Lord Provost's Burns Supper

Lord Provost's Fundraising Burns Supper 2013

The Rt Hon the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Sadie Docherty hosted the 17^th Burns Supper on Friday 25 January 2013 in the Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, Glasgow. The night was a resounding success with over £82,000 raised for charity.

The event was attended by over 750 guests from the business, political and media world with proceeds going to charities at home and abroad - the Lord Provost's Malawi Fund, the Lord Provost's Vulnerable Citizens Fund and the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Brick by Brick Appeal.

Speakers included:

• Master of Ceremonies: Kaye Adams
• Immortal Memory: Graham Hill
• Mari McGinlay Address to A Haggis
• Toast to the Lassies: Councillor Archie Graham
• Reply from the Lassies: Johann Lamont
• Tam O'Shanter: Iain Robertson
• Entertainment: Fiona Kennedy

Since 2003, the Supper has raised over £870,000 for local and overseas beneficiaries.