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Club Constitution
The object of the Club shall be to celebrate the genius of the poet Robert Burns and to study his Life and Works.
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History of Our Club
Cupar Burns Club was Instituted in 1884 and Federated to the Robert Burns Federation in 1893.
Over the years
the club has encouraged the study of the works of the Poet through the annual local Schools Competitions and supporting the
National Competitions held under the auspices of the Burns Federation.
Since 1894, the club has held Anniversary
Dinners in celebration of the birth of the poet. The first of these Anniversary Dinners was held on 25th January 1894. Notable
exceptions occurred in 1900 when the Dinner was abandoned on the occasion of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry departing to South
Africa for action against the Boers and again in 1901 as a mark of respect on the death of Queen Victoria. Dinners were not
held from 1915 to 1919 and also from 1940 to 1946, during the two world wars.
As a result of our Anniversary Dinner
and other events, such as our St. Andrewstide Ceilidh, we have raised substantial sums for local and national charities and
worthy causes. For example, in 2006 the Ceilidh enabled us to present a cheque for the sum of £1,000.00 to the Anstruther
branch of the RNLI.
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Benvolent Fund
Last year, as a result of our collection for
worthy causes and a prize draw, your Committee has been able to make donations as follows: Adamson Hospital League of Friends...............................£750 Kilmaron School………………………£100
Cupar Guides………………………….£100
Cupar Children’s Gala……….……£100
MacMillan Nurses………………..…£100
CHAS……………………………………..£100
Teenage Cancer Trust………….£100
Combat Stress……………………….£100
Leglen Wood Cairn………………..£100
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