Helensburgh & District Highland Association

 

Helensburgh and District

Highland Assoc.  

 

DANCING, MUSIC & SONG

Fàilte chridheil oirbh uile  (a warm gaelic welcome to you)

 

Ticket price  for  dances  £10.00  (£5.00 for children under 16 years)

 

( Helensburgh Highland Association Members - £8.00) 

**Become a member for only £5 per annum and save on all ticket prices**

Reserve tickets ahead or come along at short notice and pay at the door..      

 

Due to a recent fortuitous cancellation

at St. Pat's Dumbarton, we are now able to hold the next dance at that location on Friday 24 June, subject to the

availability of a band on that date details of which will be published as soon as possible… 

 

 

 

We are pleased to announce the date of our first Function since the start of the Pandemic.

 

 

Friday 29th April 2022

Featuring Stuart McKeown Scottish Dance Band

8pm till 12

 

The function will be held in St Pats Hall, Dumbarton due to the Commodore Hotel function suite

still being unavailable.

 

Ticket prices as previously: Members £8 and non members £10

 

All will be made most welcome..

 

 

Last Waltz and Auld Lang Syne 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12th February 2022

We have just received the belated news that

Mary Gray of Woodburn, Garelochhead. 

Mary sadly died on 14 September 2020, after a hip injury and a short hospital stay. 

Mary was a life member of the association and we are sure she will be remembered by some of the longstanding members.

 

 

 

20th January 2022

 

News just received news of the sad passing of a previous association member, Tommy MacDougal.

Believe Tommy used to sit with Nancy and Tommy MacLelland at our functions, but has not attended for quite a number of years now.

I am sure some of the longstanding members will remember Tommy.

 

 

8th January 2022 

 

I have just received the sad news from Neil McLeod, that Tommy MacLelland, a previously long standing and very popular member of the Association has passed away this week. 

 

The funeral to held at Cardross Crematorium 

1.15pm Monday 24th January  

Please pass on where possible.

 

 

 

19/11/21

 

I have just received the sad news from John Johnstone, that Sadie Taylor passed away on Tuesday past.

 

Sadie and her late husband John were popular members of the association for many years. 

 

 

 

Please pass on where possible.

 

 

 

 

  10/11/21

 

I have just received the sad news that John Wilson has very recently died.

The funeral service will be held at Cardross Parish Church, 11.30am on Tuesday 16th November.

Thereafter to Cardross Cemetery.

John Wilson, and his wife Eileen joined the association committee in 1988 and remained until 2008.

John took over the position as President from 2000 until 2008, and did an excellent job in that time.

 

 

21/11/20

 

I have just received more sad news from Neil McLeod that Mary MacGhie of Rhu died this week.

 

Mary, with husband Gavin always sat at the table with George and Kathleen Wilson.

 

 

 

22/10/20

 

Hi Everyone,

 

I have just received the sad news from Neil McLeod that Jim Gilchrist, A longstanding association member, died suddenly, at home yesterday, 21st October.

 

He will be missed by all and particularly of course, in Garelochhead.

 

Ronnie Reardon (Association Secretary)

 

 

 

 

Further Update Further update 7th September 2020 

We hope this finds all our members and previous guests safe and well. 

 

Once again, with the continuing Covid-19 restrictions, we are forced to

cancel all of our planned functions for the first half of 2021.

We are unable to resume dances until the situation improves.

We will monitor developments and hopefully resume our dances whenever safe to do so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helensburgh & District Highland Association Ceilidh Dance, scheduled for

Friday 27th March 2020 at the Commodore Hotel, Helensburgh.

As a result of the ongoing risk of the Coronavirus infection,

the decision has been taken to cancel the above noted Ceilidh Dance.

Hopefully , we will be able to resume our regular monthly functions 

on the 24th April.

 

Helensburgh & District Highland Association Ceilidh Dance functions, 

 

at the Commodore Hotel, Helensburgh.

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Update - 17/3/20 

 

Unfortunately, and as a result of the further government guidelines,

It has become necessary to also cancel our monthly functions until after the summer break.

We will review the situation as it progresses, but will not be holding any further dances

 until after the summer break this year.

 

 Hopefully resuming functions on Friday 28th August. 

 

Update 16thMay 2020

We hope this finds all our members and previous guests safe and well. 

 

With the continuing Covid-19 situation, we have found it necessary to take the decision to cancel our monthly functions for the remainder of this year.

We will monitor developments and resume our dances whenever safe to do so.

 

 

 

 

For further Information; Neil MacLeod   01436 831284 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .uk 

 

Friday 24th April 2020 - Roy Hendrie Scottish Dance Band   -   Cancelled

 

Friday 29th May 2020 - Ewan Galloway Scottish Dance Band    -   Cancelled

 

Friday 26th June 2020 - Liam Stewart Scottish Dance Band     -     Cancelled

 

All further planned events for remainder of 2020 are now cancelled.   

  

 

 

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Previous Events  - 2018/2019.

                (All held in Osprey Suite, Commodore Hotel Helensburgh except Hogmanay Dance) 

 

 

Friday, 30th November, 2018. - Wayne Robertson  

Scottish Dance Band

Dance Programme 30 November 2018

 

 

Gay Gordons

Victory Waltz

Postie's Jig  (Joe MacDiarmid's Jig?)

