The Gathering

[Dirk Skene]

Does anymody have any inside information as to how much the "passports" are going to be for "The Gathering 2009" in Edinburgh?

http://www.clangathering.org/gathering

[MiLadyCeilidh]

Anyone going to the Gathering 2009?

[Knockdow]

The Gathering 2009 | International Clan Gathering | Edinburgh, Scotland
you need to order the passports from this website. The golds are already sold out. I have silver on order. I need to get started booking my rooms and air.

[Luckey]

George, we'll have to meet up somewhere. As a matter of fact we should try to find out who is going from this and other forums and have a mini gathering of our own.

[Knockdow]

hopefully we can meet in person before that.

The Clan Lamont society has a whole week planed around this

HOMECOMING SCOTLAND_/_INTERNATIONAL_GATHERING_OF_THE_CLANS_2009
2009 Has been designated the year of coming home by the Scottish executive. It will be a year of Scottish culture, a campaign to persuade people with Scots heritage to return to Scotland either on holiday or to live. 2009 was chosen because it is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. The organisers have chosen five central themes.
The home of....Robert Burns
The home of....Golf
The home of ....Whisky
The home of ....Enlightenment & innovation
The home of ....Your ancestors
There will be many events during that year The gathering being one of the main events.
The Gathering Edinburgh 2009
The Gold Passports are SOLD OUT, Silver & Bronze are still available.
The biggest gathering of the clans in 200 years is to be held in Edinburgh, more than 8,000 clan members and 30,000 visitors from around the world are expected to congregate in Holyrood park on 25th and 26th July 2009. Set in the magnificent Royal Park of Holyrood with its breathtaking volcanic backdrop of Arthur’s Seat“ The gathering has the honour of hosting the 2009 World Highland Games Heavy Athletic Championships. Over the weekend the largest highland games ever to have been held in Edinburgh will play host to the GREATEST INTERNATIONAL CLAN GATHERING ever to have taken place on Scottish soil.
CLAN PARADE
Saturday 25th July Clans people will march behind their chiefs and commanders. There will be no constraints on numbers, although only those with tickets for the event will be allowed to partake. The clan societies shall organise their own group for the parade. The majestic clan parade will march from holyrood park up the royal mile to the castle esplanade where a spectacular clan pageant will unfold. Massed bands, piper, and highland dancers will trace the history of the development of the clans through the ages in what promises to be a truly memorable experience, especially for one of Scots ancestry.
Sunday 26th The gathering and games will continue in the park, there will be Clan tents and entertainment
CLAN LAMONT will play a big part we shall have a clan tent, we have also booked a large tent to hold 250 people where we intend staging a Scottish show of culture song and dance. The society shall have a Lamont gathering on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th The aim being to have a focal point for Lamonts world wide to meet, this will be held in the Overseas league in Princess street Edinburgh provisional format is.
Friday 24th Meet and greet lunch followed by a bus tour of Lamont interests.
Evening Black tie dinner and Scottish night.
Saturday 25th Evening dinner and social. Time will depend when the pageant finishes.
Further details shall be posted as they emerge. Check the gathering website for in depth details http//www.clangathering.org

[MiLadyCeilidh]

Unfortunately I won't be going. A new baby will be here. I don't think my daughter Leslie, wants me to drag little Reaghan to Scotland.

[Mike]

I would love to go, myself. But I canny get Maitland to pay for my plane fare, so I'm a homebody instead.

[Maitland]

Mike Wrote:

I would love to go, myself. But I canny get Maitland to pay for my plane fare, so I'm a homebody instead.

Oh I would love to, however you have obviously forgotten Mrs Maitland's problem. My wallet and her spending habit.

I have to come clean and tell everybody that the cause of the credit crunch was my wife !!

M...

[mairead]

Aw diddums Maitland. It's a woman's duty to look after her man's wallet so she is being a VERY good wife

[MacPatrick]

I would love to go, but next year I am planning to retire in the first quarter of 2009, so I haven't planned any big expenditures.