Monthly Archives:July 2018

We still have places available for our Annual Golf competition.

This years Burgess of Guild golf competition will be held at the Kings Links Golf Course on the afternoon of Wednesday 25th July with  first tee off at 1.31pm

The cost will be £25 per adult / £15 per adult for Sport Aberdeen golf members.  This includes a £10 per person allowance towards a meal afterwards at the Atrium Bar Restaurant at the Hilton Double Tree hotel.  The balance of the meal charges will be split evenly and collected on the day.

If you wish to play please email clerk Garry Stevens, with your handicap to:

clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made via cheque 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 banking to: Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname

From top:

Jonathan Anderson, Accountant.

Harry Diack, Quantity Surveyor (Retired).

Michael Dreelan, Engineering Director (Retired).

Ian Haw, Banker (Retired).

Allan Henderson, Managing Director.

Neil McLennan, Snr Lecturer in Education.

Jill Meldrum, Accountant.

Alistair Prockter, Chief Executive.

Ray Riddoch, Managing Director.

Dennis Scott, Firefighter (Retired).

Helena Wright, Registered Nurse.

This years Burgess of Guild golf competition will be held at the Kings Links Golf Course on the afternoon of Wednesday 25th July with  first tee off at 1.31pm

The cost will be £25 per adult / £15 per adult for Sport Aberdeen golf members.  This includes a £10 per person allowance towards a meal afterwards at the Atrium Bar Restaurant at the Hilton Double Tree hotel.  The balance of the meal charges will be split evenly and collected on the day.

If you wish to play please email clerk Garry Stevens, with your handicap to:

clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made via cheque 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 banking to: Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname

Garry is currently on holiday. Please accept your email confirmation as entry.

Please note that lunch speakers for August and November have swapped. Therefore Ross Thomson, MP, will now be guest speaker in August, and Cllr Lumsden guest speaker in November.

Wednesday 1st August 2018

Guest speaker will be Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Douglas Lumsden  who, being a relatively new Councillor, will give an insight to how he is adapting to his role as Co-Leader and his plans for the future.

Wednesday 5th September 

We take our annual away day lunch to the Beach Ballroom where Ballroom Manager and fellow Burgess  John Johnstone will give a guided tour of the Ballroom and discuss its history.

Wednesday 3^rd October 2018

Atli Arnason, MD at FirmaMentum in Aberdeen has over 20 years experience in working with and supporting businesses within High Tech industries based on Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality, Marine, Manufacturing, Finance, Energy, Oil and Gas and IT. He is an Honorary Alumni  from Robert Gordon University and his talk will be centred on the importance of Tourism & Hospitality to Aberdeen City & Shire.

Wednesday 7^th November 2018 (TBC)

MP for Aberdeen South, Ross Thomson will give an insight to his role as a Member of the Westminster Parliament with some information on his current and planned future activities.

December – no lunch planned

As usual, unless listed the lunches will commence at 12.14pm (date our Charter was granted) at the RNUC, Albyn Place, Aberdeen, and end promptly at 2.00pm. Cost of the lunch is £14 per person.  Unless otherwise stated, guests are welcome to attend.

If you wish to attend any of the lunches, please email clerk Garry Stevens at:

clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Payment can be made via cheque 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 banking to: Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname

We are delighted that following an invitation from fellow Burgess Jeanette Forbes, we are invited to attend an evening at her new exclusive Wine/Gin bar Grape & Grain, in Thistle Street.

The event will be from 6.30pm on Wednesday 1st August, and Jeanette will share the journey for Grape and Grain and will also speak about the number of challenges she and her team had to encounter to get this establishment open.

With this being a gift to the City,  Jeanette thought it would be nice to share it with the Burgesses so we know the history and what each design element means and then, for Burgesses attending who will not be driving you can enjoy a Wine or a Gin and Tonic or for those driving a Seedlip Gin which has no alcohol but tastes just like the real thing.

The Grape & Grain recently won an award for Best New Operator at the British Institute of Innkeepers Dinner in Glasgow, beating off some stiff competition across Scotland.

Cost of the event will be £10 which will include a glass of wine/gin or soft drink, and a donation to a charity of Jeanette’s choice. Burgesses and guests are invited to attend.

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 via Online banking to Account number 50325609, Sort Code 826011

We are pleased to advise that we have arranged a second visit to Alford Bus Collection and the Grampian Transport Museum on Thursday 19th July. For those wishing to travel by vintage please meet at Kingswells Park and Ride at 5.00pm. Those wishing to travel to Alford independently should meet at the Transport Museum at 6.00pm, address is:

Grampian Transport Museum, Montgarrie Road, Alford AB33 8AE.

A buffet supper will also be served as part of the visit. There may also be an opportunity to drive a vintage bus!

If you wish to attend (guests are welcome) please email Clerk, Garry Stevens at:

clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com

Cost of the event will be £10. Cheques made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and send 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/Alford

We were delighted to welcome Russell Borthwick, Chief Executive of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce to present the Chamber’s Regional Narrative initiative to the Burgesses at our recent AGM.  Attached are slides related to the topic and should anyone be interested in finding out more, Russell will be happy to discuss.  Contact his PA, Julie Holland at julie.holland@agcc.co.uk to get in touch.

Russell Borthwick Open Letter

Fifty fantastic facts about Aberdeen

Final Upsides.compressed

Investment Tracker low res

The next event on the calendar is a visit to Sue Ryder Care Centre as detailed below. We still have places available and the Lord Dean is keen that the Burgesses support the invitation to look around the facility, and hear plans for the future and the work they currently undertake:

Thursday 14^th June

We have arranged a visit to the Sue Ryder Care facility at Dee View Court, Caisdykes Road, Aberdeen, AB12 5JY where a number of health and social care professionals deliver incredible 24-hour care and support to people living with complex needs and neurological conditions.

The evening will commence at 6.00pm arrival for a 6.30pm start, there will be a presentation/ overview of the centre’s work and then a tour of the facilities, followed by a finger buffet. Cost of the event will be £10.

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

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

Via Online Banking to Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609 Ref Surname/Event