Eva Three Step

Lomond Waltz

Petronella

Highland Schottische

New Hesitation Waltz

Mayfair Quickstep

White Heather Foxtrot

 

Interval & Raffle

 

Mississippi Dip

Ruby Waltz

Flirtation Two Step

Shiftin' Bobbins

Viennese Swing

Gay Gordons Two Step

Bonnie Dundee

Duke of Perth

Edinburgh Mixture

White City Waltz

 

 

Friday, 6th December,  2018 - Christmas Supper Dance

Charlie Kirkpatrick. 

Scottish Dance Band

 

 

 

 

Monday, 31st December, 2018 - Stuart McKeown. 

Scottish Dance Band

(9pm - 2am) 

 

 

Friday, 25th January, 2019  -  Donald MacLeod Scottish Dance Band

              (amended from previous Band)

 

Dance Programme 25 January 2019

 

 

Gay Gordons

St. Bernard's Waltz

Petronella

Eva Three Step

Lomond Waltz

Duke of Perth

Kelvingrove Two Step

VictoryWaltz

Saunter Together

White Heather Foxtrot

 

Interval & Raffle

 

Britannia Two Step

Ruby Waltz

Shiftin' Bobbins

Canadian Barn Dance

Pride of ErinWaltz

Gay Gordons Two Step

Edinburgh Mixture

Postie's Jig

Flirtation Two Step

Southern Rose Waltz

 

 

Friday, 22nd February, 2019  - Stuart McKeown. 

Scottish Dance Band

Dance Programme 22 February 2019

 

Welcome by President Neil MacLeod

 

Gay Gordons 

Pride of Erin Waltz

White heather Foxtrot

Postie's Jig

Viennese Swing

Mississippi Dip

Petronella

White City Waltz

Gay Gordons Two Step

Mayfair Quickstep (2^nd round jig time)

 

Interval and Raffle

 

Flirtation Two Step

New Killarney Waltz

Swedish Masquerade

Virginia Reel

Saunter Together

Kelvingrove Two Step

Lomond Waltz

Shiftin' Bobbins

Edinburgh Mixture

Ruby Waltz

 

President's Remarks

 

Last Waltz and Auld Lang Syne 

 

Friday, 29th March, 2019. -  Lomond Ceilidh Band. 

Scottish Dance Band

 

 

Friday, 26th April, 2019.  - Roy Hendrie. 

Scottish Dance Band

 

Dance Programme 26 April 2019

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks by President Neil Macleod

 

Gay Gordons

Pride of Erin Waltz

Military Two Step

Shiftin' Bobbins

White heather Foxtrot

Waltz Catherine

Britannia Two Step

Postie's Jig

Saunter Together

Quickstep

 

Interval and Raffle

 

Gay Gordons Two Step

Viennese Swing

Eva Three Step

Petronella

Lomond Waltz

Kelvingrove Two Step

Edinburgh Mixture

Duke of Perth

New Hesitation Waltz

Mayfair Quickstep

 

 

(Extras if time permits – Square Tango, Waltz of the Bells)

 

Vice President's remarks

 

Last waltz and Auld Lang Syne

 

 

 

Friday, 31st May, 2019. - Ewan Galloway. 

Scottish Dance Band

 

Dance Programme 31 May 2019

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Vice President John Johnston

 

Lomond Waltz

Edinburgh Mixture

Gay Gordons Two Step

Postie's Jig

New Killarney Waltz

Kelvingrove Two step

Viennese Swing

Petronella

Breakaway Bues

Quickstep

 

Interval, Raffle & AGM

 

White City Waltz

Gay Gordons

Saunter Together

Duke of Perth

Pride of Erin Waltz

Mayfair Quickstep

New Hesitation Waltz

Shiftin' Bobbins

Eva Three Step

White Heather Foxtrot

 

(Extras if time permits :- Britannia Two Step, St. Bernard's Waltz)

 

President's Closing Remarks

 

Last Waltz and Auld Lang Syne

 

 

 

Friday, 28th June, 2019. - Liam Stewart. 

 

Scottish Dance Band  

 

 

Summer Break - No function July 2019

Resuming in August 

 

2019 - 2020 Syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events (except the Hogmanay Dance) will be held  at the usual venue (noted below) in Helensburgh  

 

For further Information & Tickets ;

President...Mr Neil MacLeod   01436 831284  16 The Soundings, Clynder, G84 0QL

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Ticket price  for  dances  £10.00  (£5.00 for children under 16 years)

 

( Helensburgh Highland Association Members - £8.00)

**Become a member for only £5 per annum and save on all ticket prices**       

 

Christmas Supper Dance  ( Members £14 and Non members £17)

Hogmanay Dances........Members £12 and Non members £17

 

•        All Functions are held in the Osprey Suite of the Commodore Hotel , 122 West Clyde Street,  Helensburgh (except Hogmanay, which is held in Geilston hall, Cardross)

•        Visitors  are always welcome to join us on the above dates; tickets can be

reserved in advance by contacting:  

Mr Neil MacLeod   01436 831284  16 The Soundings, Clynder, G84 0QL

 

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