Barrmill Jolly Beggars

Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club, working in association with Beith Library, Barrmill Community Association and Beith and District Community Council are delighted to announce the winners of the various categories in the Children’s colouring in and poetry competition . There were some 417 entries and the standard of the submissions was very high indeed according to competition judges, Ardrossan based authors John and Noreen Steele, who spent a considerable amount of time carefully judging the Read more [...]

Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club were delighted to recently receive a whopping cheque for £9,600 to carryout out a book project relating to the Lost Mining Villages of Doon Valley and culminate the project with the publication of a book. The idea for this project came about when several members attending the re-dedication of the war memorial at Benwhat. This village, abandoned in 1954, sits high about the Doon Valley and was occupied by miners and their families. At the re-dedication service over Read more [...]

BARRMILL JOLLY BEGGARS BURNS CLUB OLYMPIC TORCH/JEAN ARMOUR DINNER - SATURDAY MAY 12 2012 6.45 FOR 7.00 PM - BEITH MASONIC HALL - TICKETS £12 Just a brief note to advise that in addtion to Rev Fiona Ross (Toast to Jean Armour) we also have Brian Whittle, former Olympic athletic (Toast to Olympics 2012), I am delighted to announce that we have also beenvery  fortunate to have two of Scotland's finest entertainers for this very special dinner. Gordon Cree and Cheryl Forbes and bio-details are Read more [...]

Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club resume activities on Monday 5th September at 7.30 pm in Beith Masonic Hall (lower lounge). The speaker is well known local, Arkley Simpson, who takes as his subject: Archery. Knowing Arkely he will no doubt get straight to the point! The Burns input will be given by Past President Bob Wark. Visitors and potential members will be warmly welcomed and copies of the syllabus for session 2011/12 will be distributed. For further information about the Jolly Beggars contact Read more [...]

Friends across the town and district and throughout the Robert Burns world were saddened at the passing of a fascinating character and keen Bursian, William Fairns, who died peacefully in his 93rd year in Spiers Nursing Home on 25th July 2011. Born and raised at Barkip (The Den), Willie attended the Den School, the large family moving into Beith around 1934. Leaving school in 1933 aged 14, he began work in the quarries at Trearne as a labourer, eventually working his way up over the years to become Read more [...]

At the recent AGM of Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club the following officials were elected to serve for the ensuing year.

President, Gordon Wilson; SVP David Pettigrew; JVP Iain D Shaw; IPP James R Waite; Secretary & Joint Treasurer, Donald L Reid; Joint Treasurer & Assistant Secretary, Warnock Longridge.

The Jolly Beggars resume on Monday 5^th September. Copies of the syllabus for 2011/12 session will be circulated to all members in due course.

Last Monday evening Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club held their 7th open night of the session in Beith Masonic Hall. President James Waite welcomed a good turnout of cronies prior to dealing with various items of club business. It was reported that the major project to produce a local interest book entitled: Beith Barrmill & Gateside – Precious Memories, had proven to be a remarkable success with copies of the book winging their way throughout the UK and to Australia, South Africa, Canada Read more [...]

Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club held their most recent meeting in Beith Masonic Club when there was a good turnout of members. President James Waite introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr Jim Miller of Kilwinning, who took as his subject: Model Churches. In an interesting talk he explained that over the years his hobby of building matchstick churches had become a real passion. Intriguingly, he said that over the years he had built over 80 model churches, mainly focussing on Ayrshire, including Read more [...]

  The top table at Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club 57th Annual Celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns held in Beith Masonic Hall. Jan 2011 (Photo: John Simpson) Read more [...]

Thursday 27 January from 7-9 pm in Beith Library Everyone is cordially invited to attend when copies (softback £8.99 and hardback £14.99) will be available. This book has 31 fascinating chapters and over 180 photographs. The cover is in colour and there is also a full colour section in the book comprising mainly photos taken by the ace photographers of Beith Camera Club. In addition to preserving more of the history of the area, royalties from sales will benefit: Barrmill Community Association Beith Read more [...]