Some of our core activities
Dance classes take place on Wednesday evenings, 8.00 pm, St Alban's Church Hall, Norwood Drive, N. Harrow.
Experienced dancers and beginners are equally welcome.
Burns Night is celebrated close to 25th January. In 2024 we will hold it at the Blue Check restaurant in Bushey on Friday 19th January with Orator Janet McNulty (great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Burns) - bookings now open, closing date 19th December. In 2023 we met in Ruislip with Orator Jim Henderson (our Chieftain, and Honorary Life President of the Burns Club of London). Our 2022 and 2021 Burns celebrations were held online due to the pandemic restrictions, with orators Kirsteen McCue in 2022 and Derek Darnell in 2021. Previous orators have been Andrew Glennie, Wylie White , Adrian Moorman, Jane Brown (former president of the Robert Burns World Federation), Clark McGinn, James Fields, James Fairbairn, Bill Henry, and in 2011 Janet McNulty (great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Burns) proposed the principal toast to the immortal memory of Robert Burns.
St Andrew's-tide is celebrated with a Ceilidh with entertainment provided by a number of our members plus a chance for all to join in the dancing and singing.
Other activities include social evenings, rambles, book club, gardening group and outings to places of interest
Please explore the website for further information on all the above or email mail@harrowscottish.org.uk for more information.
We look forward to welcoming you to some of our activities.
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Harrow & District Caledonian Society
offering Scottish activities and friendship in this part of Middlesex/NW London for over 90 years
Latest news
Looking forward to our Christmas Dance, Wed 20th Nov, with Strathallan Duo programme/crib
20 members visited Edinburgh at the end of November for Blazin' Fiddles concert and sight-seeing
Looking forward to our (early) St Andrew's Ceilidh, Sat 18th November
Informal music evening on Saturday 28th October
Autumn dance with Ian Robertson on Wednesday 18th October
Exploring other dance forms:
Flamenco outing on Sunday 8th October
Talk on Morris dance on Saturday 15th October
Dance classes resume on Wednesday 6th September
Three members successful in the highland dancing, Harpenden highland gathering 9th July
We celebrated our 95th anniversary at our Founders Dinner on 8th July
Annual General Meeting - Wed 7th June
Bird Walk - Sat 3rd June
Summer dance with Adam Brady - Wed 31st May
Dance class on 24th May is cancelled
May social afternoon - Jane Austen theme - Sat 13th May
Spring ramble - Golders Hill - Thu 11th May
West MACS Charity Ball - Sat 22nd April
Spring dance - Sat 25th March
Afternoon tea with author Shrabani Basu - Wed 22nd March
Joint social afternoon with performances from indian and scottish dancers - Sat 11th March
March newsletter issued
Quiz online on zoom - Fri 10th February
Burns Supper, Ruislip - Sat 28th Jan
New Year Ball - Allum Hall, Craigellachie - Fri 6th Jan
Dance classes have NEW start time, 8.00 pm, same venue St Alban's church, N. Harrow
New Year lunch - local restaurant - Thu 5th Jan
Afternoon Practice for new year ball - Wed 4th Jan
Christmas dance - Wed 21st Dec - Strathallan Duo: Chris Oxtoby & Ann Stonehouse
December newsletter issued with December, New Year and Burns night events
St Andrew's Ceilidh, North Harrow - Sat 26th Nov - entertainment and dance/song participation
November newsletter issued with news of our regular and st andrews-tide activities
Day School, North Harrow - Sat 29th Oct
Midweek Autumn dance - Wed 19th Oct
Social afternoon - poetry theme - Sat 8th Oct
Dance class season starts - Wed 14th Sept
Autumn ramble - Sat 10th Sept
Bowls evening - Fri 12th August
Summer lunch - Thu 28th July
Trip to Hampshire - Sat 16th July
Dance class season ends - Wed 13th July - see you in September
Harpenden Highland Gathering, Rothamsted Park - Sun 10th July
Founders Dinner - Sat 9th July
Summer Picnic - Sat 2nd July
Summer Ceilidh (Stanmore) - Sun 12th June
Annual General Meeting - Wed 8th June
Summer Dance - Wed 1st June
Afternoon social - Famous Scots in Harrow, Sat 14th May
Birdsong walk, Sat 7th May - PLEASE NOTE, REGRETFULLY CANCELLED
West MACS Charity Ball, Sat 23rd April
Evening with Harrow School’s Caledonian Society, Fri 22nd April
Spring lunch, local restaurant, Thu 21st April
Spring ramble, Aldenham Country Park, Sat 9th April
Spring dance, Saturday 26th March, Ruislip flyer & crib
Scottish Film discussion ("Limbo") on zoom, Sunday 20th March
Annual Quiz evening - on zoom, Saturday 12th February
Burns night celebration, zoom, Saturday 29th January
Dance classes resume, Wednesday 19th January
Crossword competition closing date
January Newsletter issued
First two dance classes in January cancelled
Desert Island Dances (online), in place of New Year Ball, Fri 7th January
New Year Lunch, Tue 4th January going ahead
New Year Ball, Fri 7th January, REGRETFULLY CANCELLED
Next event: Christmas walk, Mon 27th December
