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One of the most striking characteristics of the programme for the forthcoming Kirkcudbright Book Festival is the way it explores Scottish culture. Two talks by authors on the third day of the festival,, Saturday March 7, illustrate the point. One follows the other, and they are being held at the same venue, for people who…
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Mary, Queen of Scots has long held a place of fascination in Scotland’s history and the annual book festival in Kirkcudbright is proving to be an excellent stage on which to recount different aspects of her story. Last year, one of the festival’s most popular events was a presentation of poetry and prose written by…
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The excellent Scottish Book Trust (SBT) is seeking donations for its ongoing campaign to provide books for disadvantaged families who do not own them. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, more than a million people in Scotland are living in poverty and a quarter of them are children. The most disadvantaged children are 50% more…
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You may recall that in early July, I published a blog offering my support to Aberdeen Arts Centre, which faces the very real threat of closure, and bemoaning the way that communities have to fight to persuade local authorities to support arts establishments. The problem for Aberdeen Arts Centre is the loss of council funding…
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I am lending my voice in support of the campaign to save Aberdeen Arts Centre, which has come under threat of closure due to a financial crisis. Although I have never visited Aberdeen, or its arts centre, the plight of such cultural venues reaches out to so many of us and, for me personally, touches…
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