Wednesday 8th October – Fellow Burgess Dr Ken McHardy – Aberdeenshire Cricket Club 6.30pm
“A Wee Doc in Doric”
Dr Ken McHardy, born, raised and educated in the city. He spent 40 years working in the NHS as a hospital physician specialising in diabetes and medical education. In retirement he has been researching, writing and presenting on Aberdeen’s insulin heroes, Macleod and Lawrence.
When Ken started learning the late Queen’s English at Rosewood Infant School in 1960, he was already bilingual courtesy of his being a product o’ a Toonser Mam and a Teuchter Da. In due course, and over four decades, he came to rely on his extended linguistic heritage whilst enjoying the enormous privilege of serving his ain folk as a hospital physician. From the relative safety of retirement, Ken has undertaken to share some anecdotes and self-penned verse – chiefly in the doric dialect – from his doctoring days, as he attempts to show how medicine can produce the best laughter.
Cost of this event is £17pp and includes buffet supper from 6.30pm
Thursday 13th November – Fellow Burgess Cllr Barney Crockett Aberdeenshire Cricket Club – 6.30pm
We once again welcome back Cllr Barney Crockett. His topic for this evening event is:
“The Cambridge Five and beyond”.
Hundreds of books have been written, dozens of films, plays and tv series about this topic and Barney has appeared on Mastermind about them. But Barney also says he knows things which aren’t in the books…
Cost of the event is £17pp and will include a buffet served at 6.30pm followed by Barney’s talk.
Wednesday 10th December – Xmas Quiz – Ashvale Restaurant – 6.30pm
Our annual quiz which was even more popular last year with a record number of teams will take place at the usual venue of the Ashvale Restaurant. Teams of 4 Maximum with one member being a Burgess, but if any Burgess wishes to take part we can make up team with other Burgesses. It’s a fun evening and cost per team member is £20 with £7 from the entry fee going to a charity of the Burgesses choice.
If you wish to attend the events, please email Clerk at:
clerk@aberdeenburgesses.com
Payment can be paid via cheque made payable to Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen and sent to Garry Stevens, Clerk to the Burgesses of Guild, 6 Craigarbel Crescent, Inverbervie, Montrose DD10 0SJ or via BACS to: Sort Code 826011, Account Number 50325609, Ref Surname/Event attending.