Scottish Country Dance Class, Fraserburgh The Fraserburgh Scottish Country Dance class is a social class where the 'eyes', 'smiles' and 'listening ears' are the key ingredients. The Teacher is Dr Anne McArthur, veteran of the Scottish Country Dance scene having qualified as a teacher in 1972. There is little that hasn't crossed her path in 50 years of teaching. All are welcome Contact by email Contact Anne by email click here Contact Anne by phone, click here Friday afternoon Dance Class Fraserburgh Scottish Country Dance class Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh New term: 2pm to 3.30 pm Teacher Dr Anne McArthur. 2024 dates Friday 27th September 2024 to Friday 13th December 2024 2025 Session Friday 10th January 2025 to 28th March 2025 All Welcome Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh - click here

Dance Diary Link Save the Date Day of Dance 22 March 2025 The branch will be holding a Day of Dance followed with an evening dance on 22 March 2025. The event will be held in the Church Centre Portsoy. Angela Young RSCDS Teacher will lead the workshops. Morning and afternoon workshops will be on offer and a social dance in the evening. Music provided by Scott Band. Evening dance - Scott Band - 7.30 pm SAFE THE DATE 22ND MARCH 2025 More information to follow nearer the time Join in ' Dance Around The World' on SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2024 IN THE PORTSOY CHURCH CENTRE, PORTSOY 2PM TO 4 PM ALL WELCOME FREE ENTRY Come and listen to live Scottish Country dance music with Frank Thomson Tea & Biscuits will be served at the interval Raffle tickets will be on sale DANCE AROUND THE WORLD CRIB Eye friendly CRIB Video link here Classes with a Difference SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY 2025 CTI INSTRUCTOR DIANNA BAILLIE Spey Bay Hall, Spey Bay 2pm to 4 pm RSCDS members FREE non members welcome for a small charge of £5 All Welcome SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2025 JOIN LINDA THOMAS Forglen Hall, Forglen, Turriff 2pm to 4 pm RSCDS members FREE non members welcome for a small charge of £5 All Welcome SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025 RSCDS TEACHER, Isobel Turner Arradoul Hall, Arradoul, Buckie 2pm to 4 pm RSCDS members FREE non members welcome for a small charge of £5 All Welcome

Contact details for Publications (Banffshire CD's and Dance Books Contact: Anne McArthur 01261 842474 ............................................................................... Secretary: rscdsbanffshire@gmail.com Contact by phone: Linda Thomas 07928401233 Please contact the Secretary on rscdsbanffshire.gmail.com for enquiries about the Banffshire Branch. Please contact Anne McArthur for publications enquiries: 75th Anniversary publications 90th Anniversary publications

Scottish Country Dance class Buckie Contact Isobel by phone click here Scottish Country Dance Class, Buckie Arradoul SWI Hall, Buckie Isobel Turner, RSCDS Teacher The class is a social dance class for all mixed abilities, all ages. Everyone is welcome Scottish Country Dancing Fun Fitness and Friendship! Monday evening dance class Arradoul SWR Hall Buckie 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm New session 2024 16th September 2024 to 2nd December 2024 6th January 2025 to 31 March 2025 Contact Isobel by email click here

Scottish Country Dance class Macduff Alice Archibald, RSCDS Teacher I have been an SCD teacher with a class in Macduff since 1994 when I had just gained my Preliminary Certificate at St Andrews Summer School. After I gained my Full Certificate in 1996 I also started teaching the Class at St Ninian’s Church Hall in Turriff on Tuesday nights. I am still teaching both classes although since 2012 the Turriff class has been held in St Andrew’s Church Hall after the other Hall was closed and sold. For further information regarding the Macduff dance class see below Thank you Alice Telephone Alice Monday Evening Class 2024 Session Monday 9th September to Monday 9th December 2025 Session Monday 6th January 2025 to Monday 12th May 2025 Buchan Street Hall (Macduff Pensioners Hall) Buchan Street, MacduffTime: 7.30pm to 9.00 pm Contact Alice Archibald on 07484837740Scottish Country dancing Fun, fitness and friendship!

