June 2015 - Hunter Valley Scots Club

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Hunter Valley Scots
Club inc
Hunter Valley Scots
Hunter Valley Scots
Club inc
June 2015
Issue 215
Hello members!
How are things in your world?
Have an idea?
Maybe a new
event or place to
go?
Then please
Tell us about it .
In this issue
What better way to cope with the gloom and chills of winter than have a
pleasant evening with friends in the warmth of Teralba Hall at a Hunter
Valley Scots Club Members Night !
Members Night
10th June
7 for 7.30pm
Teralba Hall
Anyone welcome
The speaker this month will be Andrew McPherson from the Mine Workers
Band. This is the band which has entertained us so well at many Burns
Nights over the years
Members
Night
Wednesday
10th June
I’m sure Andrew will have
lots of interesting things to
show us and talk about,
and we will come away
from the evening with a
much greater knowledge
of the band and its
activities
Soup and
Damper
12th July
Joan Elliott has an item to
‘show and tell’, and of
course there is likely to be
other activities like dance,
music, and that most
important part of the
program, supper. The
evening will conclude
about 9.30pm
A
WEB PAGE
FOR THE
CLUB CAN
BE FOUND
AT
www.hvsc.
org.au
Hope to see you there
SOUP AND DAMPER LUNCH
Sunday July 12th—further information page 6
Australian Celtic Awards honours Pumpkin Juice
The gala evening of the Australian Celtic Festival is the Australian Celtic Music Awards where
this year more than 200 people came to celebrate Australian and international achievements
in Celtic music.
On this night Pumpkin Juice were humbled and very honoured to receive a Triquetra
Ambassador Award. The Triquetra Ambassador Award is a performance-based award and is
given to musicians in recognition of their achievements in performance and as ambassadors
for the Australian Celtic Festival at their appearances throughout the year.
Other winners pictured with Pumpkin Juice (in red) are: Murphy’s Pigs, Celia Pavey, Villanova, John Roy and
Peter Miller.
The Australian Celtic Festival, held every year in Glen Innes NSW, was celebrated this year
with warmer weather and record crowds. The atmosphere at this year’s festival was fantastic
with the Standing Stones grounds being treated to a make-over which contributed to the
success of the weekend. There was an exciting line up of Celtic bands, dancers and pipes
and drums performing this year, with the crowds enjoying the diversity and richness of our
Celtic culture that was on offer.
Pumpkin Juice performed at three concerts during the Festival including a sell-out dinner and
show concert at the Glen Innes Showground. The Showground concert was a very enjoyable
evening despite some rainy weather with great food and great company complementing some
fine Celtic music. The night was full of fun, with pumpkin prizes for the audience, Margaret
Kenning and her Hunter Welsh Folk Dancers leading some easy folk dances, and Pumpkin
Juice’s fast Scottish and Irish jigs and reels which certainly kept everyone warm.
The 2015 Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes was a very enjoyable celebration of Celtic
music, dance and culture and is definitely a festival to put in your calendar for 2016.
Thanks Jennifer for this information on the weekend in Glen Innes (first weekend in May).
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Does anyone have news to report from the Bonnie Wingham weekend last weekend?
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP NOW DUE— see page 5
EMAIL ADDRESSES
Postage and printing is a significant cost to the Club. If you have an email address but are
still receiving your newsletter by snail mail, it would really be appreciated if you could advise
us of your email address for the newsletter. Editor Robyn Smith, andrew_robyn@bigpond.com
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Calendar of Events
2015
Hunter Valley Scots
club inc
Positions 2014-2015
President:
Gary Gray
0477691573
Vice Pres:
Peter Adams
Secretary:
Grahame Pricter
Treasurer:
Peter Tranter
Committee Members
Helen Fulton
Nance Adams
Joan Elliott
Mike Elliott
Graeme Auchterlonie
Newsletter Editor
Robyn Smith
andrew_robyn@bigpond.com
4959 5123
Note these dates in your diary now
June 10th—Member’s Night
July 12th —Soup and Damper ‘The 1715 Jacobite Uprising’
12.00 for 12.30
August 22nd—Caledonian Dance Night
October—Hallowe’en
November 29th—St Andrew’s Day Church Service and Golf Day
December—Hogmanay
Watch out for more dates as the Committee works on
new ideas and activities.
If transport to HVSC events is a problem for you, please don’t
hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to arrange some
assistance for you
OTHER SCOTTISH ACTIVITIES
If you attend an activity it would be great to have some photos and a
brief report to pass on to our members in our newsletter
Aberdeen: 4 July 2015
Gathering of the Clans, Norah Head: 5 September 2015
Clans on the Coast: Nelsons Bay: 19 September 2015
For information on these and other Scottish events see the HVSC web
page and follow the “What’s On” link to “Other Scottish Events.”
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Our Caledonian Dance Night is back!
