he Annual Dinner of the Club is held in March each year at which the President delivers a toast to the memory of Sir Walter.
Among other meetings there is a Joint Lecture with the University of Edinburgh English Dept. From time to time members also enjoy the privilege of a visit to Abbotsford.
The lectures and addresses are published in our Annual Bulletin, which also includes other articles of interest on Scott, his work and contemporaries.
The photograph on the right is of Ian Scott and Chapter4.
Programme for second half of 2010
All events must be booked at least 3 days in advance of the performance dates.
Some venue information is only available to members.
7:00pm Thursday 24th June 2010
Scott-Land
The Author Who Invented A Nation
A Lecture by Stuart Kelly
Tickets £10 (Inc Wine & Canapes)
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12:00noon Sunday 15th August 2010
Walter Scott's Birthday Celebrations
A Behind the Scenes Tour of Abbotsford and a pre-tour Birthday address in the Chapel by our Chairman.
Tickets £15 (inc Wine & Canapés)
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Video of this event available at foot of this webpage
7:00pm Thursday 16th September 2010
Scott and Byron
The Generosity of Friendship a talk by Allan Massie.
This is a Joint Lecture with the Scottish Byron Society.
Tickets £10 (inc Wine & Canapés)
5:15pm Thursday 14th October 2010
Story-telling in the Introductions to the Magnum Edition of the Waverley Novels
by Prof. Claire Lamont in The Advocates' Library.
This is a Joint Lecture with Edinburgh University English Department.
Admission Free
7:00pm Thursday 4th November 2010
To The Lighthouses:
Scott and the Stevensons in Orkney and Shetland
A lecture by Dr. Penny Fielding.
This is a Joint Lecture with the RLS Club.
Tickets £10 (inc Wine & Canapés)
6:30pm Thursday 3rd March 2011
102nd Annual Dinner
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Sanderson of Bowden, D.L. will propose the toast to The Memory of Sir Walter.
Prof. David Purdie will be in the Chair.
Tickets £40 (exl. wines)
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