NEWS & UPDATES

The December 05 Update

St Andrews Day Dance was held in the St Vincent Bowling Club Hall on the 26th of November. James Cameron and Lex Keith provided the music. The attendance was down on last year, but everyone seemed to enjoy it

Burns Supper Will be held on Saturday 21st January 06, in the St Vincent Bowling Club. Arrangements are well in hand, and tickets at £12 can be obtained from Catherine, myself, or committee members. Please order tickets as soon as possible so that we can inform the caterers of numbers expected. No tickets will be sold at the door. This has always been a popular and successful event, and places are limited – do not miss out.

Annual Gathering to be held on Friday 3rd March 06. It can be confirmed that the concert will be held in Partick Burgh Hall, starting at 7.30 pm. Ian Campbell will be the Chairman for the evening. The singers will be Alison Rapson, Morag McKay, Archie McLean and Iain McPherson. Norma McDougall will be the accompanist.
It is confirmed the the Gathering Dance will be held in the Oan Mhor Hall at the top of Byres Road, from 10 pm to 2 am. Fergie McDonald’s band will provide the music. Tickets cannot be sold at the door so must be purchased beforehand. Tickets may be obtained from the usual venues, at the Gathering Concert, from Catherine, myself, or committee members.

200 club The winners for the December Draw were:- 1. Norma McDougall, 2. Mr C Shaw, 3. Mrs L Campbell. The separate page for the 200 Club now shows the past winners. We still need more members or friends to join the 200 Club.

The GIA web site Since recently mentioning this site on The ‘Islay List’ there has been a large increase in the numbers visiting the site. It shows the great demand for information about Islay, and its people, both past and present. Remember that if you would like to contribute to the site, please contact me.

Islay Family History Society Continuing the theme from above, I would like to recommend the work done by a small group of dedicated volunteers who run the society office which is located at Islay House Square, Bridgend, Islay. The office is open at limited times between May and September. The society has OPRs, census data from 1841 onwards, lots of local genealogical info, and family trees that have been given to them for reference. I know that a lot of this info is available on the internet through the hard work of people like Ted Larson and many others. However they have one important extra advantage, they have local knowledge.
Visit them when in Islay, write them at the above address, or contact them by email at islayfamilyhistory@lineone.net. Being volunteers, a donation for their help would be appreciated.

This has been a happy and eventful year.

NEWS & UPDATES
The December 05 Update St Andrews Day Dance was held in the St Vincent Bowling Club Hall on the 26th of November. James Cameron and Lex Keith provided the music. The attendance was down on last year, but everyone seemed to enjoy it Burns Supper Will be held on Saturday 21st January 06, in the St Vincent Bowling Club. Arrangements are well in hand, and tickets at £12 can be obtained from Catherine, myself, or committee members. Please order tickets as soon as possible so that we can inform the caterers of numbers expected. No tickets will be sold at the door. This has always been a popular and successful event, and places are limited – do not miss out. Annual Gathering to be held on Friday 3rd March 06. It can be confirmed that the concert will be held in Partick Burgh Hall, starting at 7.30 pm. Ian Campbell will be the Chairman for the evening. The singers will be Alison Rapson, Morag McKay, Archie McLean and Iain McPherson. Norma McDougall will be the accompanist. It is confirmed the the Gathering Dance will be held in the Oan Mhor Hall at the top of Byres Road, from 10 pm to 2 am. Fergie McDonald’s band will provide the music. Tickets cannot be sold at the door so must be purchased beforehand. Tickets may be obtained from the usual venues, at the Gathering Concert, from Catherine, myself, or committee members. 200 club The winners for the December Draw were:- 1. Norma McDougall, 2. Mr C Shaw, 3. Mrs L Campbell. The separate page for the 200 Club now shows the past winners. We still need more members or friends to join the 200 Club. The GIA web site Since recently mentioning this site on The ‘Islay List’ there has been a large increase in the numbers visiting the site. It shows the great demand for information about Islay, and its people, both past and present. Remember that if you would like to contribute to the site, please contact me. Islay Family History Society Continuing the theme from above, I would like to recommend the work done by a small group of dedicated volunteers who run the society office which is located at Islay House Square, Bridgend, Islay. The office is open at limited times between May and September. The society has OPRs, census data from 1841 onwards, lots of local genealogical info, and family trees that have been given to them for reference. I know that a lot of this info is available on the internet through the hard work of people like Ted Larson and many others. However they have one important extra advantage, they have local knowledge. Visit them when in Islay, write them at the above address, or contact them by email at islayfamilyhistory@lineone.net. Being volunteers, a donation for their help would be appreciated. This has been a happy and eventful year. The above photo at the March 05 Gathering was taken by Sandy Rankin. It shows Norma, myself, and Iain Carmichael, enjoying a dram at the end of the concert. I wish to take this opportunity to thank our committee for their hard work during the year, and to wish them and Islay folk throughout the World, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. Raise your glass, of whatever Islay Tipple and toast friends, and absent friends, Bliadhna mhath Ur, Alasdair
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