Where: Club Macquarie
When: 22nd August 2015, 7.30pm
Hunter Valley Scots
club inc
A Dance Night with a difference, dancing to the fabulous music of Chris
Duncan, Catherine Strutt and Jennifer Strutt. Dances will be called by
Peter Adams
Tickets: $30 Light supper provided
Contact us:
Hunter Valley Scots
Club
PO Box 34
Kotara NSW 2289
Website:
hvsc.org.au
Email
scots@hvsc.org.au
Facebook
Don’t forget to ‘like’
Hunter Valley Scots
Club
Put this date in your diary now and get your friends together
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NAME BADGES
Have you ordered your name badge yet?
Cost—$12.75 with a magnet backing or $9.50 with a pin
backing. Please advise the Secretary if you would like a badge
4943 5849
0402335410 g.pricter@optusnet.com.au
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ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO COMES TO
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (Information from Nancy Riach,
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo)
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with its unique blend of music,
ceremony, entertainment and theatre set against the backdrop of a floodlit
Edinburgh Castle is a vivid and intentionally emotional display and
unfailingly enthrals… and of course it symbolises the Scotland dear to so
many hearts. The Australian 2016 show will feature breathtaking
performances from traditional Scottish favourites, precision drill teams,
pipers, fiddlers, and highland dancers combined with military and cultural
groups from around the world. Edinburgh castle in all its glory will be
recreated in a magnificent 1:1 scale façade (29 metres high, 80 metres
across) with the figures of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce standing
guard over proceedings. The 1,200 performers will present an original
Tattoo event—a truly spectacular and emotive experience.
The Tattoo has only ever left Edinburgh Castle three times in 65 years.
Wellington in 2,000, Sydney in 2005 and 2010.
In 2016 the show will be in Melbourne and Wellington
Melbourne 12, 13, 14 February 2016
Maybe you will be lucky enough to be in Victoria around
that time and can catch a show
Annual Fees 2015 – 2016
Annual Fees for the Hunter Valley Scots Club Inc. are due by 1st July 2015
Please complete the form below and return with remittance to the Treasurer. If you choose
to pay by direct deposit, it would be appreciated if you could still return this form to ensure
that your details are correct on our records
Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for receipt.
The Treasurer, Hunter Valley Scots Club Inc. PO Box 34 KOTARA 2289
The information below will be used only for the Register of Members as required by the Incorporation Rules
and for mailing of information to members.
PLEASE DETACH
Name______________________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________P/Code____________________
Phone__________________________Email_______________________________________
Enclosed is remittance of $________as Annual Subscription (No cash by mail)
OR
Remittance of $ _____________ was made by Direct Deposit
Signed____________________________________Date_____________________________
Ordinary members $20.00
$30.00
For Direct Deposit:
Pensioner $15.00
Junior $10.00
Two in one family
Hunter Valley Scots Club Working Account ANZ BSB 012571
Account No. 2045 68722
Clearly indicate your name and deposit is for membership
Please note: An email address allows the Club considerable savings in photocopying and
mailing costs
Failure to renew membership will result in the removal of your name from the Register of
Members as required under the Constitution
SOUP & DAMPER DAY
SUNDAY 12th JULY 2015, TERALBA HALL
THEME: “THE 1715 JACOBITE UPRISING”
This year our annual Soup & Damper day will feature the story of the 1715
Jacobite Uprising, when the Highland Clans in Scotland staged an uprising in an
attempt to restore the deposed Stuart King, James III, to the Scottish throne.
President Gary Gray will present an interesting talk on the subject, together
with songs and poems from the time.
Guests should arrive at 12 noon, for a 12.30pm Lunch, when we will partake in
the delicious soups our Members always create for the event. This will be
followed, after Gary’s talk, by a selection of sweets, cakes & slices. The cost is
$10 per head, and bookings are essential by returning the form below to the
Treasurer, P.O. Box 34, KOTARA NSW 2289. Include a stamped, self addressed
envelope.
APPEAL FOR SOUP COOKS:
If you have a treasured family recipe for a great soup, would you be prepared to
make up a batch to share with Members? We find soups made in slow cookers
are easiest to plug in and reheat on arrival at the Hall. However, we do have a
stove, and several electrical hotplates we can use to heat saucepans of soup.
If you would like to make a soup or soups, please advise Joan Elliott, on 4943
6427, or jelliott@idl.net.au, so we have a record of what soups will be coming in
on the Day. You will be reimbursed all costs for the ingredients, so please keep
a note of same.
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SOUP & DAMPER DAY
SUNDAY 12th JULY, 2015, TERALBA HALL, 12 NOON.
I require……………………..TICKETS TO THE SOUP & DAMPER DAY. @ $10 each.
ENCLOSED IS……………………….
NAME& ADDRESS………………………………………………………………………………………….