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@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
---
title: Eiks an Ens 30
summary: >-
- Includit i this issue o Eiks an Ens is details o oor neist Collogue in Perth an
- o oor anthologies, that is haein fell positive reviews an weel wurth the siller.
+ Includit i this issue o Eiks an Ens is details o oor neist Collogue in Perth an o oor anthologies,
+ that is haein fell positive reviews an weel wurth the siller.
---
+
import Schedule from '$components/Schedule.astro';
## Annual Collogue
-The Annual Collogue o the Scots Leid Associe will be held on Setturday, June
-3<sup>rd</sup> in the Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP.
-This year’s theme will be _The Art o Flyting in Scottish Leiterature_.
+The Annual Collogue o the Scots Leid Associe will be held on Setturday, June 3<sup>rd</sup> in the
+Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP. This year’s theme will be _The Art o
+Flyting in Scottish Leiterature_.
### Events schedule
-<Schedule entries={[
+<Schedule
+ entries={[
{ time: '10.00 am', description: 'Registration and coffee.' },
{ time: '10.30 am', description: 'Derrick McClure: Whit is Flyting?' },
{ time: '11.15 am', description: 'George T Watt: The Flytin Hugh MacDiarmaid' },
@@ -29,11 +31,9 @@ This year’s theme will be _The Art o Flyting in Scottish Leiterature_.
/>
The cost o attendin the Collogue is £20. Contact George Watt on
-[lallans@hotmail.co.uk](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)
-or Elaine Morton on
+[lallans@hotmail.co.uk](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk) or Elaine Morton on
[failte@go-plus.net](mailto:failte@go-plus.net).
-
## Sangschaw 2023 Winners
### The Robert McLellan Tassie fur Scots Prose
@@ -122,51 +122,38 @@ _Leid in ma Heid_ bi Alan Millar
## Wittins: Sangschaw, Lallans 102-103
-Our ain Lord Braxfield, Jeidge o the Sangschaw, will deleiver his summation
-o this year’s fairins in Lallans 102. The wird on the pavey is that the
-crabbit auld scunner wass fair taen up wi whit was puit afore him. Sae caw
-awaa Scots screivers - it deaves him sairly tae see the leid being yokit
-tae sic guid effeck! It’s no ower airly tae get makkin your maisterpiece
-for neist year. The winner o the poesie is prentit ablaw but the editor
-will ettle tae include as monie entries as possible in the furthcoming Lallans
-102/103. Forby, the simmer nummer will hae a byous kythin and spreid o Scots
-screivin including an interview wi Scots Radio broadcaster Frieda Morrison,
-Fred Freeman’s epic on Burns, Hamish Henderson and sang, the final instalment
-o Sam Burns Deacon Brodie play and a wheen o thochtie poesie, tales, reviews
-and wittins anent aa the ither ploys gaun on in the aye raxin warld o Scots Leid.
+Our ain Lord Braxfield, Jeidge o the Sangschaw, will deleiver his summation o this year’s fairins in
+Lallans 102. The wird on the pavey is that the crabbit auld scunner wass fair taen up wi whit was
+puit afore him. Sae caw awaa Scots screivers - it deaves him sairly tae see the leid being yokit tae
+sic guid effeck! It’s no ower airly tae get makkin your maisterpiece for neist year. The winner o
+the poesie is prentit ablaw but the editor will ettle tae include as monie entries as possible in
+the furthcoming Lallans 102/103. Forby, the simmer nummer will hae a byous kythin and spreid o Scots
+screivin including an interview wi Scots Radio broadcaster Frieda Morrison, Fred Freeman’s epic on
+Burns, Hamish Henderson and sang, the final instalment o Sam Burns Deacon Brodie play and a wheen o
+thochtie poesie, tales, reviews and wittins anent aa the ither ploys gaun on in the aye raxin warld
+o Scots Leid.
