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What Were You Up To In 2018?

I was cheering in the Falkland Village Hall when it was announced that the Westies Men had won the Devils Burdens for the first time, that cheer was pretty good and then so was the cheer for the V60 Men repeating the feat a few minutes later…I…

Westies Annual Dinner

What a great evening was had on Saturday. Fiona organised the annual Christmas dinner, as she has done for many years and it ran like clockwork. Westies old and new catching up and the conversation, banter and laughter was non-stop all night.…

Grimm Orr’s 65th and Jaipuri Jamie’s Coronation

After a great turnout at the Old Wives' Lift run, a crew of 13 headed to the Wee Curry Shop. We celebrated the 65th of the legend that is Grimmorr, and crowned Jamie as Westies Curry King for 2012. A great night was had by all, fuelled by drinks…

Christmas Dinner

Westies' socialising started in earnest at the Three Judges bar @ 6pm where Captainess Paula and JD started sampling the fine ales. We were joined shortly by plenty other Westies to get the evening off to a well lubricated start. It was great…

Hares & Hounds’ 90th birthday dinner

I was a late recruit to this event, following last-minute arm-twisting from two Sixties Hairies: my old mates Sandy McNeill and Iain Macfarlane . The first shock to the system was the entry to the event, via the Beer Bar, where various grey…

Dave Calder – a yellow fellow!

It's official - the most dastardly defection to the East since Ronnie Gallagher of nefarious memory joined Carnethy (boo! hiss!). To chasten the renegade, and hasten him on his way, a motley crowd of Westies of venerable vintage (speak for yerself!…

Curry Night honoured by Royal Presence

The monthly Westies curry outing to Persia on Great Western Road was honoured by a late guest appearance by the Professorial Princess Muffy. Usual avoiding late night curries and depriving us of her regal company, rumour has it there was free…

Fantasy Parkrun, 21 November 2009

Having rekindled my zeal for the Parkrun last Saturday, I was eagerly looking forward to today's event. Ellie and Drew had also raced last week and there had been an added bonus in meeting that great ex-Westie, Andy Brown, helping out at the…

Newtonmore

Some photos from the Newtonmore Westies weekend at the tail end of 2002

May Curry Night – Wed. 4 May 05

The curry venue for this month is Karisma, 573/581 Sauchiehall Street (opposite end of the block from our Xmas venue of Antonios) for 9pm.Drinks beforehand in The Ritz Bar, round the corner at 241 North Street.See you all there!