Last Friday I had the pleasure of joining Danderhall Burns Club at one of their social evenings. This was a very enjoyable get together, a gathering of around 30 members enjoying the fellowship of a few hours together whiled away as many took their turn to perform their party piece song or poem. This is a regular feature on the Club calendar, Danderhall club meet all year round for a variety of events, President Sam Campbell told me of their various meetings, visits to other clubs, trips to Burns Country etc, and their schools competitions. This is very much a community based club, rightly proud of their roots and mining heritage, supporting the social heart of their village with a focus on Burns but a broad outlook. It was good to see a spectrum of ages attending, and giving of their individual talents to entertain their fellows. This is perhaps not the geographical heart of Midlothian but these men are the true heartbeat.
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