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An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburgh

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:23 pm
by Ocklepoint
My yacht club, the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club has organised a talk by Rosie Swales Pope MBE

She is going to talk about both her solo Atlantic crossing and her solo run round the world. It should be a really interesting evening.

The talk will start at 7.45 pm with the bar open from 7.00pm at the Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh on Friday 8th November.

The tickets are £15.00 per person and there are about twenty left so don't hesitate too long.

If you would like a ticket, or tickets, PM me.

(I do hope this post is not considered commercial advertising: I do apologise if it is)

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:22 pm
by Ocklepoint
Just a reminder, still a few tickets left: what better plans have you for a dark November evening?

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:31 pm
by wully
I'd love to go to Emmbra but can't get the inoculations in time :lol:

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:39 pm
by claymore
I seem to remember she was a tricky number in her day

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:52 am
by Silkie
I'm pretty sure she'll still be fairly tricky this coming Friday.

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:20 am
by claymore
Now Silkingtons, no impure thoughts, my boy.

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:15 am
by ParaHandy
claymore wrote:Now Silkingtons, no impure thoughts, my boy.
Not a chance. If there was any, they'd have held it in their clubhouse at Granton Sq, down the bottom of Leith Walk and past numerous brothels. Still, with the bar opening 45 mins afore she starts, that's enuff time fer most Edinburgh folk to get pished. Hersel will not be happy talking to an audience fast asleep wi their falsies hinging oot thur gobs ...

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:26 am
by marisca
ParaHandy wrote:
claymore wrote:Now Silkingtons, no impure thoughts, my boy.
Not a chance. If there was any, they'd have held it in their clubhouse at Granton Sq, down the bottom of Leith Walk and past numerous brothels. Still, with the bar opening 45 mins afore she starts, that's enuff time fer most Edinburgh folk to get pished. Hersel will not be happy talking to an audience fast asleep wi their falsies hinging oot thur gobs ...
Though I've never met you I feel a little concern that your grasp on reality is slipping a trifle. Two things recently tend to indicate that your spatial awareness is awry - BAe Systems have no shipyards in Rothesay and Granton ain't anywhere near the foot of Leith Walk, a thoroughfare you obviously frequented in the past. Get a grip, man - or at least a road map.

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:06 pm
by claymore
None in Portsmouth either by the sound of things

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 7:22 pm
by wully
marisca wrote:
Though I've never met you I feel a little concern that your grasp on reality is slipping a trifle. .
Slipped a good wee while ago......

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 7:28 pm
by claymore
I know he once fell intae some verra cauld watter in Croabh, but never knew he'd slipped in some trifle....

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:02 am
by ParaHandy
marisca wrote:Though I've never met you I feel a little concern that your grasp on reality is slipping a trifle. Two things recently tend to indicate that your spatial awareness is awry - BAe Systems have no shipyards in Rothesay and Granton ain't anywhere near the foot of Leith Walk, a thoroughfare you obviously frequented in the past. Get a grip, man - or at least a road map.
Well! What a thin skinned lot! Indeed you truly are all fur coat and nae knickers.

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:42 pm
by claymore
Do go on.....

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:48 am
by Ocklepoint
ParaHandy wrote:
claymore wrote:Now Silkingtons, no impure thoughts, my boy.
Not a chance. If there was any, they'd have held it in their clubhouse at Granton Sq, down the bottom of Leith Walk and past numerous brothels. Still, with the bar opening 45 mins afore she starts, that's enuff time fer most Edinburgh folk to get pished. Hersel will not be happy talking to an audience fast asleep wi their falsies hinging oot thur gobs ...
Corinthian's clubhouse on Granton Square sold a couple of years ago
Granton Square in Granton not Leith
Herself kept audience wide awake
Bar open for 45 mins before start
For 30 minutes during intermission
And still filled with carousing yachties when I left
Corinthians are a falsie free boat club
But it was a great evening

Tone of the evening greatly enhanced by the presence of the eminent Bluemomenter, the Rt Hon Silkington

Re: An invitation..............an amazing woman, in Edinburg

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:01 pm
by claymore
Was he wearing his frock - it being the weekend?