Review of 2022 Video link here Celebrating 90 Years of dancing_edited Describe your image Portsoy Boat Festival 2 Describe your image The Sail Loft Portsoy RSCDS Banffshire Branch Describe your image Celebrating 90 Years of dancing_edited Describe your image 1/10 It was a very busy year for RSCDS Banffshire Branch. The Queen's Platinium Jubiliee Alice Archibald and Linda Thomas members of the RSCDS Banffshire Branch, represented the branch at the Service of Thanksgiving held on Sunday 29th May in St Ninian's Forglen Church Turriff. Over the seventy years of her reign, HM The Queen has actively supported many charities and progessional groups. Sadly our Queen passed away in September 2022 The Portsoy Boat Festival In June 2022 Linda Thomas organised a fun day at the Portsoy Boat Festival when members and friends of the RSCDS Banffshire Branch got together to promote Scottish Country Dancing ​ Outdoor summer Socials The branch held their annual outdoor socials at the Sail Loft, Portsoy in July ahd August. Frank Thomson played for both of the events which were well supported by members and friends of the branch. ​ To end the year on a high! The RSCDS Banffshire Branch were well represented at the annual AGM held in Glasgow in November 2022. Anne Taylor received the RSCDS Sc roll of Honour award on 5th November. Anne was nominated by RSCDS Banffshire Branch for her dedication and support to the branch for many years.. Gary Coull was elected as Chair Elect at the 2022 AGM. ​ The year ended with the branch Annual dance held in the Fisherman's Hall Buckie on 11th November 2022. Everyone enjoyed the excellent music provided by Scott Band. Happy New Year to members and friends of RSCDS Banffshire Looking forward to social dancing and dance classes in 2023 Dance classes dates can be found here ​ Anne Taylor Society Scroll of Honour award Anne Taylor Scoll of Honour award Gary Coull Chair Elect RSCDS

Branch News November 2022 RSCDS Banffshire Branch annual dance The branch had a good turn out of dancers at their annual branch dance on Friday 11th November at the Fishermen's Hall, Buckie. ​ Everyone enjoyed the excellent music provided by Scott Band (4 piece band). During the evening a tribute was paid to Anne Taylor who was recently awarded the Society Scroll of Honour. ​ Thanks to all branch members who helped make the evening such a success. ​ ​ ​ Anne Taylor lives and breathes Scottish Country Dancing and has achieved notable successes over the years. Anne took to Scottish Country Dancing with energy and enthusiasm. While living in the Peterhead area and a member of the Peterhead Branch, Anne received a scholarship to undertake her teaching certificate at St Andrews in the 1990s. Thereafter, Anne taught classes in Peterhead, Longside and Ellon. After moving to the Banffshire area Anne became influential in the Banffshire Branch. She immediately became a committee member and held the office of secretary for four years. She is presently vice chairman. During her years in the Branch she was instrumental in the publication of two books of dances and two CDs to celebrate the 75th and 90th anniversaries of the Branch. These have both proved to be successful internationally. The Banffshire Branch has a history of working in schools, particularly primary schools. Anne has seen her work at Milnes Primary School, Fochabers as her 'gold star'. Her dancers have undertaken the RSCDS accreditation to gold level. They have performed at concerts, entered the dance festival and even assisted in writing a dance linked to their studies. Outwith the Branch, Anne and her husband Bob organised 15 very successful weekend schools in Fochabers and Aviemore with Ian Barbour and Sandy Nixon’s Scottish Country Dance Band. Anne is known nationally and internationally. She has been a regular at the RSCDS Summer School in St Andrews as a teacher, a very successful tutor, Depute Schools Director and most recently Schools Director. She has also been Director of Winter School. When the Society was restructured in the noughties, Anne was elected to the Education and Training Committee. She has served a further term before being elected to the role of Convenor of Education and Training from 2019 - 2022. Presently Anne is a medal test assessor, an adjudicator and was recently appointed an examiner. Society awards 2022 Society Scroll of Honour awards November 2022 Society awards 2022 Society awards 2022 1/3 Congratulations to Anne Taylor on receiving the RSCDS Scroll of Honour award at the AGM on 5th November. Anne was nominated by RSCDS Banffshire Branch for her dedication and support to the branch for many years. ​ Mo Rutherford was awarded a Scroll of Honour, nominated by Membership Services. Mo was also the Music Director for the Society for 10 years. Mo was brought up in Keith and she joined her father (Walter) Scottish Country dance band at the age of 14 years. Her Mum Betty taught the Keith SCD class. They were both awarded a joint Branch Award. ​ ​ ​ Congratulations from all at RSCDS Banffshire Another well known Banffshire branch member is Gary Coull . Gary was elected as Chair Elect at the AGM. Gary was elected as Chair Elect at the 2022 AGM. He will serve as Chair Elect for 2 years and become Chair in 2024. Being Chair Elect means Gary is a member of the Management Board of the Society and deputises for the Chair when the need arises. Gary started dancing at the age of 10 in Dufftown being taught by Jessie Stuart. Gary became a member of the RSCDS at the age of 16 and has served as Banffshire Branch's Chairman and Secretary. He was Chairman of the Branch during it's 80th anniversary when members had the pleasure of dancing for HM Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral. Gary gained his RSCDS Teaching Certificate in 2013.

