By entering our verse speaking event Primary Schools demonstrate their pupils’ budding reading and speaking skills, boosting their self-confidence and fostering an appreciation of the Scots language.
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Irvine Burns Club are seeking funding to provide trophies and book prizes for those pupils nominated to represent their schools at a “Champion of Champion” event held in Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum and demonstrate their skill in presenting their chosen poem. It is intended that there will be three categories, Primaries 1-2; Primaries 3-4 and Primaries 5-7.
Those nominated by their schools are also eligible to compete in the Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs Schools’ Competition held later in the year.
If successful there they can go forward to perform at the Robert Burns World Federation National Festival. In the recent past several of our young people have been successful at this stage.
There are 11 Primary Schools in the Irvine Area and it is hoped that all would participate.
We seek funding to purchase 36 trophies at a cost of £20 each (£720) and 36 book prizes at a cost of £7.50 each (£270) a total of £990.
Any unused trophies and book prizes purchased would be held for use in following years.
Location: Irvine Burns Club has an unbroken history since it was founded in 1826. In promoting the works of Burns and his significant links with Irvine we host an annual verse speaking event for primary school pupils. In partnership with NAC and other organisations we developed several initiatives in the town including the Herbour Dauner
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