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Welcome to the website for the Whipman Play Society

Submitted by steved
on February 27, 2011 - 19:41

The Whipman is an annual summer festival held in the village of West Linton, and is one of the Scottish Borders' oldest festivals. The festival commences on the Friday before the first Saturday in June, and runs until the following Saturday. The Whipman Play Society was formed in 1803 by local young men to alleviate hardship and illness for its members and in the community at large 42 years before the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Act, 1845 and possibly before the first insurance company in Scotland.

A local man is elected to the office of "Whipman" and he chooses a young lady to be his

Whipman Concert 2011

Submitted by steved
on March 8, 2011 - 10:58

Date is Friday 22nd April and Full Dress Rehearsal is Thursday 21st April.  The Whipman & Lass Elect will be introduced to the village along with the 2011 Presenting Lady, Barony Herald and Flower Girl.  Come along and support the local talent.

2011 Prize Draw Winners

Submitted by steved
on April 9, 2012 - 18:41

If you want to see who won the monthly draw each month in 2011, you can download a PDF file here.

The December winner will be drawn at the first Whipman meeting of the year on the 16th January, so you won't have to hold your breath too long...

And the December winners were Harry & Jean Campbell

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Stage set up for the Introduction Concert

Submitted by steved
on April 15, 2012 - 20:22

Stage set up
Well a number of stalwarts turned up today at 1pm (some very stalwart having attended the Edinburgh Introduction concert last night as well) to extend the stage to full width in the Graham Institute and add the black backcloth and do some work on the lighting.

It was nice to see the President putting his back into the set up as well (see right).

Just a reminder, dress rehearsal on Thursday 19th at 7.30p.m., donations on the door.