This was our Burns night rally at Stillington Sports and Social Club – 23rd-25th January 2026. It was the first time we had hosted a Burns Night rally so it was a big learning curve for the Hosts Malcolm, Carol, Chris and Paul. 30 members attended – 22 from Yorkshire, 6 Northern Counties and 2 East Midlands
Friday night started with a quiz, bingo and a music quiz and was attended by the majority of the members.
Saturday saw some members catch the hourly bus into York whilst other explored the footpaths and the village pubs. Saturday evening was a Burns evening with Haggis, neeps and tatties and a dessert called cranachan together with a shot of whisky to toast the Haggis. All the food was prepared by committee members Elaine, Heather, Chris under the guidance of ‘Chief Chef’ Carol Core and was well received by members so much so plenty had ‘seconds’. Eoin Dugdale did the ‘Toast to the Lassies’ and Gill Aggett responded to his toast which was good fun. Many members joined in the fun with fancy dress and the winners were Jean Hope and her husband from Northern Counties The evening continued with the Burns night theme with quizzes and Burns night picture Bingo with the winner getting £50 for a full house and £30 for a line.
Members said they had really enjoyed the food and quizzes and had had a great time.
