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    VJ80TH REGIMENTAL MUSEUM REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY

    To heighten awareness of VJ Day on 15 August and The Royal Scots World War 2 experiences in the Far East the Museum team has:

    1. Created a 12 minute film ‘For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today’; this is available on You Tube, and the link is at Upcoming Events.

    2. Arranged a Family Research Area within the Edinburgh Central Library, on George IV Bridge, staffed by RS Museum research, National Records Scotland, Scottish Genealogical Society and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, from 10am to 4.30pm daily, 12- 15 August. Admission Free.

    Further details are at Upcoming Events, where Facebook postings about the Royals in the ‘Forgotten War’ will be posted.

    And this is very much linked to the annual Regimental Thanksgiving Service at the Lauriston Castle Memorial Garden on 16th August.

    Lest We Forget!

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    Stewart Snedden Memorial Golf – Friday 29 May 2026

    The next Stewart Snedden Memorial Golf will be held at Liberton Golf Club on Friday 29 May 2026 starting at 0800Hrs.

    https://libertongc.co.uk/

    We have already filled 47 of the 80 golfer places. So, if you wish to take part then kindly read and fill in the “Booking Form” and make a payment to secure your space.

    Access to the booking form can be found at;

    Go to https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/upcoming-events/, scroll to the Stewart Snedden Memorial Golf advert and scan the QR code.

    Or click on or copy and paste this link to your browser https://forms.gle/YYfCemnWhoCXAGa1A

    Alternatively, you can send an email snedsgolf@gmail.com and you will receive an automatic response with the link and QR Code.

    Again, we will set up a WhatsApp Group and Email Group so we can pass on information.

    We look forward to seeing you there.

    The Admin Mob

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    Mr George Harkin

    It is with great sadness that we report the death on 17 Jul 2025 of Mr George Harkin. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. The funeral will be held at 2.30pm on Wed 6 Aug 2025 at Holytown Crematorium, Memorial Way, Holytown, Motherwell, ML1 5RU.

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    CALLING ALL MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENTAL BAND: LUNCH IN THE RS CLUB SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2025

    Apologies for having been out of communication for so long.

    My excuse is having been immersed in RS Museum Outreach exhibition projects that have been, and still are, taking up much of my time. In May we commemorated the 110th Anniversary of the Gretna Rail Disaster that claimed the lives of 216 of the 7th (Leith) Battalion in May 1915. The exhibition was held in the former Dalmeny Street drill hall, now a community hub with an excellent cafe well worth a visit, and culminated in our annual Service of Remembrance at Rosebank Cemetery. We are now in the advanced stages of planning for a research orientated VJ80th event in the Edinburgh Central Library on George IV Bridge 12-15 August – drop in if you can.

    Now to this year’s Regimental Band Lunch in the RS Club which has been in the Forecast of Events for some time and of which you should be aware – Saturday 13 September 2025. See Forecast of Events | The Royal Scots

    The good news is that I have secured a grant from RS Trustees that will help subsidise the event. I will also ask the Club for a discounted rate on bedrooms for any wishing to book in, although I cannot guarantee success in this.

    The not so good news is that I do not know how many will be attending and I need know this in order to make the necessary arrangements with the Club. Therefore could I please ask you, at your very earliest convenience, to let me know whether or not you will be attending. If David Nelson has already asked you for this, please bear with me and reply nevertheless to both David and myself on all of the following email addresses, as I say at very earliest convenience:

    wjblythe@hotmail.com
    nelsodl@aol.com
    davidnelsonscotland@gmail.com

    Please spread the word.

    Best wishes,

    Jim

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    VETERANS PARADE AT THE CENOTAPH

    A reminder to book attendance at the Veterans’ Parade at the Cenotaph on Sun 9 Nov 2025.

    Brian de la Haye will again be coordinating the Regimental attendance. The cut-off for applications for a ticket HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 31 JULY
    Please contact Brian at bgdelahaye@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to march and have not already submitted your name.

    See also Upcoming Events via the link: https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/upcoming-events/

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    KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL SERVICE – SAT 26 JUL 2025

    A Memorial Service organised by the Royal British Legion Scotland will be held at 1100 on Sat 26 Jul 2025 to mark the 72nd anniversary of the cease-fire in the Korean War. The service will be held at the Scottish Korean War Memorial at Witch Craig Park, north of Bathgate. All are welcome to attend.

    See the Upcoming Events page via the link https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/upcoming-events/

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    RS MUSEUM OUTREACH – WHAT NEXT?

    Dear All,

    RECAP. First of all, many thanks once again to all PPBG Volunteers for making Gretna 110 – and the previous exhibitions – such a success. Don’t underestimate how much the visitors enjoyed and benefited from meeting you – and the benefit to the Regiment’s enduring legacy from seeing Old Royals around the Regimental area.

    WHAT NEXT? The 80th anniversary of VJ Day approaches and plans are well advanced for a research based, no exhibits event in the Edinburgh Central Library on George VI Bridge, 1000-1630 daily Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 August 2025.

    – Cathy is leading the charge on an RS Research Room, supported by our usual research partners from previous exhibitions, e.g. National Records Scotland, Scottish Genealogy Society, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

    – Although there will be no items on display from the RS Museum, full use will be made of selected pull-up banners. We have accumulated sufficient banners and boards over the past three exhibitions to “pick and mix” in support of future exhibitions and events. For this event, banners will include 2 RS in Hong Kong and Lisbon Maru and 1 RS in the Arakan, at Kohima and in Burma.

    – It has always been the intention to do such in aid of enduring legacy, maximising the “bang for a buck” of previous investment and to make use of the longevity of banners and boards.

    – Such Research Room activities have proven “multiple wins”. Visitors learn about their relatives’ service and the RS Museum learns previously unknown detail in return; the RS Museum is seen by members of the Regimental Family and by museum and historical bodies to be active and to be taken seriously. They also aid re-accreditation and open opportunities for fund raising.

    NOW FOR THE ASK!

    – Ideally, we would like to have 2 x PPBG Volunteers each day. One in the entrance foyer to point to the Research Room and the other in the area of the Research Room to ensure that no-one escapes visiting it. Also to have a visible RS presence. I will be on parade at least one day, but not Friday 15th August when the RS Golf Club will be hacking divots out of the fairways at Uphall.

    – At the end of each day there might be opportunity for convenient and convivial refreshment in the Jolly Judge off the Lawnmarket; Deacon Brodie’s is likely to be thrang fu’ of tourists.

    – If any of you are available to do a day, a couple of days or even a part day, please let me know at early convenience.

    FINALLY. If anyone receiving this thinks I’ve omitted names from the distribution list anyone who might be interested, please forward this. Furthermore, new PPBG Volunteers will always be welcome.

    Up The Royals!

    Jim

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    LETTERS FROM GALLIPOLI

    A book of letters sent home from Gallipoli by Charles Coutts, who was serving with the 4th Battalion The Royal Scots, has been compiled and published by his nephew, Peter Fraser. See the Notices page via https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/notices/

    The book is available on Amazon and can be found via the following link:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=gallipoli+letters+book&crid=RN3YQX3P16XJ&sprefix=gallipoli+letter%2Caps%2C96&ref=nb_sb_ss_mvt-t11-ranker_1_16

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    7 JUN 2025 PHOTOS

    Some photographs of the event at The Royal Scots Monument and Beating Retreat on 7 Jun 2025 are available on the Notices page and can be accessed via the following link https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/notices/

    More photographs are available from the Regimental Office.

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