A special Burns Night celebration was enjoyed by over 60 Year 6 girls at The Abbey Junior School with the pupils wearing a ‘touch of tartan’ for the occasion.
The haggis was piped in and addressed by Bill Copeland, a member of the Reading Pipe Band and his daughter, Emma (studying for an MA in National Dance) gave the girls a wonderful display of Highland Dancing.
The School Chef had prepared a traditional Scottish feast for the girls including Scotch Broth, Haggis and Cranachan (Cream, oats honey and raspberries and a wee drop of whisky for the adults) which was accompanied by Irn Bru for the toasts!
Mrs Stanley, the Headmistress, proposed the ‘Toast to the Lasses’ and Burns’ songs and poems were shared before adjourning to the school hall for a Ceilidh. The girls have been learning Scottish Country Dance in a special extra-curricular class in preparation for the event.
Parents, brothers and sisters joined the girls for the end of the evening and were able to enjoy the dancing too. The evening ended with the girls performing ‘My Love is like a Red, Red, Rose’ followed by the whole company singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’.