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/newโฆ
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Thatโs the nominations for the Scots Language Awards 2025 open fae the day!
๐Weโre haein the awards in Dundee - 12.30pm, Saturday 6th September at @DiscoveryDundee.
Dae ye ken a body whaโs daein great stuff in or for Scots? ๐ณ๏ธ Get them a nominatit - scotslanguageawards.com
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Just over a month to go until #Playday2025 on 6 August!
This yearโs theme is Play โ the culture of childhood and it's the perfect chance to celebrate the joy, freedom and learning that play brings.
Planning something? Weโd love to hear about it! ๐
๐ playscotland.org/playday-202โฆ
Calling all play champions! ๐ฃ๏ธ
#Playday2025 is coming on 6 August.
Letโs unite to celebrate play and its role in childrenโs lives.
Find out how to get involved:
๐ playscotland.org/playday-202โฆ
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We have a wealth of digital content to support learners of Scots language, including the following lesson plans ๐ scottishpoetrylibrary.org.ukโฆ
The Scottish Languages Bill has passed this evening @scotparl. The results of the vote at Stage 3 were:
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Yes - 112
โ 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! ๐
The Scots Language Awards wull be back in Ayrshire on Saturday 13th September at Cumnock Toon Ha! ๐
Weโre fair chuffed tae launch this yearโs celebration o the Scots leid on #GiesaScotsPoemDay! ๐๐ฌ
Let's hear yer fav Scots poem!โ๏ธ๐ฉต
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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.ukโฆ
#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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๐NEW 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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๐ Announcing the theme for #Playday2025: Spaces for Play!
Every child deserves welcoming, inclusive spaces to play, connect, and thrive. #SpacesForPlay
Play is essential โ not just on Playday, but every day.
๐ Learn more and plan your event: playday.org.uk
๐ 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!
๐ Play Hide and Seek
๐ Have a Dance Party
๐ The Floor is Lava
We have loads more of low and no cost ideas on our website ๐
playscotland.org/play/activeโฆ
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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
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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/scotlandโฆ
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๐ง 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. ๐ง
For more information, see below:
onfife.com/event/dungeons-anโฆ
#dungeonsanddragons #Community #Activities
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๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ - ๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐
We need all of Scotland behind @TeamMouat, so let's spread the word. Tell a friend, tell a neighbour, tell that new guy at work who you don't seem to have much in common with.
๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ.๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ.
We need you!:
@BBCSportScot @STVSport @scotsunsport @Record_Sport @HeraldSportScot @BBCRadioScot @GHRBordersNews @Clyde1News @Forth1News @thecourieruk @MailOnline @BBCRadioScot @GrahamSpiers @BBCchrismclaug @markbenstead @stevendonn
scottishcurling.org/bkt-worlโฆ
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If you are on FB/Meta, do follow me there. My main social media activity is now over there. New poetry book coming out in May, "Tongue Stramash", poems in Scots. Please repost?
@MichaelRosenYes
@IMcMillan
@MizLiot
@Lenniesaurus
@AttieLime
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Organising oor scripts for oor S1 soonds o the castle project. Nae sure foo mony mentions o jobbies is too mony? Affa proud o fit theyโve come up wi so far. Keeping oor gong fermerโs busy. @HistEnvScot
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One from September 2021 of a little known Manchester School of Art and RCA trained artist who put down her brushes to light a fire ๐ฅ โฆ long may it burn #InternationalWomensDay
In a Glasgow Cotton Spinning Mill: Changing The Bobbin (1907) by Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960)
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1B2 and 1P9 were joined by storyteller Eileen Budd tae help us wi oor Soonds o the castleโ project wi @HistEnvScot We hid Harry in chainmail, Mrs Fraser carrying the milk and William wi a basket sword! As weel as captivating storytelling! Affa excited tae get scrievin.
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Come join our @N_T_S Archaeology Team as a Trainee Archaeologist. Closing date for applications is this Sunday 9th March. For more info visit archaeologists.net/careers/jโฆ