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+---
+title: Collogue programme
+summary: Here is the programme for the Collogue this Setterday, the 7t o June.
+---
+
+import Schedule from '$components/Schedule.astro';
+
+Our annual Collogue is this comin Setterday, the 7t o June, in the Sandeman Room in the AK Bell
+Library on York Place, Perth. This is the programme:
+
+<Schedule
+ entries={[
+ {
+ time: '9.30',
+ description: 'Reception & Registration',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '10.00',
+ description: 'Welcome & Introduction Rab Wilson (Preses)',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '10.10',
+ description:
+ 'Rab Wilson & Willie Hershaw will read from their latest publications which relate to the 1984-85 UK Miner’s Strike and its 40th anniversary. Rab’s memoir & poetry collection ‘Collier Laddie’ and Willie’s collection ‘The Orgreave Stations’.',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '11.10',
+ description:
+ 'Margaret Bennett will read from and talk about ‘Up the Glen an Doon the Village’. Set in Strathearn, her book is a series of fireside conversations among shepherds, gamekeepers, farm-folk, shop-keepers, tradesmen, construction workers and professionals. Among the recorded voices are folk whose language is ‘Strathairn Scots’ which features in this ‘talk’.',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '12:10',
+ description:
+ 'Sangschaw session a selection from the Sangshaw literary competition entries, & announcement of this years winners of the Scotsoun Hugh MacDiarmid and Robert MacLellan Trophies for poetry and prose, and the John MacPhail Law Tassie for owersettin.',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '13:00',
+ description: 'Buffet Lunch',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '14.10',
+ description:
+ 'Thomas Clark & David Bleiman talk and read about their work in Scots. Thomas will read from his poetry collection "Intae the Snaw", the "Diary of a Wimpy Wean" series, and his award-winnin owersettin frae George Orwell, "Animal Fairm". David will be reading from his new collection ‘Tongue Stramash’',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '15.10',
+ description:
+ 'Dr Michael Dempster, Director of the Scots language Centre will talk about his work in Scots Language and current challenges regarding online and digital publishing.',
+ },
+ {
+ time: '16:10',
+ description: 'Q&A session re the day’s talks an ongauns; ettlin tae skail fir 5pm.',
+ },
+ ]}
+/>
+
+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.