Happy 40th Anniversary Wick!
by JWFM
B&F July 2015
Our May Club night also celebrated the club’s 40th birthday and a tremendous night of musical entertainment was provided for a more than full house by all our local artistes and our guests, the Iain MacPhail SDB. Included in the tunes played by the guests was a tune composed by the bandleader for our birthday and this was greatly appreciated by all in the audience.
The chairman made a short speech detailing the formation of the Club and the strength of the club over the years and hoped that the present and future Committees would continue to drive the Club forward and build on the strong foundation created by the original Committee.
No birthday is complete without a birthday cake and there was indeed a cake baked by Club Secretary Irene MacKay. This was then but by Blythe Bullen (6 years) our youngest player on the night and Donald MacGregor from The Caithness Volunteers. Cake was later distributed to those present and was enjoyed by all.
Honorary Memberships were then presented to Peter MacLeod, Billy Thonson (ex-Chairman) and Phyllis Thomson (ex-Committee). Murray and Ellie Lamont (owners of MacKays’ Hotel) were also presented with an Honorary Membership and a presentation plaque. The first Club meeting was held in MAcKaysHotel and the Club continues to meet there to this day. A final presentation of a royal diamond glass memento was presented to Isobel Harper for all her work and support to the Club over many years. The only other remaining member of the original Committee, Charlie Dey, was unable to be present due to family commitments, but an Honorary Membership certificate is on its way by post to him. Charlie had phoned the hotel just before the start of the night’s entertainment and was able to have a quick chat with Peter (MacLeod).
Many positive comments have been received with regard to our birthday night and it is only right that written appreciation should be shown for the Iain MacPhail SDB and all local musicians who performed so ably and helped make our birthday a night to remember.
The chairman made a short speech detailing the formation of the Club and the strength of the club over the years and hoped that the present and future Committees would continue to drive the Club forward and build on the strong foundation created by the original Committee.
No birthday is complete without a birthday cake and there was indeed a cake baked by Club Secretary Irene MacKay. This was then but by Blythe Bullen (6 years) our youngest player on the night and Donald MacGregor from The Caithness Volunteers. Cake was later distributed to those present and was enjoyed by all.
Honorary Memberships were then presented to Peter MacLeod, Billy Thonson (ex-Chairman) and Phyllis Thomson (ex-Committee). Murray and Ellie Lamont (owners of MacKays’ Hotel) were also presented with an Honorary Membership and a presentation plaque. The first Club meeting was held in MAcKaysHotel and the Club continues to meet there to this day. A final presentation of a royal diamond glass memento was presented to Isobel Harper for all her work and support to the Club over many years. The only other remaining member of the original Committee, Charlie Dey, was unable to be present due to family commitments, but an Honorary Membership certificate is on its way by post to him. Charlie had phoned the hotel just before the start of the night’s entertainment and was able to have a quick chat with Peter (MacLeod).
Many positive comments have been received with regard to our birthday night and it is only right that written appreciation should be shown for the Iain MacPhail SDB and all local musicians who performed so ably and helped make our birthday a night to remember.