Christmas dance, 15th December, when we are pleased to welcome back Ian Robertson
December newsletter issued with news of xmas dance, boxing day walk, new year lunch, new year ball
November newsletter issued with this month's activities
Autumn informal midweek dance 27th October - payment in advance please
Afternoon social 16th October - Scottish Islands
Dance classes resume (in person!) on Wednesday 8th September
September newsletter and 2021-22 syllabus issued to members
Summer lunch at The Hare, Harrow Weald
Founders anniversary celebration on zoom on 10th July
Outdoor gatherings in Eastcote House Gardens
Live music on zoom with Marian Anderson and Max Ketchin - 26th May
Guest speaker historian Theresa Mackay on zoom - 15th May
Charity "Ball" - West MACS music evening with The Craigellachie Band - 23rd April
Guest speaker writer Chris Dolan on zoom - Sat 17th April
Live music with Ian Robertson on zoom (in lieu of spring dance)
Burns supper on zoom
Christmas music with Chris Oxtoby on zoom
St Andrew's Ceilidh on zoomm Sat 28th November - live and recorded performances from members
Coffee morning on zoom Sat 14th November
Music evening listening to members performing live or recorded on zoom on 31st October
Our Autumn social on Sat 17th Oct on zoom - desert island discs theme
Day school (part day) on zoom on 26th September
September newsletter and 2020-21 programme of events sent out to members
HDCS Message/Discussion board and online Chat room now open. Email mail@harrowscottish.org.uk for further details
Autumn activities planned with zoom "day school", socially distanced ramble and zoom informal music evening
Socially distanced garden visits resumed with visits to Eastcote House Gardens and Waterperry Gardens
Our annual Founders Dinner event moved online on 11th July, with piping, speeches, reminiscences, toasts and general chat
AGM held on zoom on 3rd June with our 2020-21 president, officers and council members elected
Summer newsletter published with news of all our online activities
RSCDS zoom class, followed by HDCS Chat in our zoom room every Wednesday
HDCS members visiting online step and highland classes - email mail@harrowscottish.org.uk for further details
HDCS messageboard/discussion board open, with topics covering all our regular activities and more
Dance classes are regretfully SUSPENDED til further notice, but online classes available
Link to youtube streaming of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concert in Perth on 22nd February attended by Harrow members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ZYkEBMBfA&t=1890s - first 60 seconds of piper are silent) +
December newsletter published with news of December, New Year and Burns events
St Andrew's Ceilidh, Saturday 30th November - entertainment and dancing for all ages
Desert Island Discs social on Saturday 2nd November
Dance class on Wed 23rd October to be taken by guest instructor Stuart Kreloff
Autumn dance on Sat 12th October SOLD OUT ... waiting list now operating
October newsletter published with news of autumn activities incl visit to York and other more local outings
Dance classes resume after summer break on 11th September - newsletter and syllabus for 2019-20 season available
Dance classes continue over Easter period (17th and 24th April) preparing for West MACS Ball programme
April newsletter published with news of rambles, garden visits and trip to Ayrshire for Boswell Book Festival
March newsletter published with news of march social afternoon with local musical performers and our first curling trip
February newsletter published with news of quiz afternoon with scottish tea
January newsletter published with news of new year, burns activities and more
December newsletter published with news of christmas and new year dances, burns supper and other events
November newsletter published with news of our st andrew's-tide ceilidh and many other events
October newsletter published with news of autumn social, autumn dance and other events
September newsletter published with news of our 2018-19 90th annniversary season
Summer newsletter published with busy programme of summer activities marking our 90th anniversary
April newsletter published
March newsletter published with news of many activities incl spring dance two fiddle concerts, three weekends away- and rescheduled date for snow-affected quiz
Late Feb/early March events either went ahead despite snow or have now been rescheduled - see diary page for updates
Photos from Burns Supper 2018 now on www.facebook.com/harrowscottish and www.twitter.com/harrowscottish
Our Twitter page is now live: www.twitter.com/harrowscottish
Visit our Facebook for latest pics and updates: www.facebook.com/harrowscottish
From June 2017 our email address is: mail@harrowscottish.org.uk
Harrow & District Caledonian Society has been offering Scottish activities in this part of Middlesex/NW London for 95 years.
We currently have almost 200 members covering a wide age range.
Our activities take place at various locations in and around Harrow
