Events
Bridge Club Lunch Friday 2 March, 12 noon for 12.30pm
An opportunity to introduce a guest including a one course meal served with sherry. Tickets £12
Coffee Morning Saturday 3 March, 10.30am
Expedition to Antarctica with Speaker Bill Barr.
ROSL (Scotland) Commonwealth Week: 2012
Commonwealth Day Lunch Monday 12 March, 12 noon for 12.30pm
Commonwealth Day Lunch with speaker Dr Richard Simpson MSP. Tickets £20; ROSL Members £18. Includes Sherry on arrival with a two-course lunch, coffee and a glass of wine
Members’ visit to Loch Ness Wednesday, 14 March – Friday 16
Depart Edinburgh by coach 9am on Wednesday 14. Return 5pm on Friday 16. Accommodation at Loch Ness Country House Hotel (£265pp) and Clansman Hotel (£225pp). Single supplement £40.70. Breakfast and Dinner will be included. Trips to Cawdor Castle, Culloden Battlefield, Urquhart Castle and House of Bruar.
Music @ 100 Princes Street Wednesday 21 March, 6.30pm
Australian cellist Yelian He with pianist Yasmin Rowe perform works by Rachmaninov and Chopin. Tickets £12; ROSL Members £10: Friends of ROSL ARTS £8. Wine and canapés served afterwards
Coffee Morning Saturday, 7 April, 10.30am
The BBC - 50 years in Scotland with speaker Ross Anderson
Music @ 100 Princes Street 18 April 6.30pm
An evening of song presented by past graduates students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in traduced by Professor Christopher Underwood. Tickets £12: ROSL Members: £10; Friends of ROSL ARTS £8
Arts Lunch Wednesday 25 April, 12 noon for 12.30pm
The Kolkata Scottish Cemetery In aid of Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust. With Speaker James Simpson. Tickets £18; Members of ROSL £17. Including a two course lunch with coffee and a glass of wine. The Bring and Buy Sale will follow the Lunch.
Coffee Morning Saturday 5 May 10.30am
Sir James Wylie, Surgeon to the Czar, with Speaker Margaret Street.
Music @ 100 Princes Street Monday 14 May, 6.30pm
A preview of ROSL Gold Medallist, Scottish Guitarist Sean Shibe’s Wigmore Hall debut recital programme with rising stars the Cavaleri Quartet. Music includes Boccherini’s Fandango Quintet plus other hispanic inspired music by Albeniz and Rodrigo. Tickets £12; ROSL Members £10: Friends of ROSL ARTS £8. Wine and canapés served afterwards
AGM followed by Chairman’s Reception Wednesday 23 May, 6pm
Complimentary buffet.
Arts Lunch Wednesday 30 May, 12 noon for 12.30pm
ROSL and the Namibia charity, with Speaker Clive Carpenter, ROSL Central Council. £17.00 (£18.00 non-members) for 2 course lunch plus coffee and glass of wine
Bridge Club Lunch Friday 1 June, Midday
A opportunity to introduce a guest. A one course lunch with sherry included Tickets £12.00
Coffee Morning Saturday 2 June, 10.30am
Edinburgh Castle, Duncan McCallum (Historic Scotland).
Royal Diamond Jubilee Sunday 3 June
Special lunch and large screen tv event. Details to be confirmed
Scottish Members’ Dinner Friday 8 June, 7pm for 7.30pm
With Speaker Rev John P Chalmers, Principal Clerk, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Reception drinks, three course dinner with wine and coffee. Tickets £31.00
Gala Opera Evening Thursday 21 June 6.30pm
Students of the Royal Scottish Conservatoire Opera Department present a programme of music by Mozart from their summer production of The Magic Flute. Tickets £30.00 including pre-concert Cocktail Reception and Supper. (Priority booking for Friends of ROSL ARTS until May 18 2012)
Arts Lunch Wednesday 27 June, 12 noon for 12.30pm
The V&A, Dundee, Philip Long, Director of the new V&A museum talks about its eagerly-anticipated opening. Tickets £18; Members of ROSL £17. Includes a two course lunch with coffee and glass of wine
Edinburgh International Festival Fringe 2012 Monday 13 - Friday 24 August
Now in its 13th season, Music @ 100 Princes Street returns for its critically acclaimed sell-out series. Presenting 30 concerts in two weeks, with titles such as the popular early morning Bach for Breakfast and Mozart at Teatime. These concerts feature outstanding ROSL prize-winners from the UK and the Commonwealth and this series is a priority for discerning festival goers. Brochures available in July. Tickets £12; ROSL Members £10; £8 Friends ROSL
Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Sunday 2 September
Cocktails on arrival with a five course dinner followed by wine, coffee and malt whisky. Roof access available to view fireworks. Tickets will be on sale May 1, £125.00. Time to be arranged
Edinburgh Branch Committee Meetings 2012
March 12, April 25, June 27 at 2.30pm
Regular events
Mah Jong Mondays 2.00 - 4.30pm
Bridge Thursdays 2.00 - 5.00pm
Bridge Fridays 2.00 - 5.00pm
Further social events will be announced separately via the Newsletter and Notice Board
All events listed take place at Over-Seas House, Edinburgh
Tickets are available one month in advance from Reception:
Reception
ROSL, Over-Seas House
100 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3AB
Tel: 0131 225 1501
Fax: 131 226 3936
Glasgow Programme 2012
The Coptic Church in Egypt, Meg Barrowman Friday 3 February, 2pm
Mary’s Meals, Tony Begley Friday 2 March 2pm
Glasgow Branch AGM plus year-end review
James Wilkie, Scotland Development Officer, ROSL Friday 11 May, 2pm
All Glasgow meetings are held in the Conference Room of the Western Club, 32 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow at 2pm unless otherwise stated.
Contact Us
Edinburgh Branch Chair
Bill Chalmers 0131 557 2754
Edinburgh Branch Secretary
Keith Stringer 01796 472578
Glasgow Branch Chair
Bill Agnew
Over-Seas House, Edinburgh is managed by Cobbs
Director: Daniel Campbell 0131 225 1501
Head Receptionist: Lena Rose 0131 225 1501
