The Buzz

On June 30 Isobel opened the meeting, picking our brains with a general knowledge quiz, followed by two poems written by a lady who had a great love for Kippford. Les then gave a short talk on the Veterans’ Day service at St Michael’s Church, followed by a talk on Lock Lomond and the Vale of Leven. He finished by singing I Belong to Glasgow.

At our July 14 meeting, Janet introduced Andre Barrallon who talked about the Seychelles. Off the coast of Africa, it becamse independent in 1972. We saw an aerial view of the runway next to the sea on the main island. The population is now mainly African.

On July 28, Les introduced Anne Twiname who showed us a video about nature’s wonders in Dumfries and Galloway, including the Cairnsmore hills with planes and helicopters on exercise. We saw different kinds of butterflies and bees among lavender and white campanulas. There were different kinds of birds including barnacle geese at Caerlaverock – nature is a wonderful thing!

Bette introduced Les at our August 11 meeting, and he gave an interesting talk on A Walk Through Dumfries. He took us down memory lane, telling us of interesting places. We started at the fountain and remembered when the County Hotel was there – as well as discussing Bonnie Prince Charlie sleeping there many years ago. We remembered Binns department store and all the buses leaving from outside it, as well as the Kings Arms Hotel where Boots is now. We went on to the Globe, where Rabbie Burns frequented, and to the beautiful statue of Jean Armour.

The next meetings for the Buzz are on September 8 – “Citizens’ Advice” – and September 22 – “Dumfries and Cumbria Greyhound Rescue”.