## _The Galloway Hoard, Kirkcudbright Museum_ bi Finola Scott
_Winner o the Hugh MacDiarmid Tassie fur Poesie, Sangschaw 2023_
-Aw muscle and glaur, he’s preenin<br />
-An muckle boastin. Yi’d think<br />
-He wis the first. In he struts<br />
-Aw Cock o the walk,<br />
-King o Faithers, comb throbbin.<br />
+Aw muscle and glaur, he’s preenin<br /> An muckle boastin. Yi’d think<br /> He wis the first. In he
+struts<br /> Aw Cock o the walk,<br /> King o Faithers, comb throbbin.<br />
-Aye unnerfit, he wants tae feel<br />
-Ma flutters, tae cup the load I coorie.<br />
-He brags aboot the hero it’ll be.<br />
-Weel mibbe, but fir noo it’s jist<br />
-A wee will o the wisp, ma treisur.<br />
+Aye unnerfit, he wants tae feel<br /> Ma flutters, tae cup the load I coorie.<br /> He brags aboot
+the hero it’ll be.<br /> Weel mibbe, but fir noo it’s jist<br /> A wee will o the wisp, ma
+treisur.<br />
-I shouldnae compleen, sure he broucht<br />
-thon gift - a wee baa. Its hollow jinglet<br />
-when I joogelt it. I thocht it a toy<br />
-fir the bairn. But naw, seems it’s tae ease<br />
-an bless the birthin. Whit a man.<br />
+I shouldnae compleen, sure he broucht<br /> thon gift - a wee baa. Its hollow jinglet<br /> when I
+joogelt it. I thocht it a toy<br /> fir the bairn. But naw, seems it’s tae ease<br /> an bless the
+birthin. Whit a man.<br />
## Anthologies
-The Scots Leid Associe is a registered charity rin bi volunteers. Bi bein a
-memmer o the Associe ye are aaready giein the Scots leid a heize. Ye can help
-us faurther gin ye coff ane or baith o our braw 50th anniversairy anthologies:
-contack our memmership secretar George T Watt at
-[lallans@hotmail.co.uk](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)
-or Willie Hershaw at
-[w.hershaw678@btinternet.com](mailto:w.hershaw678@btinternet.com).
-Ilka buik costs £12.99 includin postage. Owerseas orders £5 postage.
-Includit is a walin o the best Scots poesie and prose fae 50 year
-and a hunner nummers o Lallans.
-
+The Scots Leid Associe is a registered charity rin bi volunteers. Bi bein a memmer o the Associe ye
+are aaready giein the Scots leid a heize. Ye can help us faurther gin ye coff ane or baith o our
+braw 50th anniversairy anthologies: contack our memmership secretar George T Watt at
+[lallans@hotmail.co.uk](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk) or Willie Hershaw at
+[w.hershaw678@btinternet.com](mailto:w.hershaw678@btinternet.com). Ilka buik costs £12.99 includin
+postage. Owerseas orders £5 postage. Includit is a walin o the best Scots poesie and prose fae 50
+year and a hunner nummers o Lallans.
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx b/src/content/news/sco/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx
index d9402cb..82f27b5 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx
@@ -1,115 +1,102 @@
---
title: Eiks an Ens 31
summary: >-
- The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submeissions! Forby, lairn about a new lug-in
- guide at Lithgae Pailace and an upcomin album release bi our ain Wullie
- Hershaw.
+ The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submeissions! Forby, lairn about a new lug-in guide at Lithgae
+ Pailace and an upcomin album release bi our ain Wullie Hershaw.
---
## Sangschaw open for submeissions!
-Our annual scrievin competeition, the _Sangschaw_, is open for submeissions
-until the 31st o Januar! As ey, we will provide feedback for ilka entry nae
-maiter whither ye win a tassie or no. There’s no mony competeitions provide
-feedback on entries, but we think it’s important tae help writers develop. We
-hae three tassies:
+Our annual scrievin competeition, the _Sangschaw_, is open for submeissions until the 31st o Januar!
+As ey, we will provide feedback for ilka entry nae maiter whither ye win a tassie or no. There’s no
+mony competeitions provide feedback on entries, but we think it’s important tae help writers
+develop. We hae three tassies:
-- The **Robert McLellan Tassie for Scots Prose**: up til 3000 wirds o oreiginal
- Scots prose.
-- The **John MacPhail Law Tassie for Owersettin**: up til 3000 wirds o
- oreiginal owersettin intil Scots frae anither leid. Provide alang wi a copy o
- the oreiginal text.
-- The **Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poesie**: up til 60 lines o oreiginal Scots
- poesie.
+- The **Robert McLellan Tassie for Scots Prose**: up til 3000 wirds o oreiginal Scots prose.
+- The **John MacPhail Law Tassie for Owersettin**: up til 3000 wirds o oreiginal owersettin intil
+ Scots frae anither leid. Provide alang wi a copy o the oreiginal text.
