PAST HONEST LADS AND HONEST LASSES 1950s
1950
HONEST LAD: Adam Taylor
HONEST LASS: Helen Falconer
ATTENDANTS: William Nelson, Derek Pearson
Jean Naysmith, Ann Smith
SASHER: Mr R. L. Scarlet
1951
HONEST LAD: Derek Pearson
HONEST LASS: Anne Smith
ATTENDANTS: Peter Millar, Robert Waterston
Anne Beveridge, Ruby Dickson
SASHER: Mr D. Forbes McIntosh
1952
HONEST LAD: Robert Waterston
HONEST LASS: Helen Pearson
ATTENDANTS: Donald Macdonald, William Niven, Anne Beveridge, Wilma Hook
SASHER: Earl of Balfour
1953
HONEST LAD: Derek Turner
HONEST LASS: Irene Scott
ATTENDANTS: Tom Renouf, Derek Pearson, (’51)
Barbara Aitken, Elizabeth Renouf
SASHER: Countess of Wemyss
1954
HONEST LAD: Andrew Robertson
HONEST LASS: Janette Bonthron
ATTENDANTS: James Clelland, Alister Hare
Margaret Spence, Norma Turnbull
SASHER: Sir Compton Mackenzie
1955
HONEST LAD: Willie Robertson
HONEST LASS: Norma Turnbull
ATTENDANTS: James Vass, Nathaniel White
Margaret Sinclair, Isabel Swan
SASHER: Sir Alex B. King
1957
HONEST LAD: Sinclair Aitken
HONEST LASS: Nan Archibald
ATTENDANTS: Gibson Fairnie, Nathaniel White
Valerie Denholm, Myra Forbes
SASHER: Lord Cameron
1958
HONEST LAD: Freddie Forrest
HONEST LASS: Helen McGraw
ATTENDANTS: Douglas Matheson, Robert Morgan
Doreen Fairnie, Nancy Falconer
SASHER: Mr Nigel Tranter
1959
HONEST LAD: Robert Morgan
HONEST LASS: Betty Russell
ATTENDANTS: Douglas Matheson, Sinclair Aitken (’57)
Doreen Fairnie, Rena Waugh
SASHER: Mr Harald Leslie, Q.C.
MUSSELBURGH FESTIVAL
This is the go to platform for Musselburgh Festival. Dating back to 1936, our week long annual celebration honours the traditions of our Town and brings our community together.