Scotland’s own invitation club, the Co-optimists, are holding their Quinquennial dinner on Saturday 28 November at The Roxburghe Hotel in Edinburgh at 7 for 7.30pm.

Guest speakers include the former British and Irish Lions winger John Bentley, who was a star of the 1997 victorious Lions tour of South Africa.

Dress is black tie formal and tickets at £45 a head are available from Iain Leslie on 0131 443 0650 or 07714 360076 or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it