On the agenda there was talks from Lord Elgin about the Homecoming arrangements for 2009 and also the close ties to the Strathleven Artizans and references to King Robert the Bruce when he lived and died in Renton. Between courses Lord Elgin would entertain as any good host should, touching into the past by sending laughter and amusement around the halls of Broomhall as his ancestors did before him.

There was Bruce auction items including an enlarged pewter seal of King Robert and a Bruce oak clock made and donated from the Artizans, a Bruce painting, tickets for 6 at a sell out show, a Bruce necklace, an Alhambra football evening, a beautiful stone carving specially commissioned for the Bruce dinner and not forgetting a reproduction of the original Bruce Sword from Bannockburn. A sum of £2,000 was made during the evening and goes towards the homecoming events next year, and a huge thank you goes out to all who bid in this very enjoyable and successful evening.

The Artizans were fortunate enough to get permission from Lord and Countess Of Elgin to photograph and film parts of the evening which will be posted on the Strathleven Artizan website.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Lord and Countess of Elgin for their kind hospitality by making our visit to Dunfermline a very enriched and enjoyable one.

By Paul Hunter.