about us
The Society is guided by a Committee, elected each year at the Annual General Meeting. The Committee members
make all decisions regarding events, charitable giving, etc, and also end up doing the majority of the work as
is normal in every society. Ordinary members can be re-elected as long as they feel enthusiastic and others
nominate them, but the Chieftain can only hold post for two consecutive years.
The Chieftain
Gary Manners is the current Chieftain of the Caledonian Society of Oman. Originally from Glasgow, Gary's
parents moved to Stewarton in Ayrshire when he was young. His wife, Muriel, was born and bred in Stewarton.
They have been in the Middle East for 10 years with 9 of these years having been spent in Muscat. They and have
2 children, Kelsey 10 years and Blair 6 years. Gary has been working with Cameron, an oil and gas equipment
supplier, for 17 years in various countries, eg, Australia, UAE and Oman. He will hold the post of Chieftain
for two years commencing in March 2007 and hopes to continue helping the Society fulfil its objectives
successfully with the help of his able committee.
Photo courtesy of Jonny of Laverock .
Membership
Membership is open to anyone with an interest of any kind in Scotland: full membership is for those who are themselves Scottish or whose parent(s) / grandparent(s) are; associate membership is for those who have an interest but no Scottish blood in their veins! The present membership rates are (Rial Omani) RO 5 per annum for family membership (unlike the other groups, we give membership to the whole family, not just the cardholder) and (Rial Omani) RO 3 per annum for single people or single parent families.
We have only two honorary members of the Society: the British Ambassador and spouse. We are delighted that the present Ambassador and Mrs Guckian have been able to join us at our recent events and sincerely hope that our timetable and theirs continues to make it possible for them to be our Guests of Honour at such events.
Benefits of joining the society included discounted function tickets and special offers from some local businesses (check out the news page for current special offers!) so join today! Click here to download the 2008-2009 Membership Application form.
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Updated 29 June 2008
