November 2006 Events

After the success of our Summer Fling in June, we just had to do a winter follow up. A great night out for everyone whether an experienced ceilidh dancer or don’t know how to pronounce it, never mind dance it! Prize raffle, licensed bar, and good cheer a-plenty.

Mon 6

Salsa

Wed 8

Ceilidh dancing for beginners

Thurs 9

Ceroc dancing

Thurs 9

Badminton club

Fri 10

Real Ale Night - Stewart Brewery Tour and tasting

A tour of the brewery and 4 half pints of the fantastic Stewart beers to taste as well as insight into the processes that make it all happen. Stewart Brewery is commended by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).

Sat 11

Jewellery making workshop
We made a pair of earrings out of sterling silver and Swarovski crystals. Lovely way to spend Saturday and we came away with some lovely jewellery of our own design!

Sat 11

Edinburgh Road Club’s Charity Ceilidh
Another night of ceilidh fun.

Sun 12

Brunch at Double Dutch

Another relaxed brunch for laid back weekend chat. They do fabulous breakfast and brunch options all day on a Sunday.

Mon 13

Salsa

Tues 14

Borat
A must-see film of the moment.

Wed 15

Go karting Grand Prix at Raceland
This was so popular that we did it again. I got some useful tips from the ‘hilarious’ commentator one of which was ‘don’t drive into the wall!’.

Thurs 16

Ceroc dancing

Thurs 16

Badminton club

Sat 18

Rugby – Scotland v Pacific Islands

Lunch at the legendary Caley Alehouse followed by an exciting match.

Sat 18

SBC on the town at Halo

Over thirty people joined us for another relaxed night out, laid back chat and a few drinks. We had a special deal of half price on bottles of wine.

Mon 20

Tennis club

Mon 20

Salsa

Tues 21

Casino Royale
Well this film had a rave review from Stephanie’s son who usually maintains a casually unimpressed demeanor. He says Daniel Craig is a better Bond than Connery! High praise indeed!! I’m still keen to find out what he can do with his smile and little finger…

Wed 22

Ceilidh dancing for beginners

Wed 22

The Principles & Practice of Food & Wine Matching at Henderson's Wine Bar
During the Festival, we attended fabulous wine and champagne tastings. Now the organizers have responded to requests for food and wine events. A taster menu of six different dishes has been specifically designed by the chef at Henderson's, each dish was carefully paired with a different wine, in order to illustrate harmony or discord.

Thurs 23

Ceroc dancing

Thurs 23

Badminton club

Sat 25

Paintball
An amazing day of thrills and spills. You play 8 great games and get full equipment including poly-wrapped dry-cleaned jumpsuit, Inferno Paintball Marker, Stormtrooper Helmet 360 degree head protection, V-Force Mask with high level optical accuracy, Pod-pak with 400 pellet capacity, Clear 220 pellet capacity hoppers. Unrivalled facilities including individual team huts, highly trained staff in radio contact, multiple missions based on a variety of exciting scenarios. Only £35 instead of normal price of £50!

Sat 25

Rugby – Scotland v Australia

Lunch followed the match and a few drinks afterwards.

Sat 25

St Andrew's Night Charity Ceilidh
The Thunderdogs ceilidh band, bagpipes, highland dancers, free ice-cream, cheap licenced bar. Ceilidhs really are fantastic fun, very sociable and can be quite energetic. You don’t need to know what you’re doing as dances are ‘called’ and it’s more fun if you don’t!
Charity: Lothian Autistic Society

Sun 26

East Lothian Walk

approx 2.5/3hours

Jim organised a lovely walk for us in beautiful East Lothian via Gullane and Dirleton. It was flat, beachy, gorgeous and ended with a late lunch at the fabulous Old Clubhouse pub. Wonderfully invigorating and helped us all shake off hangovers.