Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. July 2020
Kelvinbridge We continue in lockdown here in Scotland due to the Covid 19 virus but it has given an opportunity to discover the wonderful parks in Glasgow and to write on another of my favourite local parks at Kelvingrove. Glasgow is known as the ‘Dear Green Place’ and the coat of arms of the City […]
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Lockdown – Nature in Glasgow
Even during lockdown nature can lift your spirits, especially in Spring during a long run of perfect days. Walks or cycle rides from my house in the West End of Glasgow have revealed a wonderland going about its own business, unconcerned by any human malady.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 – Jazz on a Summer’s Day review by Pat Byrne
On a dreich Glasgow day a perfect movie choice was Jazz On A Summer’s Day, showing at Glasgow Film Festival 2020. Fashion photographer Bert Stern’s film of the Newport Jazz Festival 1958 not only offered an amazing line up of some of the world’s most wonderful jazz musicians but also caught the fashion, atmosphere and […]
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2020, Pat's Home Page Blog
Blessed Assurance by Stewart Ennis
Published by Vagabond Voices, November, 2019 Blessed Assurance is a coming of age novel. It is set against the backdrop of a small close-knit evangelical community in the fictional Scottish village of Kilhaugh one fog bound December in the late nineteen sixties when the Cold War was on the brink of turning hot. The […]
John Byrne’s 80th Birthday Bash, Paisley Book Festival 2020 review by Pat Byrne
John Byrne’s 80th birthday at Paisley Arts Centre attracted a full house. Part of Paisley Book Festival 2020, the event was advertised as celebrating ‘the life and work of one of Scotland’s most beloved playwrights and artists’. The palpable respect and affection emanating from the audience reinforced the accolade. I expect most people were very […]
Friday, June 12, 2020 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Pat's Home Page Blog
In Times of Self-Isolation poem by Rizwan Akhtar
In Times of self-Isolation I have just discovered that there is a world outside still a touch away from us we used to be so familiar coming each morning the sun bloats carelessly even shadows of all possible sizes remain alone no one comes out to sue time for being too slow […]
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| Filed under: Coronavirus stories and poems, Pat's Home Page Blog, Poetry, Rizwan Akhtar – Poet, Writing
Do You Remember Marseilles Charity Single
Raising Funds for G20 Festival – Food From the Woods Do You Remember Marseilles by Jim Byrne You have helped to raise money for the Food from the Wood project, providing food packages and supplies to those who are in desperate need due to the COVID-19 crisis. Dancers, in order of appearance: Basia Palka Pat […]
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Saturday, June 6, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, G20 Festival, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
‘A Handful of Dates’ Africa in Motion Online
Friday 5 June, 2020 In a mythical Sudanese village between the desert and the Nile, a young boy enjoys an idyllic childhood, taking pleasure in the fertile fruits of the land and basking by the river. But the boy’s precious world begins to unravel when he learns the disturbing truth behind his family’s fortune, and […]
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Historic Significance of Ellisland Farm, Centre for Robert Burns
Friday 5 June, 2020, 11 a.m. The Centre for Robert Burns Studies University of Glasgow and Ellisland Farm teams will participate with Prof Gerry Carruthers in online seminar on the historic significance of Ellisland Farm as a Burns site. Join The Talk on The Historical Importance of Ellisland Farm (Home of Rabbie Burns 1788 – […]
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Best of Africa in Motion Shorts – Shoeshine screening online
Available until 12 June, 2020 Some amazing films from Africa and beyond – Pay what you feel Set in a busy street of Dar es Salaam, a shoeshine boy offers us a conscious and subconscious perspective of the space and people of his city ranging from the local politician to University students as well as […]
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary – Glasgow Botanic Gardens
In the lockdown during the Covid-19 virus, we have been lucky to have a spell of prolonged dry, sunny weather. Very unusual for Scotland and even facing a drought. My friend, who lives in rural Perthshire was concerned that her private water supply was running low. Anyway, I am writing about my visits to the […]
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Monday, June 1, 2020 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Performance Cancelled by Pat Byrne
I was dead excited. My first proper gig as a singer songwriter. A big affair with full backing band. A sell out. I even had a dressing room. It was exactly like the wee room where I’d met Ruth Marsh when I went to interview her at Glasgow Film Theatre. There was no mirror but […]
