Happy 50th Birthday Gretna A&F Club (1966-2016)
by
B&F May 2016
Gretna marked their 50th Anniversary on 3rd April at The Gables Hotel. The room was decorated accordingly with balloons and banners and a special cake was baked for the occasion by Freda Heslop.
Besides the usual accordion and fiddle players, other members volunteered to perform.
This resulted in an enjoyable and very varied evening’s entertainment and a lot of hidden talent was revealed! John Salton, our chairman and MC, carried in the cake led by pipers Kerry anmd Kath, daughters of David and Irene Bell. The cake was duly cut by David Bell and Donald Ridley, two of the founder members of the Club.
Flowers were presented to Irene Bell and pianist Rosalind and vouchers were given to David Bell and Donald Ridley for long service to the Club, following which the delicious cake was shared by everyone.
1965 - The Hole in the Wa', Dumfries
1966 - Gretna
1967 - Langholm
Besides the usual accordion and fiddle players, other members volunteered to perform.
This resulted in an enjoyable and very varied evening’s entertainment and a lot of hidden talent was revealed! John Salton, our chairman and MC, carried in the cake led by pipers Kerry anmd Kath, daughters of David and Irene Bell. The cake was duly cut by David Bell and Donald Ridley, two of the founder members of the Club.
Flowers were presented to Irene Bell and pianist Rosalind and vouchers were given to David Bell and Donald Ridley for long service to the Club, following which the delicious cake was shared by everyone.
1965 - The Hole in the Wa', Dumfries
1966 - Gretna
1967 - Langholm