Historic Change at Dundee Burns Club
Sheena Wellington is one of the first three women to join the Club as a full Member.
At the 2025 AGM Club Members passed a motion removing the requirement to be a “gentleman” from the Club Rules. This has opened the door to women members for the first time in the Club’s long history, and Sheena Wellington, famous for singing A Man’s a Man for A That at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, is one of the first three women to join.
For background please read Club President Jimmy Black’s piece in the Autumn Newsletter (see below).
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Our Newsletters carry a mix of photos and stories from musical, literary and social events in the Club. We also publish short articles on aspects of Scottish culture and the history of the Burns Club, which has included many of Dundee’s past literary and political figures. The newsletters are designed to work on phones, tablets and desktops …
- Autumn 2025 Newsletter
- Spring 2025 Newsletter
- Spring 2025 for print
- Christmas 2024 Newsletter
- Autumn 2024
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