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​​​​​​​The Newcastle Festival of Scottish country dancing started in 1985 and is a popular, well-attended event. It is now in its 36th year. Newcastle Branch Chairman, Peter Avery reflects on the Festival.

It is wonderful to see so many of our Branches and Affiliated Groups celebrating Robert Burns around the world! Remember to contact us if you would like to share a photo from your recent Burns Night celebrations and we will add it to this page.

RSCDS Chairman Andrew Kellett gives an update on the recent Board Awayday and the proposals for the Business Plan (2020-2024). If you are logged into the website, all the links will be accessible in this blog.

Happy New Year! Here's to another year of Scottish country dance and music!

The Coates Crescent office is closed from Friday 20 December and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2020.

Find out who won the 2019 Global Youth Week photo competition and get inspired to run your own youth event.

The Management Board recently met on Saturday 23 November 2019 to discuss various matters such as attendance at the recent Autumn Gathering, the new Business Plan and engagement with Scottish schools.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Scottish Dance musician to lead and coordinate musical activities and advise on music-related matters, including copyright and licensing issues.

The Management Board recently met on Saturday 12 October 2019 to discuss various matters such as the accounts for March - September, Core Training for Instructors and preliminary planning for the 2023 Centenary.