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Aye, on the 28th November 1997 we haed oor Scottish e'en. A kilt was
compulsory and they all wore one. Everybody looked good and we were on the lookout for the
best-dressed Scot.
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We started the evening off with an opening ceremony, where we marched in to "Scotland
the Brave" and raised the flag. I said an opening speech and welcomed the
"clans". Each patrol was given a name of a clan and had to go by that name for
the evening. The clans had to give a war cry and then we explained the evening.
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To start off, a game of Tug o' war was played and some of the parents joined in to shout
heave. It startled the people that were passing, to see a crowd of boys in kilts come
running out of the hall. The group was devided into two and after some time, the score
became one-all. The tie was broken and the winning team was allowed to be first inline for
shortbread.
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While they had drinks and shortbread, three highland lasses entertained us with a bit of
highland dancing. They challenged us to give it a try. Of course we took up the challenge
and gave it a go. It started with a bow and while hopping around, it went into the
Mcerana.
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What would a Scottish evening be without Scottish games? We had five activities that the
five clans had turns going to. They were: Tossing the Caber, Putting the stone, Tossing
the hammer, Log rolling and Log sawing. Everybody enjoyed them and beat their own records.
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No Scottish evening is complete without a Haggis, so we managed to get one for the Scouts to try. A few of them liked it, but there were some that turned their noses up to it.
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Well, the evening had come to an end and it was time to award the prizes.
- Stefano Zanetti won the award for the best dressed Scot.
- Jon-Paul Easton won 1st prize for the Scottish Games.
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