Following on from a successful ball at the Hotel Penina on November 30, the Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve is holding its next event – the Burns Supper at the Ponte Romana restaurant in Silves on Saturday, January 25.
Members and guests will be paying tribute to the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, with their traditional Burns Supper actually taking place on his birthday.
Once again, guests will be greeted by piper Malcolm MacGillivray and after a glass of bubbly will sit down for the usual supper of soup, followed by haggis with “neeps and tatties” and then a sweet – all accompanied by wine and, who knows, even some amber nectar!
Apart from the supper itself and the traditional address to the haggis, there will be a short speech about the life and times of Robert Burns, followed by lively toasts to the “Laddies and Lasses”. The rest of the evening will be spent on Scottish dancing.
Tickets for the supper will be €25 for Society members and €27.50 for non-members and are available from Kathy Prentice on 919 635 246.
Anyone interested in knowing more about the Society – no need to be Scots – should ring Kathy Prentice (as above) or Chieftain Doug McAdam on 935 577 362. And if you would like to brush up your Scottish dancing, or even give it a try, contact Mardie Cunningham, who runs the dancing at the International School in Porches on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm – 282 356 029.
