Our Guest Speakers in 2026 will be:-

 

The Immortal Memory – Willie Cameron

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Willie Cameron was the founding director of the Cobbs Group of companies based at Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.  Today he is the Business Development Director.

 

He is the sole proprietor of Loch Ness Marketing a service company to film, tv and media established in 1994. He is also a well-known MC/presenter/voiceover artist and a renowned storyteller.

 

Willie has featured in many documentaries on the Loch Ness story and has talked at conferences and events all over the world, including China, Spain and Germany and hosted the OECD Dinner in Edinburgh, and for ten years hosted the Highland Business Dinner. He was the first Highlands and Islands Tourism Ambassador in 2005 and the Food and Drink Ambassador in 2016.

 

In 2019, Willie was awarded the Silver Thistle Award for services to tourism by Visit Scotland. He is one of the founding directors of Highland Tourism CiC and has been involved in many local charities over his many years in business.

 

Willie is passionate about the Highlands of Scotland and can see the strategic marriage between tourism in the Highlands and the green revolution.

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Toast to the Lasses – Martin Anderson

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Born and bred here in Inverness, Martin is a graduate of Edinburgh’s Napier Polytechnic and Aberdeen University (as they were known back then!) Martin worked in IT for many years, working all over Scotland. However shortly after becoming a Dad, and wanting to be closer to home and family, Martin changed direction and spent the next dozen or so years specialising in construction management and home energy.

 

Now an independent Energy Assessor, he works primarily throughout the Highlands. His company GreenHighland established in 2014 has grown in reputation and success year on year.

 

Martin joined Inverness Opera Company (IOC) in 2008 and was fortunate enough to land principal roles in “South Pacific,” “Jekyll & Hyde” and “Calamity Jane.” He also joined the Florians in 2010, his very first role being Corporal Jones in “Dad’s Army.” He has enjoyed playing various characters, highlights being Sir Lancelot/the French Taunter in “Spamalot,” Owen in “The Vicar of Dibley” and Jonathan Brewster in “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

 

His late father Tom was Head of Music at Millburn Academy, and onetime Musical Director of IOC. His mother Anel was a dancer with Margaret Firth & The White Heather Club, and was also a member of IOC, so entertainment was very much in the background during his youth! That said, he did not inherit ‘dancing feet’ and has avoided hoofing on-stage, much to the relief of Highland audiences.

 

Martin’s son Kyle, a graduate of the University of Stirling, is on a teaching contract in Chengdu, China, having previously taught in Spain and Thailand.

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Reply frae the Lasses – Morag Barron

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Morag actually hails from The Lowlands! She’s a “Selkirk Lass" (or "a Soutar," if you are born there), so she really should know the Selkirk Grace! Her parents came to Inverness in 1968 and all her formative years were here.  Morag attended Milburn Academy but didn't go on to further education until her mid 30's, when she gained a BA with Honours in Nursing. She then became an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in 2010 and has been part of the hospital@night team ever since. She loves her work which can be very challenging but no shift is the same. 
 

She has 3 sons and a granddaughter and a wee (spoilt) dog called Lucy. 
 

In her spare time Morag does amateur dramatics and she has been a member of The Florians Drama Club for a number of years.  She was delighted to be asked to be part of Inverness Burns Club’s Annual Supper 2026. Morag is a member of the Inverness Burns Club and has attended quite a few suppers which she always thoroughly enjoys.

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Annual General Meeting

 

Our AGM was held at Inverness Golf Club on 6th May 2025 at 8pm. The purpose of the meeting was to review our previous Annual Supper and elect new members to the Management Committee.

 

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