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- a superlative job
The last item was a display of 4
groups of Scottish [illegible words overlaid] of arms
representing the regimented dress of 1900,
1914, 1940 + 1952 marched on +
took up a star shaped figure. After
a march routine to the band music they
took positions at the extreme east end facing
the reviewing stands + the rest of the units
came on again one by one, the last was
the R.A.F. [Royal Air Force] again + they went straight
through the whole lot from end to end
reversed + went back in most dramatic
slow march. The bands played
Land of Hope + Glory - the lights shifted
to the highest castle tower where 2
pipers, dwarfed by their setting, played a
retreat. The atonal anthems of Holland
France + Britain followed + the 100 pipers
wound up the display in fine style.
It was a great display with masterly
staging. The lighting, timing + setting
couldn't be improved.
Sept [September] 8/52 [1952]. Edinburgh
On Saturday Garry [Cowan] + I left here with [A.G.S.] Bryson,
Dacker, + Prof. [Professor Matthew] Mikeljohn [Meiklejohn] from Glasgow went out
to the Isle of May for the weekend. [A.G.S.] Bryson
drove Dacker, Garry [Cowan] + I to Pittenweem where
we met the boat - a fish boat named "Olive"
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