In preparation for the club’s 200th anniversary in 2002 the sub-committee, chaired by Raj Bhopal, carried out a deep dive last night into the club’s archive and records.
The session was led by curators Ian Whittaker and David Archibald. They first gave an outline of the types of material held by the club:
Examples were shown of the approach being taken cataloguing the library, magazines, digital media etc.
The group then made a deep dive into the cupboards!
…. many thanks for the recent (anonymous?) donations to the club’s libary:
Congratulations to Edinburgh 1 for winning the Edinburgh Premier Division!
[From the club’s Facebook page]
We won our match against Bank of Scotland 2 Thursday night 5 – 1, This means that we still have a chance of being promoted to Division 1 and, possibly, even winning Division 2 this year. We will need a win in our next match in order to do that!
Full board results:
McGillivray 0.5-0.5 Stewart
Reiland 1-0 Russell
Brejter 1-0 Forbes
Whittaker 0.5-0.5 Murray
Sinha 1-0 Prestage
Robertson 1-0 Powell
[Report by Calum McGillivray, team captain]
The club had a full house the previous week when both the fourth and fifth teams were playing at home in Division 2 of the Edinburgh League.
Edinburgh 4 were playing Musselburgh 1 and, whilst top and bottom boards lost, the middle order eventually pulling through to just come ahead scoring 3.5 to 2.5. This result placed Edinburgh 4 on top of Musselburgh in the division – with both having 9 match points yet Edinburgh 4 is ahead by 25 v 23 on board points!
A strong Corstorphine 1 only just managed an away win against an outgraded Edinburgh 5 with a score of 3.5 to 2.5. Paul Robertson held Chris Sykes to a draw on top board despite a grading difference of 326 points …..
Edinburgh 4 vs Muselburgh 1
1 1631 McGillivray, Calum 0 – 1 Ash, Michael 1764
2 1591 Reiland, Indrek 1 – 0 McKinnon, Douglas 1572
3 1571 Brejter, Martin 1 – 0 Hameed, Shahul 0
4 1557 Whittaker, Ian P 1 – 0 Hope, Iain D 1383
5 1500 Sinha, Anup ½ – ½ Kelly, Maurice P 1360
6 1327 Cubitt, David 0 – 1 Galbraith, David 1162
Edinburgh 5 vs Corstorphine 1
1 1451 Robertson, Paul ½ – ½ Sykes, Chris 1777
2 1453 Anderson, Dennis R B 0 – 1 MacNaughton, Alistair K J 1756
3 1413 McIntosh, Gregor 0 – 1 Gourlay, Brian 1604
4 1314 Scholes, Alex 1 – 0 May, Douglas J 1616
5 1287 Buchan, Allan W ½ – ½ Dowling, Richard K 1545
6 1265 Platts, William G C ½ – ½ Burns, David 1456
Dear Club Member,
The next club event, on Tuesday 18 February, will help prepare for our bi-centenary. We will be going over the history of the club with a view to improving our understanding, especially in the later years.
David Archibald will introduce the proceedings for about half an hour. After that, we will invite listeners to share their knowledge and stories. We will then discuss how we bring our historical document up-to-date. Ian Whittaker will produce audio recording of the evening so we don’t miss anything.
If you are free, please come along to share and learn about the club’s rich history. Arrive at 7.30 for a 7.45 start as usual.
Best wishes,
Neil
[Neil Berry, Club President]