Holy Cross dressers wanted for Halloween Rugby Ball

Attention all Crossers!  A word from our colleagues at the Rugby Club:

 

"Ok so it's that time of year that ghosts and ghouls come out to play, the lost souls return and we at Inverleith would like to welcome back our house band Not Dead Yet to play!

They play a wide range of covers, with lots of modern and classic soul and pop, funk, rock and more music to dance to and sing along!

Being it's Halloween week and with the effort some went to for costumes for the last time, we'll have a Monster Ball theme, so grab your old bedsheets, think of your favourite Monster or horror char...

acter and there's a prize for best dressed!!

Cover charge is a mere £5, for what's bound to be a cracking nite as always! It's been a while since Not Dead Yet played so let's give them a great Inverleith welcome home!

The 1st XV have Broughton (Broonster's team!!) at home that day, so come one come all, support the club and have a some fun too ;)"

What: Halloween Monster Ball
When: October 27th - 8pm
How much: £5
Fancy Dress: Optional - but prize for best dressed!!!
Who: you and whatever souls you can persuade to come along for a great nite :)

A wee trip down memory lane.....

Whilst searching through some photos for a recent event, I stumbled across a glorious technicolor snap of Holy Cross legend, Keith Geddes.

The date of the picture isn't too clear however possibly circa 1998 judging by the other characters round the table and the quality of Keith's tash.....

Arboretum plans set for Council Committee

Today's Edinburgh Evening News carried a story about Fortress Arbo entitled "Changed days for playing fields with pavilion plans".  Not the snappiest of headlines, but hey.... http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/changed-days-for-playing-fields-with-pavilion-plans-1-2562767


As reported on this blog back in July, http://holycrosscricket.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/future-of-arboretum-discussed-at.html , Inverleith Cllr Lesley Hinds requested a report to be drawn up and put before the Council to discuss the future of Arbo.

Holy Cross Cricket Club are currently playing an integral part within the initial working party looking at the proposals and have, along with our Arbo cousins Inverleith Rugby, the Council and Stew Mel, been exploring the potential solutions that the report hopes to offer all stakeholders.

The meetings have been extremely constructive and both the Cricket and Rugby Club representatives have been enthused by the discussions held and progress made so far.

We await the outcome of next Tuesday's (9th Oct) Education, Children and Families Committee meeting where the Report will be discussed with the recommendation that the Council explore, with Stewart's Melville College, a partnership which would deliver improved sports facilities at Arbo.  The paper for the meeting can be found here:

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2804/education_children_and_families_committee

Should the Committee, under Convenor Cllr Paul Godzik, decide to press ahead with the recommendations, the proposals would then go for final approval to the Finance Committee in November.

The old Pavillion (RIP) is a danger and the portacabins, at £10k a year, are a shambles.  We await the outcome of these meetings and will keep an open mind re ways to work with any partners willing to improve the facilities in order to encourage participation in sport at Arboretum.

The Club will be meeting officials in the very near future for further positive discussions. 

More news will be posted on the blog when it becomes available. 

The tweet smell of success for our man in Sri Lanka

Social media can be an odd place at times.  It can bring out the worst in some, the stupidity in others however it can also give you that warm glowing feeling you get when you see a fluffy kitten picture on your timeline.

However, over the last 24 hours, Twitter has reunited a Crosser in Sri Lanka with some of his belongings.

Alex Candlish tweeted on the 27th September that he was "Off to Sri Lanka, on the recruitment drive for @HXCricket , hopefully can find some players who can tear up div 9 next season!"

What he did find was that by the powers of Twitter, he would be reunited with his wallet after dropping it whilst at the Sri Lanka v England Super Eight T20 World Cup clash at Pallekele.

Daily Mirror Cricket Correspondent Dean Wilson ( @CricketMirror ) tweeted "Does anyone know an Alexander Candlish who is at the game in Pallekele tonight? He has lost property and officials are keen to give it back"

He even asked legend Jonathan 'Aggers' Agnew to retweet his message to see "if twitter can do some good for a lad in the crowd here"

After some painstaking phone calls, facebook messages and tweets by Wilson, fellow Crosser Brian Fraser and the Club itself, we are delighted to note that Alex is set to be reunited with his wallet later this week!


Alex Candlish @alcando87
@CricketMirror Hi Dean! Thanks again for putting the word out about my lost property! True gent! See you on Thursday! @HXCricket @beefrazor

Howzat!

Vikram Spotted In Aberdeen???

Aberdeen Council appear to have set up some idiot traps!!!

Is anyone willing to admit to this???

I suspect it might have been Vik visiting ex-Crosser Nipun???


The truth must out!!!


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