RSCDS Banffshire Branch Festival of Scottish Country Dance History of the Festival of Scottish Country dance - by Anne Taylor Members of the RSCDS Banffshire Branch have, over several years, been involved in training and entering teams of Children from a variety of Primary and Secondary Schools from North Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, and Moray areas. Adult teams from Banffshire and other areas have also entered the festival, either competitively or non-competitively. The festival came under the organisation of the Moray Music Festival and took place biennially in venues around Elgin. In 2018 the Moray Music Festival folded because of lack of support on the organisation side. The Banffshire Branch members had always organised the Scottish Country Dance events and it was sensible to continue and organise our own RSCDS Banffshire Branch Scottish Country Dance Festival. The purpose of the festival has always been to advance, promote and encourage amateur performers in the Art of Scottish Country Dancing by providing a platform for dancers combined with an educational element provided by a professional adjudicator. Parents, guardians, schoolteachers, and carers in partnership with organisers of the event ensure that the environment provided will, as far as is reasonably practicable, safeguard the welfare of all children The festival has always been staffed entirely by volunteers from our membership, with professional contributors from Qualified Teachers, RSCDS Adjudicators and Musicians. Traditionally the Festival took place every two years and when there was no Festival the Banffshire Branch would organise a Day of Dance for the School Children. At our last Day of Dance in 2019, it attracted 600 Primary School children from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, and Moray. The 2nd RSCDS Banffshire Branch SCD Festival was held in the Town Hall, Elgin, on 11th March 2020 just prior to the first lockdown situation due to the corona virus and 400 children from a variety of Schools in Banffshire and Moray, along with adult teams from Banffshire, Moray and Inverness-shire taking part. Due to the last year and a half of various lockdown situations, again due to the Corona virus, we have been unable to organise any Days of Dance or Festivals. ​ Report by Anne Taylor Vice Chairperson October 2021 Due to the last year and a half of various lockdown situations, again due to the Corona virus, we have been unable to organise any Days of Dance or Festivals. However, we anticipate that in March 2022 the Branch will be able to have an Event, although something like a Day of Dance or Ceilidh dancing followed by a Branch Scottish Country dance in the evening, as an example. Festival results March 2020 Schools involved Aberchirder Primary School. Aberlour Primary School. Bracoden Primary School, Gamrie. Craigellachie Primary School. Cullen Primary School. East End Primary School, Elgin. Linkwood Primary School, Elgin Logie Primary School, Dunphail. Milne’s Primary School, Fochabers. Mortlach Primary School, Dufftown. Mosstodloch Primary School. Mosstowie Primary School, Miltonduff. Portessie Primary School. Portgordon Primary School. Portknockie Primary School. The Results Milnes Primary School won the Cup for the most points Portnockie Primary School and Mosstowie Primary School were joint Runners Up and will each have the shield for one year. ​ Class 8 – Primaries 4-5 Dances chosen 1st Milne’s, Fochabers Antarctica Bound 2nd East End, Elgin Antarctica Bound 3rd Linkwood, Elgin Joe MacDiarmid’s Jig Class 7 – Primaries 1-3 Dances chosen 1st Milne’s, Fochabers Morrai Jig 2nd Linkwood, Elgin Morrai Jig 3rd Portessie B Morrai Jig Class 9 – Primaries 6-7 Dances chosen 1st Mosstowie, Miltonduff New Year Jig 2nd Milne’s, Fochabers The Millbank Reel 3rd East End, Elgin The Millbank Reel Class 4 – Ceilidh Dancing – Primaries 1-4 Dance chosen The Flying Scotsman 1st Mosstowie, Miltonduff 2nd Milne’s, Fochabers 3rd Cullen and Portgordon Class 1 - Primary Schools with 100 pupils or less Dances chosen 1st Portknockie Charleston Chaser 2nd Portgordon and Bracoden, Gamrie Charleston Chaser 3rd Mosstowie, Miltonduff Charleston Chaser Class 2 – Primaries with 101 – 200 pupils Dances chosen 1st Aberlour A Reel for Jeannie 2nd Milne’s, Fochabers A Reel for Jeannie 3rd East End, Elgin and Aberchirder A A Reel for Jeannie Class 5 – Ceilidh Dancing – Primarier 5-7 (teams of 3) Dance chosen The Dashing White Sergeant 1st Portknockie 2nd Mosstowie, Miltonduff 3rd Cullen Class 15 – Adults (Ladies) NON-COMPETITIVE Dances chosen Elgin & District U3A Joie de Vivre The Ladies of Banffshire The Countess of Dunmore’s Reel Class 16 Adults (Mixed) NON-COMPETITIVE Dance chosen Elgin & District U3A Jubilee Jig Class 13 Adults (Ladies) COMPETITIVE Dances chosen 1st Marybank SCD Club, Inverness-shire The Clansman and Linnea’s Strathspey 2nd The Banffshire Ladies Orpington Caledonians and Cape Town Wedding Class 14 Adults (Mixed) COMPETITIVE Dances chosen 1st Marybank SCD Club, Inverness-shire Saltire Society Reel and Up in the Air 2nd Team Banffshire Inverneill House and The Gentleman

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