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title: Collogue programme
summary: Here is the programme for the Collogue this Saturday, the 7th of June.
---

import Schedule from '$components/Schedule.astro';

Our annual Collogue is this coming Saturday, the 7th of 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 hope to see as many members there as can make it! If you're not a member, you can buy a
membership when you arrive.