The Scottish National Party has just announced an event which well may
become a tradition! An open-day at the Party's National Headquarters in
Edinbugh which with a bouncy castle, face painting and BBQ should provide an
entertaining day out for all the family.The Flag is pleased to give
publicity to this invitation from Russell Horn at SNP HQ.
Dear All
The summer's nearly over and this Saturday, the last in August, you are
invited to the first ever ...
HQ Open Day & BBQ @ SNP Headquarters, 107
McDonald Road in Edinburgh.
This is a day for everyone so feel free to bring the whole family along
and enjoy such delights as ....
Meet the politicians
and members of the National Executive Committee!
BBQ for all
- burgers, baguettes, hot and cold drinks!
For the
grown ups ...
* Free recruitment and campaign materials
* "Guided tours" of the HQ operation (with commentary!)
* Sale
of surplus Stationery,
Office furniture and IT
equipment
* The last 3 are all at bargain prices and there will be no advance sales
so please get here early if you are hoping for a bargain
* SNP Merchandise SALE plus
Clearance bargains.
* Raffle
And for the children
...
* Bouncy Castle
* Saltire Face Painting
* Midgie Mayhem!
* Goody bags for every child.
Of course the kids can take part in the grown up stuff and **vice versa.
As long as everyone enjoys their day, we'll be happy.
The whole idea is to let Party members and their families have an
exclusive look at what we actually do here in SNP HQ.
* Visit the room where the National Executive Committee meets every month
* See behind-the-scenes and hear from the staff who make HQ work - the
Campaign, Policy, Members Services, Fundraising, Communications and ICT
staff
* Drop into the media centre and take part in your very own press
conference - who would you rather be? A journalist or an SNP politician?
The date is Saturday 28 August,
the time is 1pm to 5pm .
Your
hosts are Peter Murrell,
Chief Executive & the SNP HQ Team
and the address is 107 McDonald Road,
Edinburgh (behind Capital Copiers) - see attached map.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Best wishes
Russell
russell@snp.org
** Sorry, the bouncy castle is for children only!
As Russell Horn points out we are rapidly approaching the end of
summer, indeed with heavy rainfall and flash floods it seems more like
winter. Hopefully the sun will shine on SNP HQ on Saturday, especially
as the Scottish National Party has just won two council by-elections
on the trot - in Moray and Clackmannanshire - the first such success
for two years, and give as all a more summer-like feeling. We go for a
summer recipe this week - Summer Vegetable Soup - which even if the
weather is otherwise will heat up us!
Summer Vegetable Soup
Ingredients : 35 fl oz (1 litre) vegetable stock; 6 new potatoes,
scrubbed and sliced; 6 baby leeks, cut into 2cm lengths; 12 baby
carrots, halfed lengthwise; 4 oz (125 g) fresh peas, shelled; 12
asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 3 cm lengths; 1 courgette,
halved lengthwise and cut into 1 cm pieces; 1-2 tbsp pesto, to taste
Bring stock to a simmer, add potatoes and carrots and cook for five
minutes. Add the rest of the vegetables and cook a further four to
five minutes until tender. Stir in pesto and serve in warmed bowls
with lots of crusty bread.
