Pres. Tim Swan at Abbey Primary and inducting Pres. Roger Griffith
Pres. Tim Swan (a) inducting Pres. Roger Griffith, Jan. 2013, and (b, if you mouse over) presenting Stenlake's Burns books to Abbey P.S. on St Andrew's Day, 2012

Irvine Burns Club badgeIrvine Burns Club (est. 1826) & Museum

(KA12 8AS; admission free) (map) - also on
Irvine looks forward to International Burns Conference in 2014

Virtual Visit (courtesy of North Ayrshire Virtual Museum) ::: School visits
Irvine Burns Club featured on BBC Radio 4 Sat 19th Jan

2013: the Irvine Harbourside project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund

Flashback to 1971: Annual Celebration (courtesy of Scottish Film Archive)
Recent site addition: Clement Wilson Room items ::: New Wikipedia articles: on Resources page
Irvine Burns Statue and wreath laying 2013

Available at the On-line Support Desk
(full details there)

* Masterclass DVD set on Scots music, poetry, songs and language
* Club lapel pin and tie
* "Honorary Members", vol.s 1 and 2
* The 50/50 Prize Draws
* Booklet: "The bronze sculpture of Burns and Wallace"
* Life Membership of Irvine Burns Club

Email: info @ irvineburnsclub. org (omit the anti-spam spaces)

Address: 'Wellwood', 28 Eglinton Street, Irvine, KA12 8AS

No. 173 in the Federation of Burns Clubs

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Our photos include the Burns statue in Irvine, the annual wreath-laying, the "Independent Minds" sculpture, and the Club's premises at 'Wellwood'
Wreath-laying January 2012

Wreath-laying January 2012

"The A-list Burns Club" ('Scottish Daily Mail' - November 24th, 2009)

In 1781 Robert Burns worked in Irvine. In Irvine Captain Richard Brown encouraged Burns to publish his verse. The published poet was born! The late Sandy Macara was of the opinion that "Irvine is also where Burns caught the rheumatic fever that caused his death"!
In 1826, two friends of Robert Burns, with ten others, founded Irvine Burns Club, which, in 1962, opened the Irvine Burns & Burgh Museum, at 'Wellwood', in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland - open four times weekly from April to September, and weekly on Saturdays during the winter.

flax flower design by Paul Lucky
flax flower design by Paul Lucky - flax dressing brought Burns to Irvine

Programme for Schools (each Jan./Feb.) - what we offer in the morning visit