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Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2018

The Lord Provost will be attending a Memorial Service at the Schoolhill War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday, 11^th November 2018 and would like to invite Burgesses to join the Civic Procession.

Participants will assemble in the Civic Rooms of the Town House ready to proceed to the War Memorial in a Civic Procession. Tea and Coffee will be served in the Town House from 9.45am. Participants should arrive no later than 10.15am.

Free parking will be available in the Marischal College multi-storey car park (off Queen Street) from 9.15am until 1.00pm after which time the usual charges will apply. Access to Queen Street will be via Union Street.

Following the ceremony, the Civic Procession will proceed to the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting for a Service of Remembrance. Those who are not available to attend the church may leave the procession at the end of the ceremony.

There will also be a buffet luncheon at the Trinity Hall directly after the church service. 

Please RSVP to lordprovost@aberdeencity.gov.uk , indicating you are a Burges, and responding to the following questions:

If you will be joining the civic procession. 

If you will be attending the church service after the ceremony,

If you will be attending the buffet luncheon at Trinity Hall.

If you have any questions/problems please contact:

Steven Dongworth, Elections and Civic Affairs Officer, Aberdeen City Council, Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1FY. Tel: 01224 522966, Mob: 07919 113606, email sdongworth@aberdeencity.gov.uk

HomeStart Aberdeen have some vacancies coming up on their board of trustees and it may be  some of our Burgesses might be interested in joining them, either as a trustee or a business advisor. These are voluntary roles.

HomeStart Aberdeen has been supporting families who may be vulnerable or suffering from isolation for the past three decades.  Their trained volunteers provide these families with regular emotional and practical support in their own homes, helping them to avoid crisis and breakdown.  Additional group and specialist services are offered on each family’s specific needs. You can find more information about them in their latest annual report : http://www.homestartaberdeen.org.uk/download_file/view/284/213

As you can imagine, all charities are struggling in the current economic climate and so sustainable funding is their number one priority.  So trustees who are well connected in the city are invaluable  particularly for fundraising initiatives, trustees who are their ambassadors and willing to make that initial introduction or connection with an organisation, or trustees who know a man/woman who might be able to help.

There are specific skills they would like to bring to the board , for example, legal including a knowledge of procurement and health and safety.  They are also seeking a new treasurer.

The board meets 6 times a year.  In addition, they have a number of sub-committees which each meet on a quarterly basis.  Trustees would generally be involved in one sub-committee.

If any burgesses might be able to help, Anne MacDonald, Chair would be happy to have a chat. She can be contacted on the following email address:

Chair@homestartaberdeen.org.uk

We still require some more teams for our Annual Quiz, details below. Even if you wish to take part and don’t have a team don’t worry we can form a team on the night.

We are pleased to announce that our Annual Quiz will take place at Aberdeenshire Cricket Club on Monday 26th November with a 6.30pm start. Once again Past Dean, Fred Dalgarno will be Quizmaster.

Teams of 4 maximum, cost will be £13 per person which includes buffet supper.

If you wish to take part please email Garry Stevens at – clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made via cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to:

Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose, DD10 0SJ

Or

Via online payment to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname/Quiz

We are delighted to announce that in addition to the performance of the play Giacomo & Glover – The Road to Turandot (details below) there will be a short recital of arias from Puccini operas performed by internationally acclaimed cellist (and lead musician/ tutor of Sistema Scotland/ Big Noise, Torry Project) Irini Dimitriadou, accompanied by another of the Project’s musicians/ tutors. 

https://www.makeabignoise.org.uk/big-noise/torry/staff/senior-musicians/

The entertainment will be followed by a buffet with light refreshments and the opportunity to mingle and chat to Burgesses and invited guests.

The Burgesses of Guild of Aberdeen Present

Giacomo & Glover – The Road to Turandot

A one act play by Mike Gibb

Following the success of the 2017 event, the second one act play by Aberdeen playwright Mike Gibb (Mother of All the Peoples, Five Pound & Twa Bairns, Clarinda, Doorways in Drumorty, Lest We Forget, Outlander the Musical) based around the lives of composer Giacomo Puccini and North East born industrialist Thomas Blake Glover (regarded by many as the inspiration for Lt. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly) will be performed by a group of five actors in the Town and County Hall in the Aberdeen Town House, on Thursday 11 October, from 6.30pm. Please use the Union Street entrance to access the Town House

The play intertwines the fascinating life stories of Puccini, through the triumph of his operas blemished by his turbulent private life, and Glover, whose success and adulation in Japan was marred by family tragedy.

