
memory, one of the best ever heard by regular supper goers. Rotarian James
Campbell toasted the lassies with his customary humour and Celia McDougall
replied in similar fashion. The address to the haggis was performed with
gusto and superb delivery by Alan Sparling. The singing of Mod Gold
medalist Raymond Bremner was outstanding as was a contribution from Celia
McDougall. Alan Plowman was piper for the evening and there cannot be many
as skillful in the county. The Rotary Club always have Thurso Round Table
members as their guests at this function and their Chairman has the duty
of getting the evening off to a good start with the Selkirk Grace and
Michael Dunnett certainly performed his task with confidence. The evening
was rounded off with community singing and a fine vote of thanks by
Rotarian John Hook. Finally a report would not be complete without mention
of the significant contribution made to the evening by Rotary
Vice-President Murray Campbell who chaired the supper. His chairmanship
was excellent and humorous and interspersed with authoritative
interjections, in keeping with his position as an top grade football
referee, when the audience became more than enthusiastic as the evening
wore on.
