Events

of Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch

The Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch holds three main events each year - a Spring Event (February/March), a Summer BBQ/Picnic (June) and an AGM and social event (October/November). These events are organised by a Committee who meet three times a year, in January, March and September.

If you have never been to a Branch event before, don't be shy: we will make a point of looking out for you, and will make you most welcome.

If you are interested in booking for any of our events, please contact the Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch Treasurer.

We are endeavouring to audit our membership contact details and will be taking the time during 2022 to contact anyone who has not responded to the newsletter request for their current contact details. We would be very grateful indeed if you could spare the time to either email (or call) our Secretary, Joyce Cattanach, on SandNI.Secretary@clan-macpherson.org or 01674 673569 to let her know your postal address, email address and telephone number. If we don't have the correct details for you, you will miss out on receiving our informative newsletters and fliers and details of not only Scottish Branch events but also Clan Macpherson Association events and other interesting information including updates from the Clan Museum.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Spring Event - 16th March 2024

In a break with tradition, and instead of the usual Burn's Supper, we will be holding a Spring Event as an informal way for members of the branch to get together. A ‘Bite and Blether’ will be held in Edinburgh along with some entertainment. For more information, please see the latest Branch flyer: that can be downloaded from here.Please put this date in your diary and come and meet some fellow clansmen.

Summer Picnic - 8th June 2024

The Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch Summer Picnic will be held at Craigtoun County Park in Fife and is a wonderful day out for all the family. A 'bring your own picnic' in a fun setting followed by the chance to take part in fun and games and to enjoy the facilities at the park. The Picnic Hut is our base and gives us shelter should it be raining. There are tables outside to sit at and eat our picnics and there is a whole park to explore. This is an open event and we welcome Clan Macpherson Association members, families and friends to this most enjoyable day out.

Autumn Social Event and AGM - 19th October 2024

Each year we endeavour to hold our Autumn Social Event in a different venue in Scotland to ensure that members have the opportunity to attend this friendly event. In the past few years we have been to Scone Palace in Perth, the Falkirk Wheel, the Dunblane Hydro, Calendar House in Falkirk, the Society of Solicitors Law Library in Edinburgh, the recently refurbished Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore and the Glasgow College of Piping. 2023's Autumn Event, including our AGM and lunch, was held in Dundee with a visit to the Tartan Exhibition at the V&A Museum. This year we hope to visit the new Perth Museum and see the Stone of Destiny before a convivial lunch nearby.