We are delighted that we now have a branch of the Association in France! Yann Coste and his wife, Amandine, head the Association du Clan Home de France.

France has been a very important ally of Scotland for many centuries, except during a minor blip during the Napoleonic Wars! Originally formed as the Auld Alliance in 1295 against the common enemy, England, and many people moved in both directions between the two nations.

Members of the Home/Hume families served in the Gardes Écossaises, a bodyguard founded in 1418 to protect the Valois King Charles VII, over the next hundred years. Some family members remained in France and there are still pockets of Humes living there.

Other family members, not connected to these early bodyguards, also chose to remain in France over the centuries and it is for all these individuals’ descendants that the new Association has been formed.

Yann has been busy meeting other clan representatives, already active in France, and will be setting up Clan Home tents at future festivals.

The Facebook page is now live, found here

We look forward to greeting our new cousins into the family fold!

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that David, our Clan Chief and President of the Clan Home Association, died peacefully at The Hirsel on 22nd August. Beloved husband, father and granpa. A private family funeral will be held at St Mary’s, Coldstream and a memorial in London at a later date

We send our sincere condolences to his whole family

It is with such great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Gospatric Home. He died on Saturday morning following heart surgery at the age of 87 years young. I say that because for any that knew him, Gos never slowed down. Those of us, that have had the pleasure of meeting him, know what an absolute treasure he was.

He had been a mainstay of the Clan Home Association for many years as a former Convenor, Council Member, and Chairman of the Hume Castle Preservation Trust. He was the moving force behind the archaeological work at the Castle, the purchase of extra land at the Castle and the wonderfully successful 2013 Gathering. He will be so very much missed.

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Bookings for Wedderburn rooms have already been received for 2021. Out of the 12 available rooms, only 1 remains. If you are already planning your 2021 visit and hope to stay in this iconic castle, we urge you to get in touch either via email (addresses listed on the right) or via our Facebook Group as they are going quickly!

Our Association’s 2019 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday the 11th October. Cath and John Hickman have very kindly offered to host the meeting at their home at 40 Bedford Gardens, in Kensington, London. Postcode W8 7EH. The meeting will convene at 6:30pm.

Members are welcome to attend. Please would those who do wish to come, contact us through the various email addresses listed on the right, so that we, Cath and John in particular, have an accurate idea of numbers.

The Clan will be represented at this year’s Smoky Mountain Highland Games held at Maryville College. It’s on Saturday May 18th and Sunday 19th 2019.

There will be pipes and drums, highland dancing, athletics, seminars and much much more!

Check out their website and find out the listing of events and try and get there! Don’t forget to call in at the Clan tent when you arrive and introduce yourselves to the folk there.

They are looking forward to seeing you.

Smoky Mountain Highland Games Website