SOCIETY OF WILLIAM WALLACE- MONTHLY MEETINGS 2004
The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month. The venue is always Elderslie Village Hall, Glenpatrick Road, Elderslie, unless otherwise stated. All meetings begin at 7.45PM.
Forthcoming meetings are on the following dates…
All Tuesdays
19 October
16 November
18 January
15 February
15 March
19 April
17 May
21 June
19 July
Any other relevant dates will be posted here as soon as details are known.

WALLACE DAY 2004
This coming year’s Wallace Day will take place on the actual anniversary of William’s murder (the 699th)
Saturday August 21st 2004. The march will assemble at Ludovick Square in Johnstone at 2PM, leaving at 2.30 prompt. The march goes to the site of Wallace’s birth at the monument at Elderslie where speeches are made. There are stalls in the village hall prior to the march, and entertainment afterwards. The distance walked is a little under two miles.

ROBROYSTON 2004
The annual event at the monument that marks the location of Wallace’s capture, will take place on Saturday 7th August at 2PM. The monument stands in Wallacewell Road, behind the Asda Supermarket adjacent to the M80 Glasgow-Stirling motorway.

INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF CLAN WALLACE 2003
The 2003 Gathering will be held in Reno, Nevada, USA, July 24-27th.
The host hotel is the Atlantis Casino Resort, 3800 South Virginia St. Nevada.
For further information contact.....
Richard A. Wallace, on
gotcha1@otn.net

NORTH-EAST WALLACE DAY.
This years event will take place on Saturday 30 August 2003. The march leaves Stonehaven at 2PM, and goes to Dunnottar Castle. The march is approx. 2 miles.
Wreath Laying and speeches at the castle.
There will be a ceilidh in the evening at the St. Leonards Hotel, Stonehaven, with Gaberlunzie (always first class!) at 8PM. The hotel is doing special rates, and are contactable at 01569-762044.
Blind Harry tells how Wallace stormed Dunnottar, and the English garrison, with no-where to go but over the cliffs, took refuge within the little chapel, which still stands roofless within the castle walls. Wallace burnt them within. The castle is a must-see for any visitor, standing on its rock stack, surrounded by the sea.

STIRLING BRIDGE COMMEMORATION 2004
commemorating the battle, is on Saturday 11th September.

WALK FOR WALLACE
For more details on the Walk see www.walkforwallace.com

David R. Ross, current convenor of the Society of William Wallace, will commemorate the memory of Wallace, by walking from Robroyston near Glasgow, to London, on the 700th anniversary of the actual event.
Wallace was captured on the 3rd of August 1305, and arrived in London on the 22nd of that month, the journey taking 19 days. On the 23rd, he was taken to Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the current Houses of Parliament, where his sham trial took place.
He was taken outside and tied to the tails of horses to be dragged the 6 miles through the city to his murder at Smithfield.
Therefore the same dates in 2005 mark the 700th anniversary.
Although David is undertaking the walk to London alone, anyone wishing to join him to walk the route through London that Wallace was dragged, should meet outside Westminster Hall (gate at north side of Houses of Parliament. e.g. opposite side from the river) noon, arriving at Smithfield sometime after 2PM.

There will be a commemoration service in the church of St Bartholomew the Greater, the oldest church in London, which stands beside the monument to Wallaces murder.
It was outside this church that Wallace was executed, and therefore it was the last thing that he saw. It is therefore fitting that the commemoration service should be held here.
The service begins at 3PM.
There will be evening entertainment, and details will be announced on confirmation.

I do not need to stress the solemnity of this occasion, and what it will mean to Scots, commemorating their national hero, to walk the actual route that was the final chapter of his life. Anyone taking part will show their bond with Wallace, and it will show that they stand with him in their desire for freedom for themselves and their fellow countrymen and women.
He died alone and thinking his cause was lost.
Let us show him that he is remembered with honour.