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THE JOHN RAE SOCIETY WEEKEND!

By Bernie Bell

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CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE HALL OF CLESTRAIN

Hall of Clestrain

SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER  – OPEN DAY AT THE HALL OF CLESTRAIN  – 10.30  A.M. TO 4.30 P.M.

GUIDED TOURS ROUND THE HALL – REFRESHMENTS!

SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER – GRAND CHARITY AUCTION EVENING  AT  THE ORKNEY DISTILLERY – 7.30 P.M. ONWARDS

MEET DAVID REID AND RICHARD SMITH, OUR OWN ARCTIC RETURN EXPEDITION HEROES – TICKETS £10.00

 MAGNIFICENT ITEMS AT AUCTION… ARTWORKS… JEWELLERY… RARE WHISKEY…SPECIAL GIN… CERAMICS…ANTIQUES… OUR LAST HARDBACK COPY OF ‘EREBUS’!

…AND SOME SURPRISE ITEMS.

 https://www.johnraesociety.com/charity-auction-items/

 MONDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER – ORKNEY THEATRE 7.15 P.M – ENTRY  £10.00  – PRE PERFORMANCE ARCTIC REFRESHMENTS  – ARCTIC RETURN EXPEDITION HEROES PRESENTATION OF THEIR AMAZING EXPLOITS –  THE JOHN RAE REEL BY THE MAUREEN FINDLAY DANCERS.

WONDERFUL RAFFLE – WHISKY – JEWELLERY – GOOD THINGS !

Arctic Return Expedition

 TICKET RESERVATIONS AND INFO WWW.JOHNRAESOCIETY.COM  OTHERWISE… AT THE DOOR… BUT TO BE SURE… BOOK IN ADVANCE!!!