+- The **Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poesie**: up til 60 lines o oreiginal Scots poesie.
-New writers and auld haunds ar aa walcome, sae dinnae be blate! We luik forrit
-tae haein your entries!
+New writers and auld haunds ar aa walcome, sae dinnae be blate! We luik forrit tae haein your
+entries!
-It’s £5 for ae submeission, or £12 for three, whither in the same categorie
-or in different categories. Ye can either submit by email or by post.
+It’s £5 for ae submeission, or £12 for three, whither in the same categorie or in different
+categories. Ye can either submit by email or by post.
### Submittin by email
-Gin ye want tae submit by email, first pey by bank transfer til the follaein
-account. Mind it’s £5 per submeission or £12 for three.
+Gin ye want tae submit by email, first pey by bank transfer til the follaein account. Mind it’s £5
+per submeission or £12 for three.
<dl>
<dt>Account nem</dt>
<dd>Scots Language Society</dd>
- <dt>Account number</dt>
- <dd>00153458</dd>
+{' '}
+<dt>Account number</dt>
+<dd>00153458</dd>
<dt>Sort code</dt>
<dd>83 47 00</dd>
</dl>
-Syne, send your entries til
-[failte@go-plus.net](mailto:failte@go-plus.net) alang wi pruif
-o peyment. For ensaumple, you could send a photae o your bank
-statement, or a copy o the transaction reference.
+Syne, send your entries til [failte@go-plus.net](mailto:failte@go-plus.net) alang wi pruif o
+peyment. For ensaumple, you could send a photae o your bank statement, or a copy o the transaction
+reference.
### Submittin by post
-Gin ye want tae submit by post, send them wi cash or cheque as weill as your nem
-and your return address on a separate sheet o paper til the follaein address:
+Gin ye want tae submit by post, send them wi cash or cheque as weill as your nem and your return
+address on a separate sheet o paper til the follaein address:
-<address>
- Sangschaw
- c/o 6 Dryden Place
- Edinburgh
- EH9 1RP
-</address>
+<address>Sangschaw c/o 6 Dryden Place Edinburgh EH9 1RP</address>
-Mind it’s £5 per submeission or £12 for three. Address ony
-cheque til the Scots Language Society.
+Mind it’s £5 per submeission or £12 for three. Address ony cheque til the Scots Language Society.
## Upcomin album release: _Leid_
-Our ain Wullie Hershaw will shuin be releasin a new album o contemporar Scots
-sangs titled _Leid_. It will be comin early in the new year, sae haud tuned in!
+Our ain Wullie Hershaw will shuin be releasin a new album o contemporar Scots sangs titled _Leid_.
+It will be comin early in the new year, sae haud tuned in!
For tae whet your appetite, you can
-[lug in til the title track on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23YYajAFNHQ).
-Ye can forby pree the muisical wark o his group,
-<a href="https://thebowhillplayers.bandcamp.com">the Bowhill Players on
-Bandcamp</a>.
+[lug in til the title track on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23YYajAFNHQ). Ye can forby
+pree the muisical wark o his group,
+
+<a href="https://thebowhillplayers.bandcamp.com">the Bowhill Players on Bandcamp</a>.
## New lug-in guide at Lithgae Pailace
-This winter, the guid fowks at Historic Environment Scotland hae owerset their
-lug-in guides for veisitors intil Scots for the first time. The aim is tae
-promuive the status o the Scots leid as weill as tae gie veisitors the
-opportunitie tae hear the vyces o the court in somethin like their ain leid.
+This winter, the guid fowks at Historic Environment Scotland hae owerset their lug-in guides for
+veisitors intil Scots for the first time. The aim is tae promuive the status o the Scots leid as
+weill as tae gie veisitors the opportunitie tae hear the vyces o the court in somethin like their
+ain leid.
Ye can read mair
[about the new lug-in guides on the Historic Environment Scotland wabsteid](https://hes-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/new-scots-lug-in-guide-at-lithgae-palace).
-As faur as we ken, this is first sic ventur, no juist bi Historic Environment
-Scotland, but frae ony major tourist attraction. Can onybody mind o ocht
-similar? Answers on a postcaird pleise!
+As faur as we ken, this is first sic ventur, no juist bi Historic Environment Scotland, but frae ony
+major tourist attraction. Can onybody mind o ocht similar? Answers on a postcaird pleise!
