hughesie27 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm on the committee for our prom next year and we just started. We need a venue for around 70-80 people, drinks reception, 3 course meal, DJ/cielghdahy(Kayleigh;)) and in the region of no more than ?40 per head. Anybody know somehwere? Where did any sixth years go last year? Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Bishop Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm on the committee for our prom next year and we just started. We need a venue for around 70-80 people, drinks reception, 3 course meal, DJ/cielghdahy(Kayleigh;)) and in the region of no more than ?40 per head. Anybody know somehwere? Where did any sixth years go last year? Ta. :eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easty1985 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm on the committee for our prom next year and we just started. We need a venue for around 70-80 people, drinks reception, 3 course meal, DJ/cielghdahy(Kayleigh;)) and in the region of no more than ?40 per head. Anybody know somehwere? Where did any sixth years go last year? Ta. mt 6th year went to the belford menzies(think thats what its called) - just kind of off haymarket was pretty decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Judging by your spelling of ceilidh, is it definitely a prom you're after or maybe a romp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Judging by your spelling of ceilidh, is it definitely a prom you're after or maybe a romp? Wahahahahhahaha-clunk! Brilliant - pure brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckauskas Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We went to a place called Carfraemill for ours. They have a marquee and a bar which was perfect for all 62 of us + partners. Might be a bit out of the way for you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Ahhh the 6th year prom. Had mine 3 year ago. (I passed out on a seat after having way to many glasses of wine ) annnnnnnnnnyway! We had ours at the Balmoral. The year after us had it at the Geroge Hotel. Two cracking places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 6th year prom??? We just left school and went into the world of work/uni/college no need for this fancy dan americanism. The youth of today are really strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 6th year prom??? We just left school and went into the world of work/uni/college no need for this fancy dan americanism. The youth of today are really strange! any bloke who isnt American who goes to a prom is gay. FACT. END OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckauskas Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 any bloke who isnt American who goes to a prom is gay. FACT. END OF. I got laid of one of the tidiest birds in my year at my prom. Gay? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Fatman Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 6th year prom??? We just left school and went into the world of work/uni/college no need for this fancy dan americanism. The youth of today are really strange! We left school and went to the pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.J Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Haud on. 6th year? So I'm thinking 90% of the folks will be 17? Why do you need a drinks reception for 80 folk? Where do you think will serve bairns? p.s. I agree. In my day at Forries it was a beat it at lunch time and hit the pub on the last day. Gyle Inn - I salute you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We left school and went to the pub. We had been doing that every friday since the start of 5th year, The Stable Bar was our pub of choice. A band 1 friday and a quiz the alternate friday, happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommythejambo Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We went to the George Hotel. Drinks were expensive and meal was a bit questionable for ?40 a head, wouldn't recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I got laid of one of the tidiest birds in my year at my prom. She must have been steaming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Fatman Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 We had been doing that every friday since the start of 5th year, The Stable Bar was our pub of choice. A band 1 friday and a quiz the alternate friday, happy days. I was meaning straight after we left school on the last day, we had been going to the pub quite regularly before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Had mine at the Calton Highland and it was ****e. That was 9 years ago mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Haud on. 6th year? So I'm thinking 90% of the folks will be 17? Why do you need a drinks reception for 80 folk? Where do you think will serve bairns? p.s. I agree. In my day at Forries it was a beat it at lunch time and hit the pub on the last day. Gyle Inn - I salute you! Cheers for the help so far guys a few will be 18 so will be getting drinks for the rest and the teachers usually help out with that sort of stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 This sounds like the last episode of the Inbetweeners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanov Stole My Pension Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Our 6th year ball was at the Balmoral and was brilliant. Cost a fair bit but it was worth it rather than having some cheap tacky doo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toggie88 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 We had