St Andrews Day Rally 2010

ST ANDREWS DAY RALLY 2010

This year's St Andrews Day Rally in Edinburgh could have fallen victim to the atrocious weather, but the gods above shone down on us all and we at least were able to carry on, in a somewhat smaller scale due to so many of our further flung friends being unable to attend due to the snow.

We marched our usual route down the Royal Mile finishing at the Scottish Parliament building whereupon we had Ted Christopher and Duncan Fenton waiting to say a few words to the assembled throng. Ted went first and gave us a fantastic speech which really hit home with the crowd, Ted has a magnificent way of saying what the rest of us are thinking. Next up was Society Convener Duncan who once again shared his fantastic knowledge of all things Scottish which kept the crowd enthralled as they hung on his every word, well done guys, two of the best speeches I've heard all year.

A few beers were shared on the Royal Mile while we waited until opening time for our night time venue at Lodge Trafalgar in Leith, may I just take a moment to thank the staff for all their hospitality during our time there, thanks guys.

Our evening started with Albannach to get the crowd fired up and boy did they deliver, they soon had us dancing which made us completely forget about how cold it was!! We also had Ted Christopher and Fiery Jack plus a buffet. Yes, that's right - all three plus a buffet for a tenner - bargain of the year for sure. Ted and Fiery Jack finished off an absolutely fantastic night which few who were there will forget, especially our two American friends and guests of honour Lydia and Thomas.

We were also able to launch our dear friend David R Ross' last book where David's publisher and David's lovely daughter Kim looked after proceedings, whereupon I believe they sold out on the night.

Well done to everyone for making this an event to remember once again and special mention to the Lothian and Borders Police for all their help with the march, thanks guys.