The Alloway Burns Club was at the centre of activity on 25 January, to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Thousands of Burns Suppers were held around the world to pay tribute to Scotland’s bard.
The Alloway Burns Club was at the centre of activity on 25 January, to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Thousands of Burns Suppers were held around the world to pay tribute to Scotland’s bard.
In Alloway, a festival atmosphere spread throughout the town with historical street theatre and accoustic music adding to the revelry of recitals and performances at the National Trust for Scotland’s Burns Cottage, the Auld Kirk, Monument, the church and Brig O’Doon.
There was a performance on Sunday in the Burns Cottage re-enacting the moments after Burns birth, and a birthday party with children from local primary schools who presented Robert Burns with a birthday cake while singing Happy Birthday. The cake is now being raffled to raise funds for the new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (RBBM).
The Trust’s Alloway team worked around the clock to make the celebrations a memorable event for visitors, ensuring the success of one of the busiest events of the year at Burns National Heritage Park.
You can donate to the RBBM here
www.nts.org.uk/Burns/CelebrateBurns/.