Longest Serving Club Members & Office Bearers
The Longest Serving Members of 'Let it Blaw'
Willie Shanks BEM - 63 years (1932 to 1995)
John Fairbairn - 58 years (1881 to 1939)
Harry Rankin - 58 years (1925 to 1983)
Thomas Horsburgh - 57 years (1881 to 1938)
James Orr - 51 years (1923 to 1974)
(only those in excess of 50 years listed)
Most Years as President
Thomas Horsburgh - 29 years
Eddie McCue - 12 years
David B. Fairbairn - 12 years (not consecutively)
Bertie Tennant - 11 years
George Y. Robertson - 11 years (not consecutively)
Jock Taylor - 7 years
Alex Hood - 6 years
Jim Tait - 4 years
(only those in excess of 3 years listed)
Most Toasts to the "Immortal Memory of Robert Burns"
Fred Belford - 3
(only those who have proposed the Toast on at least 3 occasions are listed)
Longest Serving Secretaries
John Fairbairn - 52 years
Willie Shanks BEM - 16 years
Gordon Grant - 7 years
Jamie Buchanan - 6 years
Niall Donaldson - 5 years
James Orr - 5 years (not consecutively)
George Orr - 5 years
(only those in excess of 5 years are listed)
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Longest Serving Treasurers
George Calder- 29 years
Ken McDonald - 15 years
James Craik - 14 years
Willie Shanks BEM - 12 years
Bill Stark - 7 years
Ron Hardy - 5 years
(only those in excess of 5 years are listed)
Longest Serving Bards
Willie Shanks BEM - 31 years
George Y. Robertson - 21 years (not consecutively)
Bill Hill - 12 years
Andrew Falconer 11 years
John Davidson - 8 years
James Orr - 7 years
Jimmy Johnstone MBE - 5 years
Alex Hood - 5 years
(only those in excess of 5 years are listed)
Longest Serving Pipers
Kerr Cowan MBE - 39 years ( Jan 1979 to )
Bobby Peat - 13 years
David Ross - 7 years
Willie Shand - 7 years
(only those in excess of 5 years are listed)
Most Popular Supper Venues
Malleny Arms - 49 occasions
Kestrel Hotel - 24 occasions
Balerno Bowling Club - 17 occasions
Henderson's Inn/Mr Brows Inn - 16 occasions
Balerno Village Hall - 3 occasions
The Workmen's Clubroom - 3 occasions
Currie Rugby Club - 2 occasions