We found out rather late in the day that Sir Thomas Abney primary school, which has kindly hosted our annual Burns Night fundraiser for the past several years, was unable to accommodate us this year. This left us with little time to find another suitable and affordable venue.
Although we have now had a generous offer of a venue (from Clapton's very cycling-friendly Southwold primary school), key contributors have meanwhile been booked for other events, so we have reluctantly decided to cancel the event for this year. We may hold another type of fundraiser later in the year, possibly a ceilidh without the associated dinner.
We do apologise for the disappointment, but we hope to get organised nice and early for next year and see you again in January 2013 to toast the immortal memory of Robert Burns.
