A busy day at the Briggait preparing for Watershed! Lots to do before our launch 6pm this Friday 24th. Come at 5.30 and join our small wine reception

One of the world's foremost nature rights Barristers is coming to Glasgow this Saturday 25th July2026. Come along and join in the conversation. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ...

River Rights with Mónica Feria-Tinta & Julia Leino

A discussion around River Rights with Britain’s foremost Nature Rights Lawyer, Mónica Feria-Tinta and Julia Leino of ERCS.

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In love with the Watershed Anthology designed by the brilliant Gabriel Durnan. Join us for Watershed and collect your free copy while stocks last www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed... Kick off 24th July

Rereading Monica Feria-Tinta's brilliant A Barrister for the Earth in preparation for her event at Watershed at the Briggait! Please join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ...

Treat yourself to a moment of reflection & this beautiful reading of Touchstones for Hydrologists by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe, featured in Watershed Poetry Anthology launching 1st Aug @byleaveswelive.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-... www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/touchst...

Touchstones for Hydrologists

Touchstones for Hydrologists by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe is included in an anthology of poems themed on the Rights of Rivers commissioned by the SPL for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Photographer & filmmaker Chris Leslie is exhibiting Clyde Reflections at the Briggait, Glasgow throughout #Watershed Chris is discussing his work on Saturday 25th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clyde-refl... Free! All Welcome! #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

Clyde Reflections Talk with photographer Chris Leslie

Join photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie in conversation with journalist Karin Goodwin about his multi-media project Clyde Reflections.

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Poet Jackie Kay & Land Reformer Andy Wightman will be joining us for the closing event of #Watershed on Sunday 2nd August at 6pm, to discuss the future of our rivers. Join us! Free! All Welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/possible-f... #CommonwealthGames #Action #TheEmpireCafe #WhoOwnstheClyde

Possible Futures and Taking Action! With Jackie Kay and Andy Wightman

Readings, reflections, declarations, calls to action and procession!

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Tawona Sithole will be giving a series of river related storytelling picnics for children 12yrs and younger. Check out Saturdays and Sundays at #Watershed www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-... #CommonwealthGames

Children's Storytelling Picnic

Children’s storytelling with poet, storyteller & Zimbawegie, Tawona Sithole.

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Please join us at Watershed, two weekends of river rights related talks, exhibitions, workshops, discussions, poetry, children's storytelling and more. We have a wealth of local & international contributors #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed...

Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

Series of events, discussions and exhibitions at the Briggait Glasgow from Who owns the Clyde, over two weekends during the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the Merchant City Festival. Themed around Common...

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Monica Feria Tinta, one of the world's foremost nature rights barristers will be joining us at #Watershed at the Briggait on Saturday 25th July. All of our events are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ... #MerchantCityFestival #CommonwealthGames #WhoOwnstheClyde

River Rights with Mónica Feria-Tinta & Julia Leino

A discussion around River Rights with Britain’s foremost Nature Rights Lawyer, Mónica Feria-Tinta and Julia Leino of ERCS.

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Commonwealth Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, Tam Dean Burn, Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay, RJ Arkhipov & some of Scotland’s Young Makars will be joining us to launch the Watershed Poetry Anthology, river poems from across the Commonwealth on Sat 1st August, free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

Launch of Watershed Commonwealth River Poetry Anthology

Newly commissioned River Poetry from across the Commonwealth in assoc with Scottish Poetry Library, Commonwealth Foundation, Glasgow Life

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Gaelic Writer & Musician Mary Ann Kennedy will be joining us on 2nd August at the Briggait for a Gaelic language event, live translation provided by Gaelic Books Council, Free! #GaelicBooksCouncil www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-carryi... #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival #TheEmpireCafe

The Carrying Stream with Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy

Join Gaelic language Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy in conversation with Alison Lang of Gaelic Books Council.

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We're launching Watershed, 2 weekends of free river related events at the Briggait, Glasgow, Friday 24th July at 6pm with a pamphlet #WhoOwnstheClyde published by Saltire Society, with research by Jude & me! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watershed-... @asls.org.uk #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

Watershed Launch with Louise Welsh & Jude Barber

Join us for the launch of Watershed, two weekends of Rivers, Rights, Explorations and Conversations.

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Photographer & filmmaker Chris Leslie is exhibiting Clyde Reflections at the Briggait, Glasgow throughout #Watershed Chris is discussing his work on Saturday 25th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clyde-refl... Free! All Welcome! #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

Clyde Reflections Talk with photographer Chris Leslie

Join photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie in conversation with journalist Karin Goodwin about his multi-media project Clyde Reflections.

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Poet Jackie Kay & Land Reformer Andy Wightman will be joining us for the closing event of #Watershed on Sunday 2nd August at 6pm, to discuss the future of our rivers. Join us! Free! All Welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/possible-f... #CommonwealthGames #Action #TheEmpireCafe #WhoOwnstheClyde

Possible Futures and Taking Action! With Jackie Kay and Andy Wightman

Readings, reflections, declarations, calls to action and procession!

