Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club)

The World's Oldest Burns Club

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

@WallacePrimary @MoorfootPr @Ardgowanpr @Gourockpr @HoustonPrimary @greenocktele @discinverclyde #robertburns #inverclyde #scotslanguage @inverclyde @inverclyde_now @InverclydeTeam

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

What a fabulous day we had at @RBWFWebmaster Primary Competition Finals. We were delighted that Renfrewshire and Inverclyde won best singing team & overall best team of the competition and awards for singing. @StMarysPS14 retained their choral award. Well done!

[Saint Mary’s Primary @StMarysPS14]

Team Green warming up before the National Burns Final! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Saint Mary’s Primary @StMarysPS14]

Robert Burns World Federation Choral Champions again! Delighted for our choir for all their hard work! Thank you to the RBWF for this opportunity. #2inarow 🏆

[Saint Mary’s Primary @StMarysPS14]

Delighted for our Primary 2 singing champion! What an amazing achievement winning the National p1-3 singing competition today at RBWF festival👏🏆

[Michael Roach @MichaelInverHOE]

Congratulations again! What a great achievement!!

[Saint Mary’s Primary @StMarysPS14]

Well done to all of our pupils who represented Inverclyde and Renfrewshire at the RBWF festival today! You were all fabulous and we are so proud!

Special thank you to Mrs Mahon who organised this at school level this year alongside the Greenock Burns Club👏

[Saint Mary’s Primary @StMarysPS14]

A big well done to Greenock Burns club and the rest of Renfrewshire for their win as best singing team and best overall team today!

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Club Secretary @EllMcKel was a guest at @DowningStUK this week to celebrate #burnsnight. He spoke to the PM about our Burns statue for the Greenock waterfront. More statue details here https://t.co/jGk3KKIqi3 @greenocktele @discinverclyde #robertburns

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Once again, the club was invited to take part in Inverclyde's @GaloshansFest and our President, David Brown, joined @weestorybox to tell ghost stories at the Beacon Arts Centre. @greenocktele @discinverclyde #Halloween

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

We were delighted to welcome P6/7 pupils from @MoorfootPr to our Hallowe'en (we call it Galoshans) visit to Inverclyde Dementia Centre. They sang Scots songs and chatted to everyone and are looking forward to returning for our St Andrew's celebration soon. @greenocktele

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Our Archive was recently visited by Madam Pauline Hunter of Hunterston: 30th Chief of the Clan Hunter and a regular supporter of our club activities. She was welcomed by archivist Margaret Kane to view our collection of books and artefacts. @discinverclyde @greenocktele

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Sincere thanks once again to @AuldstheBakers for donating a Robert Burns-themed cake to be raffled at our Coffee Morning on Saturday. Aulds have kindly supplied a cake to the club for many years and it contributes to our fundraising for our Schools' Burns Supper. @greenocktele

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Our Coffee Morning is on Saturday from 10-12. £4 will buy you tea/coffee and delicious home-baking.

Stalls, raffle, entertainment from our young Burnsians included. It's to be a cold morning on Saturday so come to Greenock Town Hall Saloon and we'll warm you up. Pay @ door

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

A brace of presidents! This happy photo was taken at the recent annual conference of @RBWFWebmaster Club Pres. David Brown is with new RBWF Pres. Jean Abdulrahim. We are proud that Jean is now the 5th Fed president in succession who is also a member of our club. @greenocktele

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

It's Doors Open Day this weekend so if you're near Greenock Custom House, please drop into our Exhibition and Archive room to view our collection of rare books and Burns memorabilia. Entry is free and all are welcome. @discinverclyde #robertburns https://t.co/JL4Owdb4Bh

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

On Saturday we commemorate Wm Wallace at the site of the tree to which it is believed he was chained in 1305. It is by the Holy Family Church 2 Parkhill Av, Port Glasgow at 10:30am then to Finlaystone to view the glass signed "Robert Burns 1774". All welcome. @discinverclyde

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

We've been helped at dementia sessions by P7 pupils from @MoorfootPr who left in June for secondary schl but asked if they could still attend in holidays. They even brought cakes and a thankyou card! It shows their tremendous dedication to our community. @greenocktele #inverclyde

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Congratulations to @StMarysPS14 who won the choral comp in today's @RBWFWebmaster National Schools' Festival in Dumfries! Adjudicator said they had excellent intonation, diction and phrasing. Very well done! @discinverclyde @greenocktele #robertburns #scotslanguage

[Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) @MotherClub1801]

Congratulations to Murrin Ramsay and Millie McLaren from @Ardgowanpr who came 1st and 3rd in today's @RBWFWebmaster national schools' comp. in Dumfries! Very well done girls! @discinverclyde @greenocktele #robertburns #scotslanguage