Meetings, Events & Diary

All events and dancing are held in the Scottish Hall
80-82 Shelbourne Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8QZ. Please note: We have a special floor for dancing and to protect it we must ask ladies not to wear high heels or stiletto shoes. Thank You.

Special events are usually on Thursday Evenings 7.45pm -10pm.
Coffee mornings on Thursday Mornings 10.30am to 12noon. When we have an evening event like a party or Ceilidh, we do not have a coffee morning on those days.

Entrance Fees for Society Mornings/Evenings (except for Burns Night £26 and Hogmanay £7)
Members: £4, Non Members: £4.50 – includes light refreshments.

All are welcome at our meetings and events … invite your friends or neighbours. If you haven’t been before, you are most welcome to just come along – no charge for entry on your first visit except on Burns Night and on Hogmanay.
A warm welcome awaits you.

DIARY – Sept 2025 to May 2026

SEPTEMBER 2025
Mon 8 Dance classes reconvene 7.30pm
Thu 11 GATHERING OF THE CLANS CEILIDH 7.45pm*
Thu 18 Coffee Morning
Thu 25 Fitness and FUN – Nicola

OCTOBER 2025
Thu 2 Getting to Know You – Joan
Thu 9 Skittles
Thu 16 Martin’s Music
Thu 23 Fitness and FUN – Nicola
Thu 30 AUTUMN CEILIDH 7.45pm *

NOVEMBER 2025
Thu 6 Film – Brigadoon
Thu 13 Coffee Morning and Crafts – Marion
Thu 20 Quiz – Irene
Thu 27 ST ANDREW’S CEILIDH 7.45pm *

DECEMBER 2025
Thu 4 Talk – Scotland Beneath the Surface – L Bruce Keith
Sat 6 Christmas Coffee Morning with Carols 10.30am
Thu 11 CHRISTMAS PARTY 7.45pm
Wed 31 HOGMANAY CEILIDH 7.45pm – To Be Confirmed*

A GUID NEW YEAR TAE YIN AN AW – 2026

JANUARY 2026
Mon 5 Dance Classes reconvene 7.30pm
Thu 8 Quiz – Iain
Thu 15 Music with Martin
Thu 22 BURNS NIGHT 6.30pm for 7pm
Black Tie Event (£26 in advance only)

FEBRUARY 2026
Thu 5 Past Memories – Paul
Thu 19 Music with Martin

MARCH 2026
Thu 5 Coffee with Bacon Rolls
Thu 19 Poetry Morning – Wendy

APRIL 2026
Thu 2 CLOSED FOR EASTER
Thu 9 SPRING CEILIDH –
Dancing Co-ordinator: Irene 7.45pm*
Thu 16 Baggo – Jackie
Thu 23 Fitness and FUN – Nicola
Thy 30 Film Show

MAY 2026
Thu 7 Poetry Morning – Joan
Thu 14 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 10.30am
Thu 21 Ukulele Pluckers and Strummers

Thursday 28th – ROSE CEILIDH at 7.45pm till 10pm*

*Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself

updated 08/10/25

SPECIAL EVENTS

As well as regular society mornings, we normally hold special functions throughout the year. These special events are listed below. Social dancing and Scottish Country dancing are both enjoyed at most of these. All take place in The Scottish Hall.

GATHERING OF THE CLANS (Ceilidh) – Thursday September 11th – 7.45pm till 10pm
(Please bring plated ‘finger food‘ to share or for yourself)

A ‘Ceilidh’ is simply a Scottish Party. — Music, dancing, singing and a great deal of FUN are enjoyed. We often invite special guests from other Societies. But all are welcome to come and enjoy the entertainment. We usually have at least four Ceilidhs every year – they are all different!
All the Ceilidhs take place in The Scottish Hall. Here’s a song about them:
“Let’s have a Ceilidh
Come with me
Dance to the music
The merry, merry music
Come let us make the rafters ring
Let’s have a good old Highland Fling”

updated 08/10/25

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The President and Council wish everybody some very Happy Meetings

‘Ceud Mile Failte’ – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes