Following later, after their AGM, the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation held their annual dinner dance at the 5 star Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa in Edinburgh.

King Robert the Bruce greets the NASC President and his wife

With King Robert the Bruce in attendance to greet guests at The President’s Reception it was a right ‘royal’ occasion. Haggis, Piper, a comedian, a dance band and disco were all laid on for guests.

Glamourous 'scaffolders' wives ready to party!

Comedian Terry Alderton

The brief was for posed photos of couple arriving for the President’s Reception (I used two brollies with Speedlights) and candid and informal group shots for the evening.

Chaired by Terry Smith, the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign was set up to have a statue of Sir Keith Park placed on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square in London. On 5 May as part of a flight following the same flight path as Sir Keith did in May 1919 Terry Smith, Chief Executive of specialist broker Tullett Prebon, and the great great nephew of Keith Park, flew in a Socata T20 Trinidad light plane to Edinburgh as one of the stopping points.

Actually Terry Smith had just been bidding for one of the last flying Spitfires in order to stop it going abroad but was pipped at the last minute – thankfully though to a UK buyer. However when I got the commission for this shoot it was expected that he would have the Spitfire for the flight and I was due to photograph the arrival at Edinbugrh Airport.

Pictured are Terry Smith,  Terrence Stevens (great great nephew) and Pilot Officer Norman Brown RAF and a Battle of Britain veteran. Young air cadets joined the party at Edinburgh’s 5 star Balmoral Hotel.

Terrence Stevens & Norman Brown at the Balmoral Hotel

Air Cadets join the welcome party at The Balmoral Hotel