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October 2007
Dear Clansfolk
President’s Message
Hope you are all enjoying daylight saving and the feel of Spring in the air.
Not a lot to report on, as since our last get together, things have been fairly
quiet.
Annual General Meeting
On 17th June we had the AGM at Daphne and Jim's place and
enjoyed a lovely lunch, kindly provided by Daphne and those who attended the
meeting.
The following were elected to the committee:
President : Rod MacLeod
Secretary/Treasurer: Daphne MacLeod
Committee: Pauline MacLeod, Rose and John Gerson, Shirley Morton, Marilyn Keogh Diane MacLeod and Neil Roberts.
Pauline and I are having Ruari (President - CMS Scotland) and Anne Halford-MacLeod stay with us while they are in Dunedin. We were fortunate to have met with them when we had our trip to Parliament last year, and it's great they are making the trip to NZ.
They mentioned they were keen to meet with 'local MacLeods', so it would be good to see as many members at the dinner on 31st October as possible.
Their visit to Dunedin is only brief; however, it would be good to give them some good memories to take with them....
Rod & Pauline
Wednesday 31st October 2007 Victoria Hotel, Café Bar, St Andrew Street, Dunedin, 6.30pm for 7pm
Ruari Halford-MacLeod, President of Clan MacLeod Scotland and his wife Anne will be visiting us as part of a New Zealand tour.
Plagiarised from the Hawke’s Bay newsletter……………………. Introducing our Guests!
“Ruari is President of Scotland’s Clan MacLeod Society. He and his wife Anne live in Fife. They are on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ruari has an extensive knowledge of Dunvegan Castle. Anne has played a major part in clan life. She was coordinator of the last Clan Parliament. With the large numbers attending, this was no small undertaking and from all accounts was a brilliant success. Ruari has written two booklets – one is on the tartans of Clan MacLeod and the other about the building of Dunvegan Castle. His knowledge and feeling for our clan and castle are extensive.
Subscriptions - 2007
Thanks to those who have renewed theirs. Reminder forms are enclosed for those who haven’t as yet.
Happenings
A memorial service took place on Saturday 16th June at Dunvegan for the Late Chief John. An account is enclosed.
National Newsletter
A copy of the latest newsletter is enclosed.
NZCMS Annual General Meeting
The annual meeting of the combined New Zealand Societies was held on Saturday 12th May 2007 at the home of Alister MacLeod, Wellington. A report on the meeting written by the National Secretary, Rona Cooper, is in the national newsletter.
Going up North for Christmas/New Year? - Waipu Games, Northland, Monday 1st January 2008
Clan MacLeod is to be the host Clan at the Waipu Highland Games, 2008. They will lead the parade. Chief John MacLeod of Raasay is coming from Tasmania to represent the Clan. He will be the representative of Chief Hugh MacLeod of MacLeod and Chief Donald of the Lewes.
The Waipu Games are held annually and feature many Scottish attractions; piping; dancing; the NZ Highland Heavyweight competition (which include Scottish events such as caber tossing etc); the march of the joint pipe bands and for the first time this year “Fashion in the Park”. This fashion competition, will display items which have tartan as a major element of design, has been promoted by Clan MacLean Association, NZ.
The Games are held on the Jan 1st 2008 . Gates open at 8.30am and the March of the Clans begins at 9.30 am. Cost is $15 for an adult and $35 for family.
B.Y.O food etc and have a picnic or buy from one of the many vendors. There will be Clan information tents and Scottish regalia shops there on the day. The Waipu Heritage Centre (Museum) is open all day.
In the evening there will be a BBQ followed by a Ceilidh.
Check the website www.highlandgames.co.nz and find information about the host clan under “ Clans”.
If you are in the area or are thinking about going up North, please come along and support Clan MacLeod New Zealand, wear a little bit of tartan and enjoy the celebrations. For further details contact Daphne.
Travelling Overseas?
Don’t forget that MacLeod Clan societies are in the following countries and making contact with fellow clansfolk in Australia, Canada, USA, South Africa, Scotland, England, France and Germany can be organised by viewing their contact details online at www.clanmacleod.org. The North American Gathering will be held in Ottawa 2 – 6 July 2008 – go online at www.macleodgathering2008ca to check out their tentative plans.
Will you be in Scotland – July 2009? – if so you may be interested in …..
The Gathering 2009 is being held in Holyrood Park on 25th and 26th July 2009. It aims to be the largest international gathering of the clans ever held, and is one of the signature events of the Homecoming Scotland initiative. The Gathering will take the form of a classic highland games and will feature a clan parade up the Royal Mile followed by a unique commemorative clan pageant to be held on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. Contact Daphne for more information.
Looking forward to you joining us at the Café Bar on Wednesday 31st October, 6.30pm for 7pm at The Victoria Hotel, St Andrew Street. I If you have a relative or friend who would like to come along too and enjoy the meal with Ruari and Anne, please phone Rod 489 3686, or Daphne 473 7282. Rod and Pauline have already dined at the Café Bar and said their meal was ‘great’ and a very reasonable cost.
If you have not already done so, please let Rod or Daphne know by Friday 26th October whether or not you can join us
Former members Fiona and Stuart
Grey and daughter Phoebe are now living in New York and are happy to
correspond with anyone interested. Fiona writes a wonderful "Letter
from America" from time to time wth photos of life in the Big Apple.
Her email address is
grayfion@gmail.com
Yours in
Clanship
Daphne Macleod
Secretary
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