Charity Night at the Masons Arms

Pub goers at The Masons Arms in Devauden have been raising money for Children with Leukaemia. A series of events has been held over the past few weeks with the grand finale being a gig by top local band Thyrd Eye. The band played to a packed house at The Masons last Friday and treated the audience to two sets of their own brand of gothic rock which featured their forthcoming debut single “Say Something”.

Over £850 was raised on the night from the raffle and auction. This brings the total for this year’s efforts to nearly £2000. Brian Phillips who is landlord of the Masons Arms, and who also coordinates the fund-raising, was particularly pleased. “It’s been great to see so many people from the local community giving up their time to help run the events and many more have made generous donations” he said. “Having Thyrd Eye come and play was a terrific bonus and we would all like to thank them for their support. They’re a fantastic band and I’m sure they’ve got a bright future”.

Well-known borders morris dancers The Widders made a welcome return to Devauden and kicked off Friday evening’s proceedings by entertaining the crowd with an enthusiastic, rousing display of traditional dancing and music. Rob Escott was also on hand to act as auctioneer and among the goodies up for grabs were a sat nav, an oil painting, a meal at the Tan House, a case of wine and even a brace of pheasants.

Special thanks to Richie Rees, sound engineer for the evening, who donated his fee to charity.

Thyrd Eye performing their forthcoming single "Say Something".

Matt, Brian and Rob get the auction underway.

The Widders giving a demonstration of their Borders morris dancing with attitude.