Scots in London News & Events

Borderline - the charity for homeless London Scots
Happy St Andrews Day - 10 things to do today
Sir Jackie Stewart at The Waldorf, 1 Dec 2006
SIL Q4 2006 Quarterly Drinks - 365 SIL SELL OUT
Scottish Reeling in London - PGT Reels, London Reels
Three Scottish Gala Black Tie Dinners
Scottish Charity Ceilidhs and Reel Parties, 4 Nov 2006
2 Great Scottish Bars - to watch football in London
Rugby and Golf Auction of Promises, 26 Oct 2006
Nicky Spence - Free Concert,, 5 Oct 2006
Friends Of Scottish Rugby Gala Dinner, 2 Nov 2006
National Trust for Scotland - Annual Lecture, 19 Oct 2006
Contemporary Scottish Art - The Chambers Gallery
The Hannibal Challenge, 22-24 Sep 2006
St Andrew's Day Dinner and Ball - by ScotsCare
Society of Scottish Lawyers in London (SSLL)
London Camanachd (Shinty), 22 Jul 2006
Scottish Lacrosse Men's Team
Ceilidh Dance, Camden, 1 Jul 2006
State Street Caledonian Challenge, 17-18 Jun 2006
Vote for the Scottish National Anthem
Tartan Army and the World Cup
Highland Regiments Farewell
Looking for Scottish Golfers
The Gay Gordons Scottish Gay And Lesbian Country Dancing
Tokyoblu  - Scotlands hottest nightclub hits in London
Scottish Festivals - Visit Scotland
Scottish Art Exhibitions in London
The Proclaimers - at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Nicky Spence - SIL Ambassador - The Scottish Tenor
The London Gaelic Choir is celebrating its 115th birthday
Highland Heritage - Massed Pipes and Drums in Chelsea
What is Tartan Day?
Scotland on Sunday - A message from Iain Martin
Scotland's Bid - to host 2014 Commonwealth Games
Scottish Ballet, Cinderella

SIL Q2 QUARTERLY EXTRAVAGANZA FOR TARTAN DAY

Celebrate Tartan Day, the 686th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, on Thursday 6th April 2006, 6.30-11pm, in the Common Room of The Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane (Fleet Street end), centrally located between Covent Garden and the City, offering SIL a beautiful central London backdrop: Map. . View Common Room and go to 360' Virtual Tour tab-unique setting for this SIL event.

Line Up: Linda Thorson, Special Guest BAFTA award winning actress, Star of The Avengers, currently starring in Emmerdale; The Pinstripe Highlanders - legendary bagpipers; Graeme E Pearson, Top Edinburgh Pub Music Scene performer on bango and guitar with vocals;London Gaelic Choir and soloists; Terry Neason, first-class Scottish singer/entertainer; The Heather Belles, superb highland dancers; Donald Stewart, SIL's fiddletastic fiddler; Pop Ceilidh Nation, the Clapham Grand dancefloor fillers; A few words from ScotsCare, Scottish Community Foundation and Col Andrew Duncan; Complimentary Whyte and Mackay Scotch Whisky/cash bar. Professional photographer Ian Macaulay will snap up the SIL atmosphere. There will be cabaret-style seating and plenty of opportunity to chat and enjoy. All welcome, including friends (no passport checks!).

Please RSVP eddietait@scotsinlondon.com to reserve your place (and sign up to the fast-growing SIL mailing list). Smart dress. Recent SIL Event Photos: SIL Q4 2005 and SIL Q1 2006 Burns Night (more in SIL gallery). Major Tartan Day events in New York: Tartan Army NYC Tartan Day and Tartan Week and Tartan Week NY. Please join us in London...

SIL Q1 BURNS NIGHT 2006 - THE HOTTEST TICKET IN LONDON!

We look forward to welcoming all those who have reserved tickets for this evenings Scots in London Q1 2006 Quarterly Extravaganza: 'Burns Night as Rabbie would have liked it!' - you are encouraged to arrive at 6.30pm sharp for haggis. This is a golden ticket event - 250 tickets flew out and were snapped up in 4 days. We are very sorry for the 200 plus others who we are unable to accommodate. We plan to hold a much larger SIL event in March/April - lots planned for 2006 - and hope you can join us then. If you have not reserved a ticket please do not come along as we have no room due to the popularity of the event. Sorry. For those with tickets for this evening, please note the revised schedule below - a guid nicht awaits:

Wednesday 25 January - 6.30 for 7pm until 12midnight, Scots in London Q1 2006 Quarterly Extravaganza: 'Burns Night as Rabbie would have liked it! Robert Burns (b25Jan1759-d1796) held at the Lansdowne Club (Ballroom), 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London, W1J 5JD - www.lansdowneclub.com - 5 mins walk from Green Park tube station - Map. The club is an opulent and exclusive private members club in the heart of Mayfair, built in 1763 as a grand town house for the Scottish Marquess of Bute, the incumbent Prime Minister, designed by fellow Scot Robert Adam, later owned by Gordon Selfridge (1920-29), the department store magnate. Dress: Club rules - jacket and tie, no jeans or trainers. Dress up / Kilts encouraged.

6.30-7.30pm: Piping on arrival by The Legendary Pinstripe Highlanders. You will be greeted by your host and receive a warming Whyte & Mackay Scotch Whisky and/or luscious welcoming Deuchars IPA beer from the attentive staff - thanks to our lead sponsor Whyte & Mackay and thanks also to the Caledonian Brewery. Take time to meet people, network and enjoy. Fiddler Donald Stewart will delight you with the finest fiddling, while professional photographer Ian Macaulay and professional film-maker Caroline Gardiner snap up the SIL atmosphere.

6.45 - 7.15pm: Haggis will be served buffet-style with neeps and tatties.

7.30-8.15pm: Welcome introductions will be made by your host / sponsor(s) and the traditional SIL group photograph will take place, followed by entertainment - "Burns Nicht as Burns would have liked it!" - opened by the Pinstripe Highlanders who will pipe in the Haggis, followed by a memorable Address to the Haggis/Tam O'Shanter by Andrew Fox, Scotland's Young Globetrotting Burns Talent and a brief Immortal Memory by London Scottish's Stewart Burrows-Petty. This will be followed by poetry by Robert Burns (and his own works) recited by Richard Price, Talented Scottish Published Poet, Star of the Informist School.

8.15-8.30pm: There will then be a short interval, followed by...

8.30-9.30pm: Robin"Rab"Somerville, providing a Quinessentially English take on Scots 4 laughs and Star Act, Les Peters, Scotland's Foremost After-Dinner Speaker / Entertainer with the emphasis on good times. The formal evening will be brought to an end by the amazing voices of Goldie and Grant, Fabulous Scottish Opera Singers (by demand!) accompanied by Dan Mormano on piano.

9.30pm - 12midnight: Singing and piano by Emma-Jane Thommen, Scotland's Answer to the X-Factor, and fiddling/ceilidh music/dancing, jigs and reels led by fiddler Donald Stewart. Network, chat and enjoy. Carriages await at midnight.