## No received Lallans 103 yet?
-It haes cam tae the notice o George, our membership secretar, that thare haes
-been a mishanter wi the postin o _Lallans_ 103. Twa memmers, baith subscribers
-awed _Lallans_ 103, didnae receive thair copies.
+It haes cam tae the notice o George, our membership secretar, that thare haes been a mishanter wi
+the postin o _Lallans_ 103. Twa memmers, baith subscribers awed _Lallans_ 103, didnae receive thair
+copies.
-Gin ye haenae yet received yer copy o _Lallans_ 103, that he postit out on
-Wadnesday 7th o November, pleise email George at
-[georgetwatt@hotmail.com](mailto:georgetwatt@hotmail.com) an
-mak us ken o it. A copy o _Lallans_ 103 will be postit out tae ye straucht awa!
+Gin ye haenae yet received yer copy o _Lallans_ 103, that he postit out on Wadnesday 7th o November,
+pleise email George at [georgetwatt@hotmail.com](mailto:georgetwatt@hotmail.com) an mak us ken o it.
+A copy o _Lallans_ 103 will be postit out tae ye straucht awa!
## New format for Eiks an Ens
-Auld freinds will mind that _Eiks an Ens_ haes formerlie been a leiterar magazine
-tae accompanie _Lallans_. We on the Comatee felt that this didnae gie Eiks an
-Ens the distinct purpose that it deserved, and it didnae tak fu advauntage o
-the opportunitie _Eiks_ affuirdit tae jeel our communitie thegether.
+Auld freinds will mind that _Eiks an Ens_ haes formerlie been a leiterar magazine tae accompanie
+_Lallans_. We on the Comatee felt that this didnae gie Eiks an Ens the distinct purpose that it
+deserved, and it didnae tak fu advauntage o the opportunitie _Eiks_ affuirdit tae jeel our
+communitie thegether.
-Sae this is the first issue o _Eiks_ tae tak a new format, whaur we’ll be
-ettlin tae skair current affairs i the warld o Scots leid and leitratur,
-especially whaur it effeirs directly til our membership.
+Sae this is the first issue o _Eiks_ tae tak a new format, whaur we’ll be ettlin tae skair current
+affairs i the warld o Scots leid and leitratur, especially whaur it effeirs directly til our
+membership.
-Sae send us in your inside information! Gin ye’ve spottit somethin you think
-we shuid skair in the neist _Eiks_, send it til lallans@hotmail.co.uk.
+Sae send us in your inside information! Gin ye’ve spottit somethin you think we shuid skair in the
+neist _Eiks_, send it til lallans@hotmail.co.uk.
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-19-vision-ain-countree.mdx b/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-19-vision-ain-countree.mdx
index 912c1ce..a240ae3 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-19-vision-ain-countree.mdx
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-19-vision-ain-countree.mdx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
---
title: 'New CD: A Vision o ma Ain Countree'
summary: >-
- A new CD collects the wark o mony o Scotland’s heidmaist female scrievers
- warkin in the Scots leid the day.
+ A new CD collects the wark o mony o Scotland’s heidmaist female scrievers warkin in the Scots leid
+ the day.
---
-A new CD collects the wark o mony o Scotland’s maist kenspeckle female
-scrievers warkin in the Scots leid the day.
+A new CD collects the wark o mony o Scotland’s maist kenspeckle female scrievers warkin in the Scots
+leid the day.
-You can buy [A Vision o ma Ain Countree](/sco/furthsettins/scotsoun/820) frae
-the Furthsettins section o this wabsteid.
+You can buy [A Vision o ma Ain Countree](/sco/furthsettins/scotsoun/820) frae the Furthsettins
+section o this wabsteid.
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners.mdx b/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners.mdx
index 4af7c45..a558b36 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners.mdx
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners.mdx
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ title: Sangschaw winners 2024
summary: Annooncin the winners o the 2024 Sangschaw!
---
-We’re delitit tae annoonce the winners o the 2024 Sangschaw competeition! There
-wis mair submeissions nor iver afore, and the qualitie o submeissions was heicher
-nor iver afore! Aw the winnin entries, and some o the rinners-up, will be
-furthset i furthcomin edeitions o _Lallans_.
+We’re delitit tae annoonce the winners o the 2024 Sangschaw competeition! There wis mair
+submeissions nor iver afore, and the qualitie o submeissions was heicher nor iver afore! Aw the
+winnin entries, and some o the rinners-up, will be furthset i furthcomin edeitions o _Lallans_.
## The Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poesie
@@ -14,9 +13,10 @@ furthset i furthcomin edeitions o _Lallans_.
<dt>Winner</dt>
<dd>_Kythe_ bi Craig Aitcheson</dd>
- <dt>Jynt rinners-up</dt>
- <dd>_Wee Greta_ bi Alastair McLeish</dd>
- <dd>_Shakin Briggie_ bi Nicola Furrie</dd>
+{' '}
+<dt>Jynt rinners-up</dt>
+<dd>_Wee Greta_ bi Alastair McLeish</dd>
+<dd>_Shakin Briggie_ bi Nicola Furrie</dd>
<dt>Ruisit</dt>
<dd>_Garlieston Bay, February 2023_ bi Colin Mackenzie</dd>
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ furthset i furthcomin edeitions o _Lallans_.
<dt>Winner</dt>
<dd>_Stephen_ bi Tracy Anne Harvey</dd>
- <dt>Rinner-up</dt>
- <dd>_Plague_ bi Andy Matthews</dd>
+{' '}
+<dt>Rinner-up</dt>
+<dd>_Plague_ bi Andy Matthews</dd>
<dt>Ruisit</dt>
<dd>_Henry Haslett’s blinter o siller_ bi Alan Millar </dd>
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@ furthset i furthcomin edeitions o _Lallans_.
<dt>Winner</dt>
<dd>_Smirr_ bi Tom Ellett</dd>
- <dt>Rinner-up</dt>
- <dd>_Dies Irae_ bi Donald Adamson</dd>
+{' '}
+<dt>Rinner-up</dt>
+<dd>_Dies Irae_ bi Donald Adamson</dd>
<dt>Ruisit</dt>
<dd>_A leein wee puppet_ bi Derrick McClure</dd>
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2024-04-05-eiks-32.mdx b/src/content/news/sco/2024-04-05-eiks-32.mdx
index 488ccef..e4312bf 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2024-04-05-eiks-32.mdx
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2024-04-05-eiks-32.mdx
@@ -7,42 +7,37 @@ summary: The Collogue on the 8t o June, and ither news.
We will be haudin oor Annual Collogue on Setterday the 8t o June!
-The venue will be the Sandeman Room in the AK Bell Library, Perth. It will rin
-frae 9.30am until 5pm.
+The venue will be the Sandeman Room in the AK Bell Library, Perth. It will rin frae 9.30am until
+5pm.
-Oor theme this year will be _Scots in Education_. This is parteicular topical
-this year, gien the apenin o the first teacher trainin programme effeirin til
-teachin the Scots leid. We ar excitit tae walcome a wheen o braw spikkers tae
-gie us their thochts on this wechtie maiter!
+Oor theme this year will be _Scots in Education_. This is parteicular topical this year, gien the
+apenin o the first teacher trainin programme effeirin til teachin the Scots leid. We ar excitit tae
+walcome a wheen o braw spikkers tae gie us their thochts on this wechtie maiter!
-Forby, we luik forrit tae haein winners frae this year’s Sangschaw competeition
-read their warks.
+Forby, we luik forrit tae haein winners frae this year’s Sangschaw competeition read their warks.
-We will be releasin the fu programme o events gey shuin. In the meantime, get it
-in your diaries!
+We will be releasin the fu programme o events gey shuin. In the meantime, get it in your diaries!
## Sangschaw 2024 winners annoonced
-As detailed in [oor lest news post](/sco/news/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners), we
-hae annoonced the winners o the 2024 Sangschaw. Oor congratulations til aw the
-winners, an til awbody that submittit. The qualitie was heicher than iver afore
-quo oor eiditor, Wullie, and there wis mair submeissions nor iver afore, sae
-we aw hae somethin tae be pleised aboot!
+As detailed in [oor lest news post](/sco/news/2024-03-25-sangschaw-winners), we hae annoonced the
+winners o the 2024 Sangschaw. Oor congratulations til aw the winners, an til awbody that submittit.
+The qualitie was heicher than iver afore quo oor eiditor, Wullie, and there wis mair submeissions
+nor iver afore, sae we aw hae somethin tae be pleised aboot!
## Album release: _LEID_
-We said in oor lest issue that Wullie wis aboot tae pit oot his new album wi the
-Bowhill Players: weill, gin you misst it, the album is oot! You can listen tae
-it and [cowp it on Bandcamp](https://thebowhillplayers.bandcamp.com/album/leid)
-for doonload or as a CD. In this scriever’s opeinion, it’s no somethin you want
-tae miss!
+We said in oor lest issue that Wullie wis aboot tae pit oot his new album wi the Bowhill Players:
+weill, gin you misst it, the album is oot! You can listen tae it and
+[cowp it on Bandcamp](https://thebowhillplayers.bandcamp.com/album/leid) for doonload or as a CD. In
+this scriever’s opeinion, it’s no somethin you want tae miss!
## Beuk launch: _Library of Aethers_
-The folk singer Alasdair Roberts will be in conversation wi Wullie Hershaw about
-his new beuk, _Library of Aethers_, an ingaitherin frae his rare an sindry
-lyric beuks. It includes ower 70 oreiginal texts frae his youth til the nou, and
-owersettins intil Portuguese, Gaelic an, o coorse, Scots.
+The folk singer Alasdair Roberts will be in conversation wi Wullie Hershaw about his new beuk,
+_Library of Aethers_, an ingaitherin frae his rare an sindry lyric beuks. It includes ower 70
+oreiginal texts frae his youth til the nou, and owersettins intil Portuguese, Gaelic an, o coorse,
+Scots.
The event will be in Kirkcaldy on Friday the 19t o April. You can cowp
[tickets til the beuk launch online](https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/kirkcaldy/the-kitchen-treasury/library-of-aethers-book-launch-w-alasdair-roberts-and-william-hershaw/e-jbxzld).
@@ -51,22 +46,19 @@ The event will be in Kirkcaldy on Friday the 19t o April. You can cowp
We will be amang a wheen o staws at the
[Scottish Poetry Library Pamphlet Fair](https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/spl-pamphlet-fair-2023/)
-in Embro on Setterday the 27t o April. Entry is free, 11am til 3pm at the
-Scottish Poetry Library on Crichton Street.
+in Embro on Setterday the 27t o April. Entry is free, 11am til 3pm at the Scottish Poetry Library on
+Crichton Street.
## Scottish Leids Bill
-The Scottish Leids Bill continues tae daunder its wey throu the legislative
-process. The Associe haes submittit its contribution til the public consultation
-that will be conseidered by the
+The Scottish Leids Bill continues tae daunder its wey throu the legislative process. The Associe
+haes submittit its contribution til the public consultation that will be conseidered by the
[Pairliamentary Education Comatee](https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-education-children-and-young-people-committee).
-We hae expresst oor support for the principles o the Bill, in parteicular that
-Scots maun be recogneised as an offeicial leid o Scotland. We tak tent o the
-sindry situations o Scots an Gaelic an hae expresst oor concern that these arnae
-tret the same.
+We hae expresst oor support for the principles o the Bill, in parteicular that Scots maun be
+recogneised as an offeicial leid o Scotland. We tak tent o the sindry situations o Scots an Gaelic
+an hae expresst oor concern that these arnae tret the same.
-We howp tae furthset oor hale submeission til the Education Comatee in due
-coorse.
+We howp tae furthset oor hale submeission til the Education Comatee in due coorse.
-Meanwhyle, we howp that the Education Comatee will conseider oor submeission and
-will conseider cawin us for tae present evidence in person.
+Meanwhyle, we howp that the Education Comatee will conseider oor submeission and will conseider
+cawin us for tae present evidence in person.
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2024-05-17-collogue-programme.mdx b/src/content/news/sco/2024-05-17-collogue-programme.mdx
index e3bd905..eee5841 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2024-05-17-collogue-programme.mdx
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2024-05-17-collogue-programme.mdx
@@ -1,29 +1,50 @@
---
title: Collogue programme 8t June
summary: >-
- We hae set the programme for oor annual Collogue on the 8t o June. The theme
- is ‘Scots in Education’.
+ We hae set the programme for oor annual Collogue on the 8t o June. The theme is ‘Scots in
+ Education’.
---
+
import Schedule from '$components/Schedule.astro';
-We will be haein oor Annual Collogue on Saturday 8t June, 2024 in the Sandeman
-Room at the AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth. This year's theme is Scots in
-Education.
