The Bonnie Scotland Tent will host the next UK Sons of the Desert Convention - based at the Watermill Hotel, Lonend, Paisley PA1 1SR from the 29th April 2011 to 2nd May 2011. The Watermill Hotel is easy to find, near the centre of Paisley. The details so far for the convention include:
- Friday 29th April: the get-together day, with registration, socialising in the bar, films in the bar, drinks in the bar and the parade of Tents.
- Saturday 30th April: the morning will include a walking tour of Paisley (with treasure hunt) and a visit to our regular venue (the Tartan Rose); in the afternoon we head for the West of Scotland Rugby Club for lunch and drinks where we will also have the Stan Hooton Memorial Quiz with our own Jeremy Paxman -Eric Woods; plus games as well as films in the bar. We will then head back to Paisley for the evening banquet where there will also be entertainment from Crowded Croft - two fellas who are like peas in a pod - and, in between times, it will be Sons Entertain.
- Sunday 1st April: there will be an early start for the Bo'ness and Kinneil Steam Railway - a trip on the railway which takes us to the Birkhill Fireclay Mine. Don your hard hat and have a wander down the mine before getting the train back. Or if you are interested after a return trip on the railway, instead of going down the mine, there is a chance for a look behind the scenes at the work of the Railway Preservation Society. Then it's off to the Hippodrome Cinema for a film show. The cinema is licensed and you can take your drinks to your seat. After the show it's back to Paisley for the evening banquet and the Bonnie Scotland Tent Birthday Ceilidh with music by the West Tilferton Caledonian Band - and let's not forget the fancy dress, more drinks and socialising throughout.
- Monday 2nd April: brings the Grand Sheiks Meeting, which is open to all, followed by farewells and the passing of the pineapple.
The cost is £190. For children up to 5 years old the cost is £108. For those up to the age of 15 the cost is £140. You can pay in instalments, but the full convention fee must be paid by 31st March 2011.
For more details contact Convention Organiser - and Grand Sheik of the Bonnie Scotland Tent - Janice Hawton.
