Club Social Events

Details of upcoming social events at the club will appear here, together with reviews of past events. Please contact Andrew Hannay for further information about any of the events listed.

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25th Anniversary of the Clubhouse (15/6/09)

The clubhouse at Inverleith is 25 years old in 2009.

To mark this milestone, a three day extravaganza of fun and sport for all FPs and their families is being held this weekend, 19th - 21st June.

Friday 19th June

7.00 for 7.30 pm: Jacket & tie dinner in the clubhouse. There will be representatives from all the Associated sports clubs, the FPs and the School. The speakers will be from the Associated Clubs, who have a remit to entertain!

Saturday 20th June

9.30 am: School Sports day, starting at 9.30 am. Come and support the Sports day, and perhaps relive old memories of your own efforts in bygone years. The School Sports will conclude with 8 FP teams competing in a 4 x 100 relay race.

10.00 am – 2.30 pm: Tea, coffee, soup, sandwiches and light snacks available to all.

2.30 pm (at School): Organised Tour of the School including the use of the sports facilities. Transport to School available from Inverleith.

8.00 pm – 1.30 am: Under 35’s disco by Chaplins. £5 a ticket including a free drink and a wrap (see Hamish at Inverleith ASAP for a ticket to the disco).

Sunday 21st June

Fancy a bit of fun? Fundaysunday is for everyone. The sporting activities have been organised to encourage team participation – anyone can enter a team of 4 people.

Teams can be made up of families, mums and dads, children - in fact, anyone!

The P5s and the FP clubs are each holding a 5 a side knockout football tournament in the morning, on the back pitches, and the main activities are on Pitch 1.

Pitch 1 will be set up with a range of different activities. Each activity will be supervised by one of the FP clubs.

For example, there will be games such as throwing the welly, score a goal, hit the stumps, nearest the pin and so on. There will be a bouncy castle and face painting.

As well as an FP celebration, Fundaysunday is a family occasion and everyone is welcome to join in.

Programme for the day

Please contact Alex Edmonstone if you'd like details on any of the events taking place this weekend, whether it's to buy tickets to the dinner or to take part in the relay race on the Saturday or the 5s tournament on the Sunday.

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Festival Fireworks at Inverleith (3/8/09)

The rugby club will once again be hosting a fireworks evening at Inverleith to coincide with the Festival Fireworks at the Castle.

The date this year is Sunday the 6th of September. The cost is £6 per person, for which you will get entry, food (stovies) at 8 pm and arguably the best vantage point in the city.

Doors will open at 7 pm, the fireworks will begin at 9 pm and the bar will be open until 11 pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend - players, WAGS, friends and family. This was a very popular event last year, and it would be great to see another healthy attendance to kick off this season's social programme.

Numbers are limited - all of the other FP Sports clubs have been invited to attend this year - so please let me know ASAP how many tickets you would like (just call or text me on 07896 689215).

The gates of Inverleith will also be locked at 8 pm this year to prevent 'randoms' sneaking in, so please ensure you have a ticket if you're planning to come along!

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Rugby Club Ball 2009 (9/10/09)

Following the success of last year's event, the Rugby Club will once again be staging a Ball at The Edinburgh Corn Exchange.

This year's Ball will take place on Saturday 24th October, kicking off at 7 pm for 7.30 pm

As with last year, it will be a black tie event.

Tickets for the Ball are again priced at £37.50 per person and include a three-course meal with coffee, a half bottle of wine per person and a disco. Tables will be for a maximum of 10 people and cost £375 per table.

The Ball is open to all members of the Club and their guests, and it would be fantastic to see as wide a spectrum of Club members present as possible.

Please contact me via phone (07939 052245) or email (link below) as soon as possible to reserve your tickets. Last date for booking places is Thursday 15th October 2009, and payment should accompany the booking. If payment is not received by 15th October, then no places will be booked.

Please note that this is the same day as the Stewart's Melville vs Heriot's game at Goldenacre, so a big support at both events would be great.

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