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 and Hogmanay)
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 – September 2026 to May 2027

SEPTEMBER 2026
Mon 7 – Dance classes reconvene, 7.30pm
Thu 10 – GATHERING OF THE CLANS CEILIDH, 7.45pm *
Thu 17 – Getting to Know You – Joan
Thu 24 – Fitness and FUN – Nicola

OCTOBER 2026
Thu 1 – Skittles – Robin
Thu 8 – 50’s Music Quiz with Chocs – Irene
Thu 15 – St John’s Ambulance Talk – Stephen
Thu 22 – AUTUMN CEILIDH, 7.45pm *
Thu 29 – Scottish Heritage with Butties – Robin

NOVEMBER 2026
Thu 5 – Fitness and FUN – Nicola
Thu 12 – Alternative Presentation, Part One – Richard Hutley
Thu 19 – Making Cards – Marion
Thu 26 – ST ANDREW’S CEILIDH, 7.45pm *

DECEMBER 2026
Thu 3 – Skittles – Robin
Thu 10 – PUPS Ukuleles
Sat 12 – Christmas Coffee Morning
Thu 17 – CHRISTMAS PARTY, 7.45pm – Iain
Thu 24 – Closed for Christmas

A GUID NEW YEAR TAE YIN AN AW – 2027

JANUARY 2027
Mon 4 – Dance classes reconvene, 7.30pm
Thu 7 – Poetry Morning – Wendy
Thu 14 – Four Birthdays Social / Cake!
Thu 21 – BURNS NIGHT, 6.30pm for 7pm (Tickets £12, in advance only)
Thu 28 – Speaker to be confirmed

FEBRUARY 2027
Thu 11 – Beginners Line Dancing – Mervyn
Thu 25 – Music Quiz – Martin

MARCH 2027
Thu 4 – SPRING CEILIDH, 7.45pm *
Thu 11 – Speaker to be confirmed
Thu 18 – PUPS Ukuleles
Thu 25 – Closed for Easter

APRIL 2027
Thu 1 – Fitness and FUN – Nicola
Thu 8 – Scottish Heritage – Joan
Thu 15 – Alternative Presentation, Part Two – Richard Hutley
Thu 22 – Past Times – Paul
Thu 29 – Entertainment – Ceinwyn and Carole

MAY 2027
Thu 6 – Fitness and FUN – Nicola
Thu 13 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 10.30am
Thu 20 – Skittles and Bacon Butties – Robin and Veronica

Thursday 27th – ROSE CEILIDH at 7.45pm*

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

updated 31/08/26

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 10th – 7.45pm
(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 31/08/26

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The President and Council wish everybody some very Happy Meetings

‘Ceud Mile Failte’ – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes