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Held at Northwood Golf Club, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood HA6 2QW on Friday 24th January 2025

 

Timings: 6.45pm Reception, Dinner is served at 7:30pm. Carriages at Midnight.

Tickets: £40

Contact: Graham Hamilton info@wdsa.co.uk; Tel 020 8866 2378

Please use the pedestrian gate near the vehicle entrance and walk along the road to the club front door.

Black Tie or Lounge Suit.

The dancing after dinner will be geared towards the inexperienced dancer and the Ceilidh dances will be walked through.


PROGRAMME

Drinks Reception

Three-course Dinner:

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Cock-a-Leekie Soup
A traditional Scottish chicken and leek soup with prunes and a hint of thyme, served with warm rustic oat bread.
Or
Traditional Haggis, Neeps and Tatties
Scotland's iconic dish, with haggis served over creamy mashed potato and buttered swede.

vegetarian haggis on request

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Braised Venison
Slow-cooked Scottish venison with a rich cranberry and juniper sauce, accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes and roasted heritage carrots.
Or
Baked Scottish Salmon
Fresh salmon fillet baked with a light honey and whisky glaze, served with herb-crushed new potatoes and a side of sautéed green beans with almonds.

Vegetarian Option:
Wild Mushroom and Spinach Wellington
with a red wine reduction, served with herb-crushed potatoes and seasonal greens.

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Cranachan
A Scottish dessert layered with toasted oats, raspberries, whipped cream, and a splash of whisky, topped with a drizzle of heather honey.
Or
Fresh Fruit Salad
served with vanilla ice cream.

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Coffee, Mints, and Scottish Tablet


Speeches

The Immortal Memory
Burns Songs Recital
Toast to the Lassies and the reply
Address by The President

Ceilidh dancing to The Strathallan Duo, dances to be selected from the following:

The Gay Gordons
Dashing White Sargeant
Scotch Mixer
The Flying Scotsman
The Eightsome Reel
Circassian Circle
The Cumberland Reel
Canadian Barn Dance
Strip the Willow
The Boston two-step
The Britannia two-step
St Bernard's Waltz
The Veleta

Master of ceremony: Graham Hamilton