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 2024 to May 2025 All events are subject to change.

A printed version of the programme will be sent, or given, to all members. Additional copies will are available from the Scottish Hall. Please get in touch if you are not a member but would like a copy of the programme.
Email: secretary@bournemouthcaledonian.com or use the Contact us form.

SEPTEMBER 2024
Monday 9th – Weekly Dance Classes reconvene at 7.30pm. (£5)
Thursday 12th – GATHERING OF THE CLANS (Ceilidh) at 7.45pm till 10pm
(Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself)
Thursday 19th – Coffee morning – Iain Entertains!
Thursday 26th – Coffee Morning – Play your Cards Right – Norah

OCTOBER 2024
Thursday 3rd – Coffee Morning – Poetry Morning – Wendy
Thursday 10th – Coffee Morning – Ukulele PUPS
Thursday 17th – Coffee Morning – Baggo – Jacqui
Thursday 24th – Coffee Morning – Fitness & Fun – Nicola
Thursday 31st – AUTUMN CEILIDH at 7.45pm till 10pm
(Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself)

NOVEMBER 2024
Thursday 7th Christmas Card Making – Marion
Thursday 14th – Coffee Morning Music of the Sixties – Martin
Thursday 21st – Coffee Morning & Fitness & Fun – Nicola
Sunday 24th – St Andrew’s Church Service at Richmond Hill St Andrew’s Church
at 10.30am (Address: 8 St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth BH2 6JJ)
NB This is a change of date from the printed programme.
Thursday 28th – ST ANDREW’S CEILIDH at 7.45pm till 10pm
(Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself)

DECEMBER 2024
Thursday 5th – Coffee Morning & Talk on Scottish Bridges by L Bruce Keith
Saturday 7th – Christmas Coffee Morning starting at 10am. Entry £1.50 per head;
includes Christmas Carols, Gifts, and Tombola.
Thursday 12th – Christmas Party – 7.45pm (Nibbles and biscuits very welcome!)

A GUID NEW YEAR TAE YIN AN AW- 2025

JANUARY 2025
Monday, 6th – Weekly Dance Classes reconvene at 7.30pm
Thursday 9th – Coffee Morning & Racing Turtles – Jacqui
Thursday 16th – Coffee Morning & Fitness and Fun – Nicola
Thursday 23rd – BURNS NIGHT SUPPER DANCE – 6.30pm for 7pm –
Black Tie Event. Tickets must be purchased in advance £26 per person.
click here for details of how to purchase a ticket.
Thursday 30th – Coffee Morning Music with Martin

FEBRUARY 2025
Thursday 6th – Coffee Morning & Skittles. (change from printed programme)
Thursday 13th – Coffee Morning & Past Memories – Paul (change from printed programme)
Thursday 20th – Coffee Morning & Fitness and Fun – Nicola
Thursday 27th Coffee Morning

MARCH 2025
Thursday 6th – Coffee Morning & Baggo – Jacqui
Thursday 13th – Coffee Morning & Fitness & Fun – Nicola
Thursday 20th – SPRING CEILIDH
(Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself)
Thursday 27th – Coffee Morning & Quiz – Irene

APRIL 2025
Thursday 3rd – Coffee Morning & Card Making – Marion
Thursday 10th -Coffee Morning & Music – Martin.
Thursday 17th – Closed for Easter.
Thursday 24th – Coffee Morning & Talk by RNLI

MAY 2025
Thursday 1st – Coffee Morning & Games Morning
Thursday 8th – Maisie’s Night
Thursday 15th – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at 10.30am.

Thursday 22nd – Coffee Morning & Flower Arranging – Marion
Thursday 29th – ROSE CEILIDH at 7.45pm till 10pm
(Please bring plated ‘finger food’ to share or for yourself)

updated 10/1/25

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, 12th September
(Please bring plated’finger food‘ to share or for yourself)

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SCOTTISH HERITAGE

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 10/1/25

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The President and Council wish everybody some very Happy Meetings.

‘Ceud Mile Failte’ – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes