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diff --git a/src/content/news/en-GB/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md b/src/content/news/en-GB/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md index aa1fb44..f14c2cc 100644 --- a/src/content/news/en-GB/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md +++ b/src/content/news/en-GB/2024-08-08-eiks-33.md @@ -1,28 +1,27 @@ --- title: Eiks an Ens 33 summary: >- - Including notice of our AGM, things to look out for in the Fringe, and the - WayWords festival. + Including notice of our AGM, things to look out for in the Fringe, and the WayWords festival. --- ## AGM -Our AGM will be on Zoom on Wednesday the 11th of September, 7.00-7.30pm. If -you're a member of the Society, watch your email inbox for an invitation. If -you don't receive it, [get in touch](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)! Let us know -if there's anything you'd like to put on the agenda. +Our AGM will be on Zoom on Wednesday the 11th of September, 7.00-7.30pm. If you're a member of the +Society, watch your email inbox for an invitation. If you don't receive it, +[get in touch](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk)! Let us know if there's anything you'd like to put on +the agenda. ## The Orgreave Stations -On the 20th of November, our editor, Wullie Hershaw, will be launching his new -poetry book, _The Orgreave Stations_. It is a fiery and unflinching look at the -1984 miners' strike through the lens of a retelling of Christ's Passion. +On the 20th of November, our editor, Wullie Hershaw, will be launching his new poetry book, _The +Orgreave Stations_. It is a fiery and unflinching look at the 1984 miners' strike through the lens +of a retelling of 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) -have already done a fine job of reviewing the book, and they emphasise the -threads which Hershaw's poems endeavour to weave together between 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) +have already done a fine job of reviewing the book, and they emphasise the threads which Hershaw's +poems endeavour to weave together between Christianity and Marxism. If you're in Edinburgh on the 20th of November, we'll see you there! @@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ If you're in Edinburgh on the 20th of November, we'll see you there! ## Edinburgh Fringe -It's festival season here in Edinburgh, and among the events, there's plenty of -good ones for Scots-leid enthusiasts! +It's festival season here in Edinburgh, and among the events, there's plenty of good ones 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) @@ -45,46 +44,43 @@ good ones for Scots-leid enthusiasts! ## Scottish Dance Research -The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) has got in touch to ask if we -could help with their research to help the advance the future for Scottish -country dance. If you've got 10 minutes, why not give them a hand? +The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) has got in touch to ask if we could help with their +research to help the advance the future for Scottish country dance. If you've got 10 minutes, why +not give them a hand? 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 -If Edinburgh's not so convenient for you, maybe Aberdeen is better. If that's -the case, be sure to have a look at the events on offer at the fifth annual -[WayWords festival](https://www.waywordfestival.com), hosted by the University -of Aberdeen. +If Edinburgh's not so convenient for you, maybe Aberdeen is better. If that's the case, be sure to +have a look at the events on offer at the fifth annual +[WayWords festival](https://www.waywordfestival.com), hosted by the University of Aberdeen. -There'll be writers, including Liz Lochhead, dance classes, Gaelic picnics, and -workshops on translation, climate change, and much more, and our member Sheena -Blackhall will be reading out her prize-winning story at the presentation of the -Toulmin Prize for Writing North East Scots. +There'll be writers, including Liz Lochhead, dance classes, Gaelic picnics, and workshops on +translation, climate change, and much more, and our member Sheena Blackhall will be reading out her +prize-winning story at the presentation of the Toulmin Prize for Writing North East Scots. |