Lamlash House Calendar Girls 2011

Friends and family members have been ‘stripping off’ at Lamlash House for photographs which will feature in the Lamlash House Calendar Girls 2011 calendar.

The calendar is being produced in memory of Ian Muirhead who died on 11 July after a long battle with cancer.

Ian knew that the calendar was being planned in his memory and had a good laugh at the thought of friends and family members getting undressed in his sake.

The Lamlash House Calendar Girls 2011 calendar will be on sale well in time for Christmas. It would make an ideal present and stocking filler so please buy one for your friends and family as it is sure to be a talking point every month of 2011.

More information and photos can be found at www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/calendar

Tannahill Bicentenary Concert

Lamlash House was pleased to be associated with the Robert Tannahill Federation Bicentenary concert which took place at the Paisley Arts Centre on 21 May 2010.

The world famous (and world travelled) Tannahill Weavers played to an enthusiastic capacity audience on Friday evening and were well received as a fitting remembrance of the work of Paisley bard Robert Tannahill. The concert was attended by locals and far-travelled individuals including descendants of the Tannahill family.

By the end of 2010, the Tannahill Weavers will have performed at over 60 venues worldwide from Paisley to Portland Oregon and from Montrose to Minneapolis and it is hoped that the band will return to Paisley in the future as part of a series of annual recurring events.

Prior to the concert, Davey Mullen, President of the Robert Tannahill Federation said "I see this event as an opportunity for us to commemorate Robert Tannahill and celebrate the wonderful songs and poems that Paisley's premier poet contributed to Paisley's pride and Scotland's cultural heritage".

More information on Robert Tannahill can be found on the official website www.roberttannahillfederation.com

Lady Mary celebrates her 90th birthday with the red carpet treatment at Lamlash House

Lady Mary Farquhar McCrae of Lochaber had a special treat in store when she arrived at Lamlash House for what she thought was a small get together to celebrate her 90th birthday.



In addition to a red carpet welcome, champagne on arrival and music beautifully performed by harpist Charlotte Sager from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, over 30 family members and close friends were there to help join in the celebration to mark this very special event.



Lady Mary remarked that the only thing older than her on the day was Lamlash House which celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2010!

Tannahill Bicentenary

In this bicentenary year since the untimely death of the Paisley Poet Robert Tannahill, the Lamlash House website is pleased to mark this occasion by including a page in the Stained Glass Window section dedicated to Robert Tannahill and the Tannahill-themed window at the house.

www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/robert-tannahill-window

Lamlash House Website is 1 Year Old!

Today marks one year since the Lamlash House website went live. The website has had over 5000 hits in over 32 countries around the world since 18th January 2009.

The site has grown in size over the past year to catalogue both the restoration works carried out at the house, together with the social functions of Homecoming 2009 and the Festive Event on the run-up to Christmas which have been attended by over 100 people.

To celebrate the site's 1st anniversary a new page is due to be launched to commemorate the bi-centenary of the untimely death of Paisley born poet Robert Tannahill, of which a stained glass window immortalises his memory. The Blog will announce the launch of this page on the main Lamlash House website.