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We're launching Watershed, 2 weekends of free river related events at the Briggait, Glasgow, Friday 24th July at 6pm with a pamphlet #WhoOwnstheClyde published by Saltire Society, with research by Jude & me! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watershed-... @asls.org.uk #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

Watershed Launch with Louise Welsh & Jude Barber

Join us for the launch of Watershed, two weekends of Rivers, Rights, Explorations and Conversations.

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Tawona Sithole will be giving a series of river related storytelling picnics for children 12yrs and younger. Check out Saturdays and Sundays at #Watershed www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-... #CommonwealthGames

Children's Storytelling Picnic

Children’s storytelling with poet, storyteller & Zimbawegie, Tawona Sithole.

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Gaelic Writer & Musician Mary Ann Kennedy will be joining us on 2nd August at the Briggait for a Gaelic language event, live translation provided by Gaelic Books Council, Free! #GaelicBooksCouncil www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-carryi... #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival #TheEmpireCafe

The Carrying Stream with Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy

Join Gaelic language Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy in conversation with Alison Lang of Gaelic Books Council.

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Commonwealth Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, Tam Dean Burn, Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay, RJ Arkhipov & some of Scotland’s Young Makars will be joining us to launch the Watershed Poetry Anthology, river poems from across the Commonwealth on Sat 1st August, free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

Launch of Watershed Commonwealth River Poetry Anthology

Newly commissioned River Poetry from across the Commonwealth in assoc with Scottish Poetry Library, Commonwealth Foundation, Glasgow Life

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Monica Feria Tinta, one of the world's foremost nature rights barristers will be joining us at #Watershed at the Briggait on Saturday 25th July. All of our events are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ... #MerchantCityFestival #CommonwealthGames #WhoOwnstheClyde

River Rights with Mónica Feria-Tinta & Julia Leino

A discussion around River Rights with Britain’s foremost Nature Rights Lawyer, Mónica Feria-Tinta and Julia Leino of ERCS.

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Please join us at Watershed, two weekends of river rights related talks, exhibitions, workshops, discussions, poetry, children's storytelling and more. We have a wealth of local & international contributors #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed...

Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

Series of events, discussions and exhibitions at the Briggait Glasgow from Who owns the Clyde, over two weekends during the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the Merchant City Festival. Themed around Common...

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Beautiful advert in 1888 post office directory @glasgow.ac.uk building would be less than 20yrs old at this point

@franapunk.bsky.social is having a very good year! Short-listed for the McDermid Debut Prize, our Debut Prize and now long-listed for the McIlvanney Prize. You can see her on the 'Gory Glesga' panel on Sunday 20th Sep: bloodyscotland.com/event/gory-g...

Excited to be co-directing Watershed with @judebarber.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed... lots of exciting events inc children's storytelling from Tawona Sithole, @tamdeanburn.bsky.social playing the Clyde & Commonwealth poet laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh the Whanganui River & much more

Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

Series of events, discussions and exhibitions at the Briggait Glasgow from Who owns the Clyde, over two weekends during the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the Merchant City Festival. Themed around Common...

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A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 Mon 22 Jun. Scottish crime writers @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & Christopher Brookmyre champion favourite books by Iain Banks & Muriel Spark. And @harriettsg.bsky.social chooses a controversial novel by Edith Wharton. Producer Maggie Ayre. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Louise Welsh and Chris Brookmyre

Two crime writers choose favourite books

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Come along to the Watershed at the Briggait during Festival 2026 and the Merchant City Festival. Two weekends of river rights events, talks, poetry, song, storytelling & more! Hosted by UofG's @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & architect @judebarber.bsky.social ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/watershed...

“By page two we know the identities of both the victim and his murderer... This might seem like risky plotting for a crime novel, but Gunn’s text is a siege of sorts, a narrative strung tight with tension." From the introduction by @louisewelsh00.bsky.social www.northhousepress.co.uk/books

Clyde Reflections, 3 short & snappy podcasts from Who Owns the Clyde, available to listen wherever you get your podcasts! Magnet Fishers, Waverley, Humane Soc, Sound Artists & more . . . podfollow.com/who-owns-the... @judebarber.bsky.social @halinarifai.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social

We'll be screening & discussing @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social Clyde Reflections films at the GFT this Saturday at 3.30pm as part of @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social Short Film Festival where we will also be screening some rarely seen films of the Clyde. More info via gsff.filmchief.com/shop/tickets...

Clyde Reflections

Clyde Reflections is a visual arts project by Chris Leslie, created in collaboration with Louise Welsh and Jude Barber of Empire Café and their...

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Alistair Braidwood speaks with @louisewelsh00.bsky.social about her latest Rilke novel, THE CUT UP. They discuss the book’s central character, writing violence, moral ambiguity, representing the senses, the joys of writing about Glasgow, & more 💙📚 #CrimeFiction www.scotswhayhae.com/post/rilke-s...

Rilke's Return: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Louise Welsh...

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer, and regular guest over the years, Louise Welsh to talk about her latest Rilke novel The Cut Up, which is published with Canongate Books.Loui...

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