The Edinburgh Tartan Army Annual General Meeting will take place this Saturday from 7pm (9th January 2010).
The venue is the Meadow Bar, 42 Buccleuch Street. The function suit is upstairs.
A few free drinks will be available on the night for members.
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s St Andrew’s Dinner at the Royal Scots Club, 29-30 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh. The tickets are priced at a very reasonable £30 each and are available on a first come, first served basis. To secure your ticket(s), please send a cheque for the full amount to:
Martin Riddell, 17 Maidencraig Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 2BH.
Last year’s event was a great success and sold out quickly so please don’t leave it too late.
The event will start at 6.30 with pre dinner drinks in the library. We will be seated at 7.30 for dinner. The event will close at 1am.
We are pleased to now confirm that this years guest speaker is former professional footballer and media pundit Murdo Macleod.
21 October 2009 – Committee Meeting
14 November 2009 – Wales v Scotland, Cardiff City Stadium
28 November 2009 – St Andrew’s Night Dinner
9 January 2010 – ETA Annual General Meeting
18 Nov 2009 (Wed) – The Melville Bar, William Street, Edinburgh at 8pm
9 Jan 2010 (Sat) – Annual General Meeting. Venue to be confirmed. Starts 7pm
All ETA members are welcome.
We still have some exclusive Edinburgh Tartan Army 2010 World Cup Quialifier t-shirts available.
The price has now been reduced to a bargin £10 each, or 2 for £15. If you’d like to order please speak to Martin, or contact us here
Current stocks
Black
2 x Large “Skinny fit”
17 x XL
1 x XXL
1 x XXXL
Blue
1 x Large “Skinny fit”
4 x XL
1 x XXL
Purple
9 x XL
Kintetic have designed two cracking t-shirts to mark the Holland fixture, and help raise money for TACC.
Available in Orange to blend in with the locals, or Navy to blend in with 10,000 travelling Scotland fans
There are only 120 of these available so get your order in now, costs only £15 including P&P
All proceeds will go towards TACC’s South Africa 2010 appeal, in partnership with Oxfam.
For more details see
http://www.tartanarmychildrenscharity.org.uk/Shop
As our club grows bigger (currently 122 members) it’s sometimes tricky to keep everyone up to date with what’s happening. We’d encourage as many members as possible to let us have your email address so we can keep in touch.
Sometimes it isn’t practical to send newsletters at short notice to people who haven’t registered for email. If you receive the newsletter in the post then we don’t have your email address. Send it to us at –
eta@edinburghtartanarmy.com
Also, please register for the member’s forum
This is a great way to share information and keep in touch.
At yesterdays AGM, the 2009 ETA Committee were voted in
Chairman – Paul Smith (Pud)
Secretary – Allan Cunningham
Treasurer – Martin Riddell
ATAC Rep – Simon Johnston
Bus Convenor – Dave Harley
Social Coordinator – Fiona Stout
Social Coordinator – Kerie Wright
Web Master – Paul Smith (Smithy)
Ordinary Member – Andy Cook
Ordinary Member – Mary Ritchie
Ordinary Member – Paul Lambert
The TACC (Tartan Army Children’s Charity) has set up a monthly lottery. For just £5 you become a member of the charity and get entered into the monthly draw.
Each month the funds are split 50/50 between the charity and one lucky winner.
To become a member, visit the TACC site and register.
www.tartanarmychildrenscharity.org.uk/lottery
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