Alternative Burns Night for a’ that

On the 10th of February we hosted an Alternative Burns Night.

It was a really lovely event consisting of poetry, song and food.

On the menu was red lentil soup, veggie haggis, neeps and tatties with clootie dumpling to finish.

 

I was both surprised and thrilled at the positive reception that the clootie dumpling, a traditional Scottish pudding boiled in a cloth, received. It is not the most attractive of puddings but that didn’t put anyone off and much to my disappointment there were hardly any leftovers.

It was most enjoyable sharing poetry and songs and particularly interesting to learn from one of our attendees that there used to be a Burns Club on Gorebridge Main Street.

They usually got professional musicians to perform, however if because of budget constraints they weren’t available, members of the audience were called upon to sing Burns songs. Refusals were not accepted!

It was fascinating to think of what Gorebridge life must have been like not that long ago and how we could explore regaining some of the lost connections and tackle isolation within Gorebridge.

We always love hearing your stories and what you would love to see happening in Gorebridge.

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Thanks so much for reading

Michaela and Jaimie