ours at the Roxburghe which was very nice. Might be a bit too up market for you lot though... And the ****ing prom c'ee? I've lost all of the little respect I had for you previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Seeger Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Sixth year balls and proms? Is this an Edinburgh thing? This countries turning into another American state:boak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Griswold Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 We had ours 4 years ago at the Carlton, next to the bank hotel. It was quite cheap per head. Drinks reception (needed ID) 3 course meal, ceilidh and a disco after. Sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 They have them here as well. The Aussies call them Formals. I never knew these American ideas had infested Scotland. I do remember we had the "Fifth's last fling". Nothing formal about that! A few bevvies beforehand and the quarterbottle of Smirnoff in the jacket pocket to be consumed in the bogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dix Handley Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Skived my last day at school(only time i did) and me an my mates got obliterated on thunderbird. That was slightly less than ?40 a head. ...and there was no such thing as a stretch Hummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I got laid out of one of the tidiest birds in my year at my prom. Gay? I think not. Was it a good punch? Gay? I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Kidd Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Proms are for buftys. My last day at school included getting a gam of the Head Girl, my mate setting fire to the Common Room and getting off my heed on cheap cider and vodka. Proms. Youth of today are turning into big girls blouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Zeke, it's pretty standard for Forries to go to the Learmonth Hotel, which is a dive! Don't break the tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly Terraces Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Proms in the UK. F ** K right off. More coca-colanisation of the UK. A pile of yank w ** k. This countrys turned into a right pile of American toss. Proms should only be attended by male virgins called Chad and live in Pointyhat Town, USA. Just go out, get reekin, cause some minor criminal damage and see if you can get yer end away with some local schemie birds who are normally well up for a quick knee tremble behind the bikesheds after half a bottle of white lightening. As the Ant Man has said - youth of today = big girls blouses. God help us if there's a war. Proms? Even the word sounds gay. F ** K OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 What Tucker said. However as I left school in the early 80's cheap speed was the dish de jour for the occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommythejambo Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Proms in the UK. F ** K right off. More coca-colanisation of the UK. A pile of yank w ** k. This countrys turned into a right pile of American toss. Proms should only be attended by male virgins called Chad and live in Pointyhat Town, USA. Just go out, get reekin, cause some minor criminal damage and see if you can get yer end away with some local schemie birds who are normally well up for a quick knee tremble behind the bikesheds after half a bottle of white lightening. As the Ant Man has said - youth of today = big girls blouses. God help us if there's a war. Proms? Even the word sounds gay. F ** K OFF. Ours was called a Leavers, which doesn't sound as p**fy as a 'Prom'. Plus that was what we used to do every other weekend, it was nice to have a change . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Proms are for buftys. My last day at school included getting a gam of the Head Girl, my mate setting fire to the Common Room and getting off my heed on cheap cider and vodka. Proms. Youth of today are turning into big girls blouses. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie blizzard Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I'm on the committee for our prom next year and we just started. We need a venue for around 70-80 people, drinks reception, 3 course meal, DJ/cielghdahy(Kayleigh;)) and in the region of no more than ?40 per head. Anybody know somehwere? Where did any sixth years go last year? Ta. If your looking for a ceilidh/disco, PM me and i'll give you some info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Our sixth year function was also in the Balmoral. It may not be the best pub in Dalry but we still had fun. Truthfully, ours was in the Caledonian Hotel. It made the whole event feel pretty swanky/special. We all went to Revolution afterwards to balance it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Ours was in some big hotel on the way out to the airport. Cant remember what it was called, but rossthejambo might if he looks at this thread. Also, the drinking laws seemed to be slightly "relaxed". Hate the term prom or ball though. It does sound yanky and gay. Posh bevvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Dassler Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Haud on. 6th year? So I'm thinking 90% of the folks will be 17? Why do you need a drinks reception for 80 folk? Where do you think will serve bairns? p.s. I agree. In my day at Forries it was a beat it at lunch time and hit the pub on the last day. Gyle Inn - I salute you! When i left Forries we went to the YoYo on Blair Street where i drunk half a bottle of Aftershock, challenged Mr Black the French teacher to a duel, collapsed in the Cowgate and ended up in the Royal Infirmary where the nurse stuck something down my throat to make me sick. