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Summer hiatus + new committee!

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As you will probably be aware, there has not been a project for a while. Many of you will just be finishing up exams and getting ready for the summer! Don’t despair, as we will still be making regular visits to the pub.

In April we had our AGM and elections of new committe members to take over after the summer. Our new committee is as follows:

President – Josephine Van Den Brink
Secretary –  Rose Almond
Projects – John Godlee + Emma Graf
Food – Margaret Bolton, Rosie Fitzmaurice + Amy McCombes
Socials – Morna Brown + Rebecca Rodgers
Bothies – Nina Lindstrom Friggens, Cameron Fox-Clarke + Rosie Fitzmaurice
Transport – Emma Graf
Tools – John Godlee
Webspinner – Rose Almond

You may notice there are positions with 3 people where there were previously two. Due to the smaller number of committee members this year some have take on responsibility for multiple roles. Sharing these roles should alleviate some pressure for each member and help the smooth running of the society.

Keep an eye on the site for updates on our return to action! Or alternatively check our facebook page. Committee page to be updated soon.

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Easter Special

A fortnight ago Rosie and Rachel organised an egg hunt around Arthur’s Seat. They used easter as an excuse, but really it was all about the chocolate. Here is what Rosie had to write about the day:

“Rosie and Rachel put on a smashing great show. Starting in the morning with egg painting wonderful designs were to behold upon many a shell. Some keenly then went on to hunt eggs while others chose breakfast (at about 2pm? We’ll call it brunch). Finally when all of the Easter Bunny’s leavings had been found (without any sort of assistance ever), we rolled. It was epic. The eggs turned fast and chaotic. No one really knew which was theirs untill they found the remains. And yet, two had not completely smashed. And so what choice was there? But to ROLL AGAIN. The smaller egg one. A few went for a walk. Then pub. Then home. Happy Easter.”

Here are some photos, taken by Cal: Full Gallery

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Our last project of the semester – Roslin Glen 30th March

As I’m sure you will know, lectures have ended and revision time is upon us. This meant that we had our last project of 2013-2014 last Sunday. We went to Roslin Glen and Nina has our write-up for it in the form of a series of Haikus:

“Last project this year

Upon Roslin we decended

Allan met us there

 

Our numbers were few

Each one keen and pure at heart

Unafraid of work

 

Paths were redressed

Wind-grit was barrelled and spread

Muddy feet, no longer

 

Apple and birch were planted

Habitat piles – piled up

Happy hedgehog homes

 

Biscuit tins were opened

Legendary sandwiches, yum

Every belly full

 

Three brave and strong souls

Tackled a big stump with tools

Alas, the stump won

 

A brick hunt began

Planted out of sight they rest

Weeds met their makers

 

With Roslin at heart

Back up the long hill we climbed

See you next season”

 

A couple photos from the day: Gallery Page

Projects may be over, but don’t worry! We will still meet at the pub on Sundays and Thursdays. There may yet be other social events before, and maybe even during summer – so keep your eyes on the blog and the facebook for updates.