+We will be haein oor Annual Collogue on Saturday 8t June, 2024 in the Sandeman Room at the AK Bell
+Library, York Place, Perth. This year's theme is Scots in Education.
The programme for the day will be as follaes:
-<Schedule entries={[
- { time: '9.30am', description: 'Reception & registration' },
- { time: '10.00am', description: 'Walcome & introduction frae Rab Wilson (Preses)' },
- { time: '10.10am', description: 'Bruce Eunson, Scots Language Co-Ordinator, <i>The New OU Course in Scots fir teachers</i>' },
- { time: '11.10am', description: 'Laura Green, Education Specialist at the Centre for the Scots Leid, <i>Scots in the Early Year Curriculum</i>' },
- { time: '12.10am', description: 'A walin o readins frae the Sangschaw and presentation o prizes' },
- { time: '13.00pm', description: 'Buffet lunch' },
- { time: '14.10pm', description: 'Dr Jamie Fairbairn, Heid o Humanities at Banff Academy, <i>Scots Scweel an Community</i>' },
- { time: '15.10pm', description: 'Alan Riach, Professor o Scottish Leitratur at the Universitie o Glesca, <i>Scots in Tertiary Education</i>' },
- { time: '16.10pm', description: 'Q&A and discussion' },
- { time: '17.00pm', description: 'Close' },
-]} />
+<Schedule
+ entries={[
+ { time: '9.30am', description: 'Reception & registration' },
+ { time: '10.00am', description: 'Walcome & introduction frae Rab Wilson (Preses)' },
+ {
+ time: '10.10am',
+ description:
+ 'Bruce Eunson, Scots Language Co-Ordinator, <i>The New OU Course in Scots fir teachers</i>',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '11.10am',
+ description:
+ 'Laura Green, Education Specialist at the Centre for the Scots Leid, <i>Scots in the Early Year Curriculum</i>',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '12.10am',
+ description: 'A walin o readins frae the Sangschaw and presentation o prizes',
+ },
+ { time: '13.00pm', description: 'Buffet lunch' },
+ {
+ time: '14.10pm',
+ description:
+ 'Dr Jamie Fairbairn, Heid o Humanities at Banff Academy, <i>Scots Scweel an Community</i>',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '15.10pm',
+ description:
+ 'Alan Riach, Professor o Scottish Leitratur at the Universitie o Glesca, <i>Scots in Tertiary Education</i>',
+ },
+ { time: '16.10pm', description: 'Q&A and discussion' },
+ { time: '17.00pm', description: 'Close' },
+ ]}
+/>
-We howp tae see as mony members there as can mak it! Gin you're no a member,
-you can buy a membership whan you arrive.
+We howp tae see as mony members there as can mak it! Gin you're no a member, you can buy a
+membership whan you arrive.
diff --git a/src/content/news/sco/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md b/src/content/news/sco/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md
index 6a7c4d8..e54d6a7 100644
--- a/src/content/news/sco/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md
+++ b/src/content/news/sco/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
---
title: Eiks an Ens 33
summary: >-
- Includin notice o our AGM, things tae leuk out for in the Fringe, an the
- WayWords festival.
+ Includin notice o our AGM, things tae leuk out for in the Fringe, an the WayWords festival.
---
## AGM
-Our AGM will be on Zoom on Wadnesday the 11t o September, 7.00-7.30pm. Gin ye're
-a memmer o the Associe, watch your email inbox for an invitation. Gin ye dinnae
-receive it, [get in touch](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)! Lat us ken gin there's
-ocht ye wad pit on the agenda.
+Our AGM will be on Zoom on Wadnesday the 11t o September, 7.00-7.30pm. Gin ye're a memmer o the
+Associe, watch your email inbox for an invitation. Gin ye dinnae receive it,
+[get in touch](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)! Lat us ken gin there's ocht ye wad pit on the agenda.
## The Orgreave Stations
-On the 20t o November, our eiditor, Wullie Hershaw, will be launchin his new
-poesie beuk, _The Orgreave Stations_. It is a fiery and unflinchin leuk at the
-1984 miners' strike throu the lens o a retellin o Christ's Passion.
+On the 20t o November, our eiditor, Wullie Hershaw, will be launchin his new poesie beuk, _The
+Orgreave Stations_. It is a fiery and unflinchin leuk at the 1984 miners' strike throu the lens o a
+retellin o Christ's Passion.
