Elvis Aberdeen
Return to Lonmay - The Revenge Challenge
Friday 25th & Saturday 26th August 2006
We were greeted by Ally and the rest of the Committee and Members of the Aberdeen Club. Then it was Elvis all night. We were treated to a special delicacy from the North East, a plate of "Stovies" which we thoroughly enjoyed.
After an enjoyable evening we stopped at another eatery as some of the men wanted to finish off the night in style with a stop for curries and pizzas. Our journey commenced again and what should have been a 10 minute run turned into an hour tour of Aberdeen, as we got lost and ended up at Aberdeen Beach and Harbour - but we eventually got to our hotel at 2.30am!
We met at the hotel foyer at 9.30am and headed into town for breakfast. Following that we headed to Philip King Kiltmakers for kilt fittings and trews in Presley of Lonmay tartan.
It was now time to head to Lonmay. With our directions from Ally in hand, we drove straight to it and checked into the Ban Car Hotel, Lonmay. As the Picnic in the Park was to commence at 2.15pm we headed to Aden Country Park, Minlaw for the picnic and games and were surprised we were the first to arrive this year.
We arranged the bench sets and set up our picnic and were quickly joined by the Aberdeen bus load and then the lassies from Falkirk. The music was quickly turned on and as we ate our picnic, teams were being picked for each event by the team captains Ally Rose from Aberdeen and Paul Downie from Glasgow.
RESULTS FROM EACH GAME PLAYED -
Winners:
Mens Limbo - Simon Forbes, Aberdeen
Womens Limbo - Sharon Stevenson, Glasgow
Mens Egg & Spoon Race - Jacky Nelson, Aberdeen
Womens Egg & Spoon Race - Sharon Stevenson, Glasgow
Mens Sack Race - Simon Forbes, Aberdeen
Womens Sack Race - Sharon Stevenson, Glasgow
TUG OF WAR
The Elvis Touch Team - Paul Downie, Jim Whisker, Sharon Stevenson, Eugene McGowan, Joe McCombe, Mairi Rogers
Elvis Aberdeen Team - Linda Taylorr, Sandy Moir, Alistair Watt, Robert Nelson, Jacky Nelson, Ally Rose
Winners - The Elvis Touch Team, Glasgow
FOOTBALL
The Elvis Touch Team - Paul Downie, Jim Whisker, Joe McCombe, Eugene McGowan, Sharon Stevenson, Margaret Colhoun, Mary Thomson, Gary Leiper, Stevie Baxter
Elvis Aberdeen Team - Ally Rose, Robert Nelson, Marion Leiper, Tracey Walker, Jacky Nelson, Sarah Walker, Andrew Russell, Albert Ewing, Scott Alexander
Winners - Elvis Aberdeen Result: 3-1
ROUNDERS
The Elvis Touch Team - Paul Downie, Eugene McGowan, Dorothy Ready, Margaret Colhoun, Anne Whisker, Sharon Stevenson, Joe McCombe, Mary Thomson, Jim Whisker
Elvis Aberdeen Team - Jacky Nelson, Simon Forbes, Susan Baxter, Andrew Russell, Robert Nelson, Sarah Walker, Paul Walker, Albert Ewing, Scott Alexander
Winners - Elvis Aberdeen
HULA-HOOP CONTEST
Glasgow - Sharon Stevenson
Aberdeen - Sarah Walker
Winner - Sharon Stevenson, The Elvis Touch, Glasgow
All during the picnic and the games the sun shone on us and as we packed up, the clouds turned to grey. We boarded our bus and left the park exhilerrated and for many in great pain. The injuries sustained by the Glasgow Team read like casualties of war. Sharon Stevenson - badly bruised leg, Paul Downie - back and shoulders, Joe McCombe - winded at football, Jim Whisker - bruised ribs, Anne Whisker - sore thighs....... and many more. Injuries to the Aberdeen team included sore legs, arms and bruised wrists from the tug of war - all in the name of Elvis - I'm sure he would have been proud. (Rest of story and Photos continued on page 2...........)