Puffin Gannets & North Berwick RFC

The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh. Several of the Islands of the Forth near the town host thriving colonies of sea birds. The most famous island being the Bass Rock which is home for many thousands of Puffins and tens of thousands of Gannets.

The town has a great sense of community spirit and North Berwick RFC is one of the main hubs. The club has active teams in senior, youth and mini rugby. The rugby club, at Recreation Park, is where you are most likely to find one or more of the rare Puffin Gannets. These mature members of the club like to give their wisdom and advice to the whippersnappers who play in the numerous teams the club fields. From time to time, the old Puffin Gannets put down their pints and nips, hang up their coats and scarfs, pack up the walking frames and sticks to don the pink and grey shirts, head out to the park and attempt to entertain with their particular brand of Puffin Gannet, Golden Oldie Rugby.

Thursday 9 October 2008

2nd XV Fixture - Sat 11th Oct

Ken looking for a few players - contact him or Mackie who is Team Manager this week - 3pm KO v Dunbar at home
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GOLDEN OLDIES MEETING WITH SRU

We will be attending a Golden Oldies meeting with the SRU on Sun 19th Oct - to discuss the future of Golden Oldies rugby in Scotland following the success of the World Festival.

The tournament itself, future fixtures or festivals in Scotland or indeed future tours etc etc

If anyone has any thoughts or comments please leave a comment on the blog ( its easy - and then others can see and add their comments ) or email me on ir.mclean@yahoo.co.uk

Ta
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PUFFIN GANNETS DINNER - FRIDAY 28 NOV

Dear Gannets

Following the resounding success of the Golden Oldies Tournament it was felt that we should try and keep up the momentum in the coming months that was gained through our participation in the event. In addition to hopefully securing a couple of games before Christmas we are proposing to hold a dinner to celebrate our ' Hat-trick of Wins ' on Friday 28th November .

The venue will be North Berwick Rugby Club and partners will be invited along so that we can regale them with all of our heroic efforts !!!! The format for the evening will follow previous Gannets dinners where the will be a three course meal served followed by a couple of speeches ( suggestions for a lady and gent speaker please )

I need to get an indication from you as soon as possible whether you would be available to attend in order that we can decide if we have sufficient numbers. We do need to cover a deficit in the funding for the tournament but the aim is to have a reasonably inexpensive night and having the dinner in the clubhouse will help to support the club.

This will be a great way to celebrate our success in the Tournament so I would be grateful if you could please confirm if possible by close of play tomorrow if you and your wife ,loved one ( male or female or other ! ) , partner, mistress , someone else's wife/partner mistress can attend and I will be able to confirm early next week if we have enough numbers to go ahead.

Paul J Devine


Please email DEVO at

pjdevine@btinternet.com

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