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Proms in the UK. F ** K right off. More coca-colanisation of the UK. A pile of yank w ** k. This countrys turned into a right pile of American toss. Proms should only be attended by male virgins called Chad and live in Pointyhat Town, USA. Just go out, get reekin, cause some minor criminal damage and see if you can get yer end away with some local schemie birds who are normally well up for a quick knee tremble behind the bikesheds after half a bottle of white lightening. As the Ant Man has said - youth of today = big girls blouses. God help us if there's a war. Proms? Even the word sounds gay. F ** K OFF. Very eloquently, and accurately, put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola14109 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 had mine at the Roxburghe aswell really good got free Champagne, meal was ok and got a ceilidh and a dj but i think it was ?47 pp overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 It was always called a bloody 'Function' when i was at school (2 years ago!) Mines was at the Hilton Grosvenor at West End. It's booked automatically by Craigmount every single year and it was a great venue. Just shows you how pish Forries is if it can't even book the same venue year by year. Imagine giving the task to 10 teenagers in late September. You'll probably struggle to get a good venue and you'll wind up at The Oak Inn in Corstorphine. Incidently, my burds function was at The Moathouse, she went to Augies (I know, i know..) and it was apparently good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I got laid of one of the tidiest birds in my year at my prom. Gay? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Haggis Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 When i left Forries we went to the YoYo on Blair Street where i drunk half a bottle of Aftershock, challenged Mr Black the French teacher to a duel, collapsed in the Cowgate and ended up in the Royal Infirmary where the nurse stuck something down my throat to make me sick. Happy days. Male nurse per chance? Nasty... (Quality story though!) My prom was in the Scandic Crown on the Royal Mile a few years back. Got the old tux on James Bond style to impress the ladies, trying like badger to get one's 'Nat King Cole'. The night decended into choas after the Tequila came out...sure there was some carpet pizza thrown into the mix...all very regrettable...and nae nat king!* (* - hazy recollections of sticky fingers though ) Classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 We call it a leavers ball in Scotland rather than a 'prom' and it seems that every school in the country are at it. Having a black tie doo is very fashionable these days and gives everybody an excuse to wear a kilt and get bevvied. People calling it 'Americanism' etc need to get a grip of themselves. Jelousy is a terrible thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 It was always called a bloody 'Function' when i was at school (2 years ago!) Mines was at the Hilton Grosvenor at West End. It's booked automatically by Craigmount every single year and it was a great venue. Just shows you how pish Forries is if it can't even book the same venue year by year. Imagine giving the task to 10 teenagers in late September. You'll probably struggle to get a good venue and you'll wind up at The Oak Inn in Corstorphine. Incidently, my burds function was at The Moathouse, she went to Augies (I know, i know..) and it was apparently good. It's not that they leave it to us, more that it's good for us to choose what happens at it. What type of food, music, dress code, who goes ect. Good fun as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 It's not that they leave it to us, more that it's good for us to choose what happens at it. What type of food, music, dress code, who goes ect.Good fun as well. You should jokingly (but make them think you're serious) push for a Chinese, or a chippy. "Keeps the price down, and everyone likes it. Why not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 We call it a leavers ball in Scotland rather than a 'prom' and it seems that every school in the country are at it. Having a black tie doo is very fashionable these days and gives everybody an excuse to wear a kilt and get bevvied. People calling it 'Americanism' etc need to get a grip of themselves. Jelousy is a terrible thing. Still gay. In fact, the only thing gayer is attempting to justify such a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 When i left Forries we went to the YoYo on Blair Street where i drunk half a bottle of Aftershock, challenged Mr Black the French teacher to a duel, collapsed in the Cowgate and ended up in the Royal Infirmary where the nurse stuck something down my throat to make me sick. Happy days. I'm quite sure that the place also got shut down after we went there. Too many drunken under-agers or something. I vaguely remember someone putting their hand through the cigarette machine aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 What Tucker said. However as I left school in the early 80's cheap speed was the dish de jour for the occasion. Lucky you.The 70's was glue or magic mushrooms washed down with some Armidillo wine.Plus if you called it a prom you would have got a good kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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