Kennethmont Burns Suppper, 19 Jan 2002

Robert Burns 1759 -1796

The Burns Supper is a joint effort by The Rannes Hall Committee and The Kennethmont Senior Citizens Committee. It is held in The Rannes Hall on the Saturday before The National Bard's birthday on 25th January.

 

Cooks Wilma Grant and Brenda MacDonald check out the broth

 

Chairman John McCallum welcomes the company before saying The Selkirk Grace

The Haggis, carried by Wullie Reid, is piped in by Kevin Duncan, Fisherford

Charles Raeburn, Huntly addresses the Haggis

 

Charlie addressing the Haggis, Kevin Duncan and Wullie Reid look on.

 

The Haggis, Neeps and Tatties being served. Head waitress Fiona Grant is at the front of the queue

Behind the scenes activity. The cooks and Elizabeth Henderson serve the meal.

 

John Mack, Premnay proposed the toast to the Immortal Memory of Rabbie Burns

George Donnelly, Hatton of Fintry proposed the toast to the Lasses

 

Margaret Mack, Premnay replied in behalf of the Lasses.

 

A company of 120 sat down to the meal

 

Music for the dance was provided by Ian Greig of Elgin

 

The dancing went to the ' wee sma oors'

 

Winner of the Kennethmont Millennium Committee Poetry Competition, Wullie Reid, takes time out from his hectic schedule to autograph copies of - Collections or Dreams. The book contains a collection of poems and reminiscences of Kennethmont and is available from local shops.

 

The Speakers

George Donnelly, John Mack

John McCallum, Margaret Mack, Charles Raeburn