[Jim Aitken](https://culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/4581-the-orgreave-stations-by-william-hershaw)
-and [Alistair McIntosh](https://culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/4602-a-powerful-work-of-scottish-working-class-liberation-theology-a-review-of-the-orgreave-stations)
-hae awready dane a fine job o reviewin the beuk, and they emphasise the threids
-that Hershaw's poems ettle tae weave thegether atween Christianity and Marxism.
+and
+[Alistair McIntosh](https://culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/4602-a-powerful-work-of-scottish-working-class-liberation-theology-a-review-of-the-orgreave-stations)
+hae awready dane a fine job o reviewin the beuk, and they emphasise the threids that Hershaw's poems
+ettle tae weave thegether atween Christianity and Marxism.
Gin you're in Embro on the 20t o November, we'll see you there!
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ Gin you're in Embro on the 20t o November, we'll see you there!
## Embro Fringe
-It's festival season here in Embro, and amang the events there's a wheen o guid
-anes for Scots-leid enthusiasts!
+It's festival season here in Embro, and amang the events there's a wheen o guid anes for Scots-leid
+enthusiasts!
- [Memories, Times and Places with Alf Jasinksi and Les McConnel](https://firestationcreative.co.uk/event/memories-times-and-places)
- [ScotlandsFest: Whit If? Scotland’s History as It Might Have Been – Hugh McMillan](https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/scotlandsfest-whit-if-scotland-s-history-as-it-might-have-been-hugh-mcmillan)
@@ -44,46 +43,43 @@ anes for Scots-leid enthusiasts!
## Scottish Dance Research
-The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) haes got in titch tae ask gin
-we coud help wi their research tae help them forder the futur for Scottish
-country daunce. Gin ye've got 10 meenits, how no gie them a haund?
+The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) haes got in titch tae ask gin we coud help wi their
+research tae help them forder the futur for Scottish country daunce. Gin ye've got 10 meenits, how
+no gie them a haund?
Here's their message:
> **Contribute to Scottish Dance Research!**
-
-> The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) invites you to participate
-> in a short survey about Scottish dance and cultural traditions. Your insights,
-> whether you're a dancer or not, are valuable in shaping the future of Scottish
-> cultural promotion.
->
+
+> The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) invites you to participate in a short survey
+> about Scottish dance and cultural traditions. Your insights, whether you're a dancer or not, are
+> valuable in shaping the future of Scottish cultural promotion.
+>
> - Survey takes only 5-10 minutes
> - Completely anonymous
> - No prior dance knowledge required
->
+>
> How to participate:
->
+>
> 1. Click on the survey link below.
> 2. Answer the questions to the best of your ability.
> 3. If a question doesn't apply to you, feel free to skip it.
> 4. Click 'Submit' at the end of the survey.
->
-> Your participation will help ensure Scottish traditions remain vibrant and
-> accessible for future generations.
->
+>
+> Your participation will help ensure Scottish traditions remain vibrant and accessible for future
+> generations.
+>
> Take the survey here:
> [https://forms.office.com/e/FdXvD85zSt](https://forms.office.com/e/FdXvD85zSt)
->
+>
> Thank you for contributing to this important research!
## WayWords festival
-Gin Embro's no sae convenient for ye, mebbe Aiberdeen is better. Gin that's the
-case, be shair tae hae a swatch at the events on offer at the fift annual
-[WayWords festival](https://www.waywordfestival.com), hostit by the Universitie
-o Aiberdeen.
+Gin Embro's no sae convenient for ye, mebbe Aiberdeen is better. Gin that's the case, be shair tae
+hae a swatch at the events on offer at the fift annual
+[WayWords festival](https://www.waywordfestival.com), hostit by the Universitie o Aiberdeen.
-There'll be scrievers, includin Liz Lochhead, daunce clesses, Gaelic
-picnics, and workshops on owersettin, climate chynge, and muckle mair, and our
-member Sheena Blackhall will be readin out her prize-winnin story at the
-presentation o the Toulmin Prize for Writing in North East Scots.
+There'll be scrievers, includin Liz Lochhead, daunce clesses, Gaelic picnics, and workshops on
+owersettin, climate chynge, and muckle mair, and our member Sheena Blackhall will be readin out her
+prize-winnin story at the presentation o the Toulmin Prize for Writing in North East Scots.