EuroWalks in Scotland
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The EuroWalks feature European links & have been created by members & local groups of the European Movement in Scotland. Posts by Jenny Wilson of Glasgow You can find the walks at www.eurowalks.scot More walks coming soon Join in the conversation
One for your Christmas reading wish list. Billy Kay’s journey into the Scottish diaspora includes many stories that show that #ScotlandIsEurope
Billy Kay@billykayscot.bsky.social · 4d agoFew folk know that the reason France was in Louisiana, is due to the Scottish financier John Law of Lauriston (1671-1729), who held the title Comptrolleur Générale & was responsible for the creation of the Bank of France in 1716 & the French venture into the Mississippi delta.
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As the clocks go back, why Paisley is more than 17 minutes behind GMT
While the rest of the country follows GMT, Paisley can legitimately claim its own local time zone – making being on 'Paisley time' a real thing for locals
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
If you look around you can see connections between Scotland and its neighbours. Try out any of the free self guided #EuroWalks.
EuroWalks in Scotland@eurowalksscotland.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is an interesting character who has a statue in Peterhead ! www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4543382 #prussia #jacobite #scotland #history
This is an interesting character who has a statue in Peterhead ! www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4543382 #prussia #jacobite #scotland #history
Field Marshal Keith statue, Peterhead © Bill Harrison cc-by-sa/2.0
James Francis Edward Keith (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Francis_Edward_Keith ), born at Inverugie Castle near Peterhead was a Jacobite who was forced to flee the country after the '15 reb...
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Paisley Museum update I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/2662598...
Inside the £68.7m Paisley Museum transformation as reopening moves closer
Paisley Museum is set to reopen in 2027 after a £68.7m transformation, with 1,300 exhibits, new galleries, café-bar and a striking red drum entrance.
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This seems like it will definitely be worth a visit. Stained Glass Museum in the West End of Glasgow in Lansdowne Church alfwebstermuseum.com
Alf Webster Stained Glass Museum
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UK could be fast-tracked back into EU, pro-Brussels group argues Best for Britain says alignment between London and bloc would speed up any rejoining process as Andy Burnham prepares ‘options’ #RejoinEU #JoinEU www.ft.com/content/3aa9...
UK could be fast-tracked back into EU, pro-Brussels group argues
Best for Britain says alignment between London and bloc would speed up any rejoining process as Andy Burnham prepares ‘options’
ft.com
Paisley Museum update I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/2662598...
Inside the £68.7m Paisley Museum transformation as reopening moves closer
Paisley Museum is set to reopen in 2027 after a £68.7m transformation, with 1,300 exhibits, new galleries, café-bar and a striking red drum entrance.
the-gazette.co.uk
The real life stories are often the most remarkable! Welsh folklore BBC News - The 'untapped potential' of Welsh folklore in gaming www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EuroWalks in Scotland@eurowalksscotland.bsky.social · 4w agoIt will be worth the wait for sure! Paisley Museum re-opening early 2027! www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... In the meantime why not try out our Paisley EuroWalk! A lot of very important and interesting history: eurowalks.scot/paisley/
Exhibition about abolitionist Frederick Douglass has opened in Perth www.culturepk.org.uk/event/walkin... And perthmuseum.co.uk/inside-the-m... And Lessons of the Hour (2019) work by acclaimed installationist and filmmaker Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA
Lessons of the Hour – Isaac Julien
The latest exhibition at Perth Museum
perthmuseum.co.uk
Exhibition about abolitionist Frederick Douglass has opened in Perth www.culturepk.org.uk/event/walkin... And perthmuseum.co.uk/inside-the-m... And Lessons of the Hour (2019) work by acclaimed installationist and filmmaker Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA
Lessons of the Hour – Isaac Julien
The latest exhibition at Perth Museum
perthmuseum.co.uk
It will be worth the wait for sure! Paisley Museum re-opening early 2027! www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... In the meantime why not try out our Paisley EuroWalk! A lot of very important and interesting history: eurowalks.scot/paisley/
Paisley Museum now set to open in early 2027 - Museums Association
Redevelopment is on course to welcome the public next year after several delays
museumsassociation.org
It will be worth the wait for sure! Paisley Museum re-opening early 2027! www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... In the meantime why not try out our Paisley EuroWalk! A lot of very important and interesting history: eurowalks.scot/paisley/
Paisley Museum now set to open in early 2027 - Museums Association
Redevelopment is on course to welcome the public next year after several delays
museumsassociation.org
Some European links here ! threadinburgh.scot/2024/03/01/t... #Edinburgh #Scotland #Spain Fair Isle #FairIsle #knitting
“A hideous and intolerable eyesore”: the thread about the Meadow’s missing Jawbone Arch
The Jawbone Arch from the Meadows was in the news this week, after a local historian (not this one!) found himself ejected from a meeting in the City Chambers for repeatedly pressing a council comm…
threadinburgh.scot
This is interesting. A nice page on the Leith Roperie ! ttps://threadinburgh.scot/2022/10/08/the-thread-about-the-history-of-the-roperie-when-leith-made-the-finest-ropes-and-sails-for-the-world-for-two-centuries/ #maritime #history #edinburgh #sea
Take a moment this weekend to enjoy a **EuroWalk** or EuroTour & explore the European stories hidden in Scotland’s streets & countryside. My photos from Edinburgh Calton Hill walk where you can explore some history while enjoying a bracing walk/climb to a panoramic hilltop view! www.eurowalks.scot
#Poetry #Art #LateAfternoon If I had the power to turn back the clock, and go back to that house at the end of the block. The house that was home when I was a kid, I know that I’d love it more now than I did. -unknown 🎨 Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Take a moment this weekend to enjoy a **EuroWalk** or EuroTour & explore the European stories hidden in Scotland’s streets & countryside. My photos from Edinburgh Calton Hill walk where you can explore some history while enjoying a bracing walk/climb to a panoramic hilltop view! www.eurowalks.scot
I am truly disappointed that the Pope is doing more for tech regulation and AI than most of the non profit groups I have given time to. And making clear and direct call to action without the prevarication and AI hyper soothing bs that we see too often.
Dustin A. Chacón@lingdustin.bsky.social · 4w agoI've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Milngavie War Memorial today with autumnal trees behind. Sculpted by George Henry Paulin who sculpted some other war memorials plus a sculpture in Glasgow Botanic Gardens en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_... Paulin had studied and worked in Paris, Rome and Florence
Scots in Italy ! ⚽🍕😎https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg504nqrn1zo
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