All of the band would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas, and a peaceful new year.
We will be playing some Christmas gigs at local care homes before we roll out the turkey (vegetarian options also available) and see out the Auld Year with a dram. We would love to welcome you to our gigs in 2017, keep an eye on the schedule as it is always being updated.
After 8 Mince enjoyed a full evening at Dunfermline Rugby Club, ably assisted by Emily, possibly our youngest helper. Most excellent stovies were had.
We followed that with a terrific reception laid on by Limekilns Church Guild, we played in their beautiful neo-classical building and wolfed down the tea, cakes and sandwiches afterwards.
Thank you one and all, it’s always a privilege to play for you and we appreciate every opportunity we are offered.
After 8 Mince very much enjoyed assisting the West Fife Guide Dogs team with their fund raising on 7th October, when the committee, some welcome guests and at least 8 dogs entertained in the sailing club. A total of £895 was added to the committee’s challenge to raise enough to name a puppy in memory of the late Tom, who worked tirelessly with the team and is much missed.
The band had the privilege of playing for the residents of Leven Beach Care Home on Sunday, thank you to the residents and staff for the fine reception.
We’re gearing up for a big announcement, to be made very very soon, but in the meantime this made me smile.
Sincere apologies for the lack of updates, some of you may know that life was bit difficult for the Webmaster in 2015 but we are hoping that a renewed focus on all things Mince will be achieved this year. We certainly got off to a good start, with a team bonding night away at Glen Devon. Thanks to the hotel staff for allowing us free rein to play in the lounges.
All the best for the year to come and we hope to have some exciting news to share with you soon.
Thank you to everyone who came along on the 22nd May to Dalgety Bay Folk Club. We really enjoyed playing for you all and again thank you for all the comments afterwards. We consider ourselves to be very much a part of the Club, so to have your support means a huge amount to us all.
We are also very grateful for the support which we receive from all our partners and families – you know who you are.
Thank to everyone at Thornton Golf Club near Glenrothes for asking us to along to play last week, we really enjoyed playing in a different setting. Although no-one asked Peaches to make up a foursome. She can be quite handy in a Stableford, you know.
A big thank you to everyone who came along to the gig in Dalgety Parish Church Hall on Friday 27th March. We were all aware that you could have been at the Barnes Farm meeting next door, with Gordon Brown, so we were delighted to see many new and many well-kent faces. It was very enjoyable for us, and the Forth Churches Guild raised £360 which will be used across their current projects, as below.
Comfort Rwanda
Crossreach (art for dementia sufferers)
Mary’s Meals (for Liberian children)
Priority Areas (microfinancing)
Scottish Churches Housing Action
World Mission Council (refugees in Malta)
More detail on
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/serve/the_guild/projects
Thanks to everyone for a lovely New Year meal last night. We were serenaded by a young lad with a guitar who played a lovely song he wrote for his dad. The Aberdour Hotel provided us with a grand meal and it was good to see everyone again, on a night off!
Looking forward to playing again in 2015.
After 8 Mince have played all their pre-Christmas gigs and will now focus on the much neglected shopping. Thank you big time to everyone who has come to see us, asked us to play or put up with us being out so much in November, you know who you are .
Wishing everyone a merry, happy & safe Christmas, with your loved ones if that’s how it’s going to be, and all the very best for 2015.