Learning Officer; Scots speaker; LEGO whisperer; interests in archaeology & industrial history; waterwheel nerd; in wi the bricks @StanleyMills/ A views ma ain.
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Opportunity to re-build Largs' Viking Cinema as Big Lego Build comes to town @welovehistory #Lego largsandmillportnews.com/newβ¦
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Thatβs the nominations for the Scots Language Awards 2025 open fae the day!
πWeβre haein the awards in Dundee - 12.30pm, Saturday 6th September at @DiscoveryDundee.
Dae ye ken a body whaβs daein great stuff in or for Scots? π³οΈ Get them a nominatit - scotslanguageawards.com
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Just over a month to go until #Playday2025 on 6 August!
This yearβs theme is Play β the culture of childhood and it's the perfect chance to celebrate the joy, freedom and learning that play brings.
Planning something? Weβd love to hear about it! π
π playscotland.org/playday-202β¦
Calling all play champions! π£οΈ
#Playday2025 is coming on 6 August.
Letβs unite to celebrate play and its role in childrenβs lives.
Find out how to get involved:
π playscotland.org/playday-202β¦
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We have a wealth of digital content to support learners of Scots language, including the following lesson plans π scottishpoetrylibrary.org.ukβ¦
The Scottish Languages Bill has passed this evening @scotparl. The results of the vote at Stage 3 were:
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Yes - 112
β No - 0
There were no abstentions.
The Bill gives the #Gaelic and #Scots languages official status in Scotland and makes changes to the support for the Gaelic and Scots languages in Scotland.
Find out more here: ow.ly/fTVl50WaYhf
ALT Scottish Languages Bill. A bar graph shows the results of the vote: Yes - 112, No - 0, Abstain - 0.
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Save the date! π
The Scots Language Awards wull be back in Ayrshire on Saturday 13th September at Cumnock Toon Ha! π
Weβre fair chuffed tae launch this yearβs celebration o the Scots leid on #GiesaScotsPoemDay! ππ¬
Let's hear yer fav Scots poem!βοΈπ©΅
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We're affa late tae the pairty fir #GiesAScotsPoemDay!
But ye can watch an listen tae the likes o James Robertson, Sheena Blackhall an Len Pennie readin oot poems in #Scots here: bit.ly/ScotsPoetryVideos
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Kathleen Jamie reads her poem Maspie Den.
Today, the Scots Language Awards, produced by Hands Up for Trad, have announced that they will be returning to Cumnock Town Hall in Ayrshire on Saturday 13th September.
ffi: scottishpoetrylibrary.org.ukβ¦
#GiesaScotsPoem
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OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Research Assistant for 'Dialects of #Scots' project.
RA needed to recruit and record good speakers of local dialects in Central and Southern Scotland and in parts of Ulster.
Please contact Robert McColl Millar ([email protected]) by 1 June 2025.
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πNEW Play Ranger Session starting today!
Today Thursday 1st May, we are starting a new, FREE Play Ranger session at Toll Park, Buckhaven. The sessions will run term time on Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:15pm.
Come and enjoy some den building, loose parts, arts and crafts, and more!
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π Announcing the theme for #Playday2025: Spaces for Play!
Every child deserves welcoming, inclusive spaces to play, connect, and thrive. #SpacesForPlay
Play is essential β not just on Playday, but every day.
π Learn more and plan your event: playday.org.uk
π We are delighted to share that the theme for #Playday2025 is ... Spaces for Play!
Find out more at playday.org.uk #SpacesForPlay
Playday is coordinated by @PlayScotland, @playboard_ , @PlayWales & @PlayEngland
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With the May bank holidays coming up, why not plan some active play!
π Play Hide and Seek
π Have a Dance Party
π The Floor is Lava
We have loads more of low and no cost ideas on our website π
playscotland.org/play/activeβ¦
The #LEGO Builders are having a weel earned rest during May - but the LEGO Artists have got a fab activity planned @welovehistory #StanleyMils for #NationalMillsWeekend on 10 & 11th May!!! Come & help them create a mill mosaic fae bricks - for free! #LearningWithHES
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"Tongue Stramash" (Poems in Scots) launches on 22 May (Edinburgh) and 29 May (Zoom).
Free events, all details on flyer.
Reposts appreciated...
@billykayscot @MizLiot @billherbert @Lenniesaurus @scotslanguage
@shugmcmillan @JulieMcNeill1
If onybody is still oot there & wants tae dae a guid deed. Alistair is the genius ahint oor Big LEGO Builds & does it in his spare time. He's tryin tae make it as a stone sculptor but this sh*tty thing genuinely happened last month. Gie sumthing if ye kin. facebook.com/share/p/15QVWC7β¦
Some awesome builds this morning @welovehistory @stirlingcastle in the Pop-Up Castle Construction Zone #LearningWithHES
An epic 2-day build @dundeelibraries Douglas Library saw @welovehistory Claypotts Castle recreated in LEGO by mair than 100 enthusiastic builders of aw ages! The feenished model - wi cutaways - will be on display fir a month. #LearningWithHES
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@scottishcurling and @TeamMouat have won the World Men's Curling Championships 2025!
What a performance - a night that will go down in history!
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scottishcurling.org/scotlandβ¦
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π§ Methil Heritage Centre are running weekly Dungeons and Dragons sessions at the centre for young people aged 12-16 years old, Starting 9th April, from 11am - 1pm and 1-3pm. π§
For more information, see below:
onfife.com/event/dungeons-anβ¦
#dungeonsanddragons #Community #Activities
As in real life, oor @EastFifeFC Bayview Park #LEGO model is noo demolished. Thanks @onfifemuseums Methil Heritage Centre for haein us! We had a fab time meeting some fab local builders. Quick mug ae builders tea - then the LEGO Builders are off to Dundee! #LearningWithHES
