Turnbull Clan Association

Caledonian Society of Arizona Highland Games

Tent hosts Bill and Claudia Trimble with co-hosts Jack Trimble, daughter Terry Trimble Zepeda & grandson Cory.

Scottish Gathering and Highland Games, Phoenix, Arizona

Russell Trimble, Bill and Claudia Trimble sponsor the Turnbull tent at the 44th annual Scottish Gathering in Phoenix, AZ.

Together with father, Russell, Bill and Claudia Trimble once again represented the Turnbull Clan at the 44th annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games in Phoenix, Arizona. Bill reports that this year’s games were held in a different venue from previous games.

From 26th - 28th March 2010 the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders will again step back in time to the mid 1500’s and over the next few days will re-create the sites and sounds of this turbulent period – so important in the town’s history. Through drama, music and song the town will allow the visitor to experience the truth of life in the 16th century, a period of hardship and violence, of family against family and nation against nation, a period which did much to shape the character of the modern day Borderer and his relatives throughout the world.

Aidan Turnbull is the Siege Commander of a group called PELICAN-IN-HER-PIETY (about 35 in all) who are part of a larger group of 15th century re-enactors called THE MDEIVAL SIEGE SOCIETY (611 in total). They wear armor, camp in authentic medieval tents, use weapons and fight at castles at 21 different locations in the UK and Europe.

His ‘high status’ red coat denotes his lofty rank in society! He also co-ordinates the TURNBULL ARMY (about 18 of them) who fight at TEWKESBURY every year. Aidan says “You can't fight with us unless you have a Turnbull connection - hence my 3 cousins, my brother and a whole host of second cousins all join in a battle involving 2,000 people.”