The Jersey Caledonian Pipe Band

This local band is made up of lads from all walks of life, including a lawyer, a vet, hairdresser, accountant, bank manager, bank messenger, schoolboy, retail manager, company director, concrete specialist, social worker - and they all manager to march together without falling out or over too often! On a good day the lads are even joined by some ladies-lovely! They play every second Tuesday in Howard Davis Park during the summer, and have also travelled to Scotland, England, France and even Guernsey!

In 2001 they recorded a CD called "As we are now" and any band member will be eager to sell you a copy. They often play at Scottish Society events with solo pipers and the full band.

For more information or to book the band, visit www.jerseypipeband.com

The Mary Walledge Highland Dancers

Mary Walledge runs the First Tower School of Dancing and trains Highland Dancers as part of her school. Highland dancing dates back to the 12th century, when it was used as a form of victory dance after battle. Highland chiefs would test the stamina and agility of their clansmen from their dancing ability. Nowadays, of course, they are usually performed for competitive or display purposes at the many Highland Games throughout the world, which is true of the Mary Walledge Highland Dancers who compete around the UK and have performed at many of our Scottish Society events.

For more information please contact Mary Walledge at the First Tower School of Dancing on 855612.

The Jersey Caledonian Scottish Country Dance Group

The Jersey Caledonian Scottish Dance Group was formed in 1948 by Eva Baddeley, a committee member of the Scottish Society, who decided to arrange a set time for people to come together to learn and enjoy Scottish dancing. Today it has many active members and attracts over 100 people to its annual ball in May.

We hold weekly dance classes at Trinity Primary School from 7:30pm to 10pm on Thursday evenings. We have two trained teachers who will guide you through many different Jigs, Reels and Strathspeys. The evening of dancing is a teaching session, and you do need an average level of fitness but, the main reason for getting together is to have fun and enjoy the great array of dances that have been around for many years and danced by generations of Scottish people throughout the world.

We are affiliated to the Headquarters branch of the RSCDS and we regularly attend balls and dancing holidays around Britain. We have organised our own ball for the past 15 years and this takes place each May when we have up to 75 visitors coming from both Britain, France and even from the USA and Canada.

So if you feel that it's about time that you took up the challenge and would like to "Come Join the Dance" then please contact us.

Remember age is not a problem and we would love to see anyone from 16 upwards. For more information contact Brenda Gale tel. 862357 (evenings) or visit their blog at http://scottishcountrydancingjersey.blogspot.com/

St. Columba's Church of Scotland, Jersey

Many of the SSJ's members belong to the most southerly Church of Scotland in the British Isles and the only Presbyterian church in Jersey. We have 140 communicant members with an average Sunday attendance of about 70. This is augmented in summer by visitors, mainly from Scotland and Northern Ireland. You are very welcome to come and share a time of worship with us. For more information visit http://scotskirkjersey.blogspot.com/

The Guernsey Scottish Association

The Guernsey Scottish Association was founded in 1957 and like the Jersey Society holds its own St Andrew's, Burns and Hogmanay celebrations, plus many other smaller events to keep the membership busy. The Guernsey Society have their own Newsletter called 'Blethers'. Members of the SSJ are more than welcome to join in with any of the events if they happen to find themselves in Guernsey at the right time and vice versa.

For more information visit: www.guernseyscottish.org.gg