The event is open to Burgesses and their guests and the ticket price of £10 includes an after show buffet.

If you wish to attend please email clerk Garry Stevens at clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made by cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose DD10 0SJ. Or you can pay online to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609 Ref Surname/Play

The Lord Dean was part of the Burgess Golf Team who took part in the annual Friendship Trophy Golf match at Deeside Golf Club on Tuesday 11th September. The Burgesses were once again victorious but by a very slim margin of 2 points. This is the third year since its inception that the Burgesses have been the winning team. After a recount our  own Burgess, John Craig was the winning individual player with 33 Stableford points.

On Sunday 16th September, The Lord Dean was present at the Annual Scottish Samurai Awards, organised by Burgess Ronnie Watt OBE, and held at the Maryculter House Hotel. Burgess Hayley Bloodworth was host of the awards. The Lord Dean was delighted to present awards to two fellow Burgesses and past Lord Provosts, Doctor Margaret Smith, and Margaret Farquhar CBE. Both received awards for services to Aberdeen and the Community. Clerk Garry Stevens received an award for services to Scotland, Aberdeen and the Community, and Burgess Mark McCue for services to charity world wide. Burgess Norman McPherson received an award along with his wife Mary for services to medical charities. The Lord Dean also accepted an award on behalf of Burgess and current Lord Provost, Barney Crockett for services to Aberdeen, and the community, and the friendship between Aberdeen and Japan.

Welcome to new Burgesses admitted on Monday 10th September 2018.

Dr Collette Backwell, CEO Clan Cancer Support, proposed by Albert Jones and Seconded by Ken Watmough.

William Mitchell, Chartered Surveyor, Proposed by Lord Dean of Guild and Seconded by Past Dean of Guild, Fred Dalgarno.

Please see flyer below which the Lord Provost would be grateful for support from the Burgesses:

Join fellow Burgess Dr Chris Croly of the University of Aberdeen as he explores some of the ways in which the Great War, 1914-1919, interacted with Aberdeen.

The talk will take place at the Aberdeenshire Cricket Club on Tuesday 19th February 2019, with a 6.30pm start. A buffet supper will be included in the evening.

Cost of the event will be £10 per person and guests are invited to attend as well.

If you wish to attend please email Clerk Garry Stevens at clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made by cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose DD10 0SJ. Or you can pay online to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609 Ref Surname/Play

The Burgesses of Guild of Aberdeen Present

Giacomo & Glover – The Road to Turandot

A one act play by Mike Gibb

Following the success of the 2017 event, the second one act play by Aberdeen playwright Mike Gibb (Mother of All the Peoples, Five Pound & Twa Bairns, Clarinda, Doorways in Drumorty, Lest We Forget, Outlander the Musical) based around the lives of composer Giacomo Puccini and North East born industrialist Thomas Blake Glover (regarded by many as the inspiration for Lt. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly) will be performed by a group of five actors in the Town and County Hall in the Aberdeen Town House, on Thursday 11 October, from 6.30pm. Please use the Union Street entrance to access the Town House

The play intertwines the fascinating life stories of Puccini, through the triumph of his operas blemished by his turbulent private life, and Glover, whose success and adulation in Japan was marred by family tragedy.

The event is open to Burgesses and their guests and the ticket price of £10 includes an after show buffet.

If you wish to attend please email clerk Garry Stevens at clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made by cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose DD10 0SJ. Or you can pay online to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609 Ref Surname/Play

We are pleased to announce that our Annual Quiz will take place at Aberdeenshire Cricket Club on Monday 26th November with a 6.30pm start. Once again Past Dean, Fred Dalgarno will be Quizmaster.

Teams of 4 maximum, cost will be £13 per person which includes buffet supper.

If you wish to take part please email Garry Stevens at – clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made via cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to:

Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose, DD10 0SJ

Or

Via online payment to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname/Quiz