The Scientific Exploration Society |
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The Scientific Exploration Society is a UK based charity founded in 1969 by Colonel John Blashford-Snell OBE and his colleagues. As a non profit making organisation, they initiate a world wide programme of scientific expeditions focusing on scientific, conservation, education and community aid projects.
Stahly Quality Foods have been proud to support many expeditions over the last 17 years. Colonel John Blashford-Snell and his dedicated teams carry out excellent work in, often, dangerous conditions but they always manage to fit in a Burns Supper of Stahly Quality Foods' Haggis on each trip. ‘Blashers’ is responsible for taking Stahly Quality Foods' haggis to some of the most remote parts of the world.
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On every trip undertaken by the Scientific Exploration Society, a supply of Stahly Quality Foods' haggis is packed along with the essentials.
We have included a few of the photographs which we have showing how far travelled our haggis has become. The walls of our office are lined with many of the postcards which ‘Blashers’ sends from these remote spots with up-dates of the Society’s good work. The central image of 'McBlashers with haggis' (above) is accompanied by a handwritten message to Ken Stahly: |
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For Ken - from John McBlashford!
With many thanks for all the kind help...
... and Haggis.
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Serving Stahly haggis in Paraguay |
(Left) Anne Scott serving Stahly haggis from a leaf-lined salver to an Indian tribe on the Kota Mama 1 expedition. Paraguay. September 1999.
(Right) Colonel John Blashford-Snell in Nepal during The Giant Elephant Quest Expedition. This originally began in 1992, with several return journeys over the following ten years.
Appropriately, considering his companion in the photograph, 'Blashers' is holding a can of Stahly Vegetarian Haggis.
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Colonel John Blashford-Snell in Nepal
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 Burns Supper - Pitcairn Islands, 2003
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(Left) A Stahly Quality Foods Burns Supper tube in hand the speaker on the left addresses the haggis at a Burns Supper in the Pacific - Pitcairn Islands, 2003
Expeditions with the Scientific Exploration Society range from two weeks to three months, with team sizes of 12-30 people aged 18-70+ years.
(Right) Scotsman, Brian Walker recites an Ode to the Haggis as Col. John Blashford-Snell prepares to serve it. Ecuador, South America - August 2008
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Ode to the Haggis in Ecuador, 2008
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Address to the Haggis in Guyana, 2000
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(Left) Andrew Brown's address to the haggis on a trip to fulfil a promise made by Col. John Blashford Snell to the Wai Wai tribe's chief priest, Elijah. In 2000 the team flew a grand piano to Trinidad, 375 miles from Georgetown, Guyana's capital. From there, the piano was carried through the jungle, down a river and finally up a mountain to the tribe's new village, built above the flood level. Within ten minutes, the villagers were playing the piano. The team returned 2 years later with specialist tuners to re-tune it.
(Right) Nagaland, India in December 2001.
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Stahly Haggis in Nagaland, India. 2001
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Addressing the Haggis in Paraguay, 2005
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(Left) Addressing the Haggis - a member of the Scientific Exploration Society team on the Kota Mama II expedition in August 2005.
(Right) McBlashers with haggis - Col. John Blashford-Snell enjoys his honourary Scotsmanship. Kota Mama II in August 2005 |
McBlashers with Stahly Haggis 2005
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