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus stories and poems, Pat's Home Page Blog, Writing for the Festive Season
Sounds in the Suburbs Refuweegee Fundraiser
Thursday 29 May, 2020 at 8.10 p.m. on Zoom Support the great Glasgow charity Refuweegee, featuring an array of great artists performing music and spoken word mini-sets. Line Up Boo Hewerdine, Paul Tasker, Yvonne Lyon, Brian McMahon Gallagher, Tam Dean Burn and Carol Laula have all agreed to take part in what will be a […]
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Friday, May 22, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ian R. Mitchell – Some Images From Glasgow’s Past
Photographs From Early 1980s – With Some History Finnieston Corruna St and St Vincent Crescent Now the hippest place in the UK according to some London papers but back them it was only beginning to recover from its lowest ebb as a multi-occupancy slum with a fair population of ladies of the night, criminals and […]
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Monday, May 18, 2020 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog
Cake At Number 8: Cupcakes Against Covid
During lockdown Lindsay Nairn has been selling boxes of rainbow cupcakes with all profits going towards the production of face visors for key workers.</p> At first she bought visors from Amy Coyle from Sweet Stamps – an acrylic cake stamp company based in Ireland. Now profits are being donated to another local initiative Vise-UP at […]
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Jamaica Kincaid: novelist and writer – Creative Conversations ZOOM EVENT
Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow An extra-special event with award-winning writer Professor Jamaica Kincaid in conversation with Sophie Collins and Colin Herd. One of the foremost writers in the world, and an urgent voice in fiction and postcolonial studies, Jamaica Kincaid has twice won the Faulkner Pen Award for […]
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Binghams Pond and Dawsholm Park
We are still in lockdown from Covid 19 virus and I have to limit my walks to local parks in the hour per day we are permitted to exercise. Fortunately we have several parks in Glasgow’s West End. Glasgow is known as the Dear Green Place as it has so many beautiful parks – around […]
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Monday, May 4, 2020 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Fiona Alderman: Stuck in Salignac and Just Waiting
A month later and we really are housebound here during the Coronavirus lockdown. It seems never ending but we are all pulling together and obeying the restrictions. Going out for a very necessary walk for health reasons each day in the beautiful sunshine is not a hardship however. We still have to have our piece […]
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Fiona Alderman blogging from The Salignac Foundation France, Pat's Home Page Blog
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DANCING ANIMAL poem by Brian Whittingham
‘To combat staying home, my new poem takes me out’ A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DANCING ANIMAL On the, stowed-tae-thegunnelsGlasgowbus. A passenger insists, the driver stops between stops. He feels the request is reasonable as it is convenient for his destination. The driver remonstrates with the man telling him such an action is […]
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Scotland – Walking and Photography Lunderston Bay To Kip Marina
A very pleasant walk or cycle ride – after the lockdown A very pleasant walk, or cycle ride, can be had by parking at the sizeable Lunderston Bay car park (after the Covid 19 lock down gets lifted of course). Then walking along the coast southwards to reach Inverkip and the Kip Marina. An equally […]
Monday, April 20, 2020 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Teachers and Volunteers at Hyndland Secondary School Sewing Hospital Scrubs
Producing Scrubs for Hospitals During the Coronavirus Pandemic Hyndland Secondary School Supporting the work of MedSupplyDriveUK-Scotland Kay Muir, fashion lecturer at Kelvin College and Shirley McIlroy principal teacher in health, food and textiles at Hyndland Secondary School are overseeing this fantastic venture – producing scrubs for NHS and front line staff facing the challenge of […]
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Friday, April 17, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Beatson puts fun into fundraising – online quizz
Beat the Beatson Online Quizzes TV and sporting personalities have signed up to take part in Beatson Cancer Charity’s latest fundraising efforts for April including online quizzes and virtual Q&A sessions with local sporting heroes. So far there have been several hundreds of participants in the weekly Beat the Beatson online quizzes. Joining up with host Andy […]
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Helen Rose Outdoor Diary Renton to Balloch. April 2020
Covid 19 Virus Lockdown Renton to Balloch is the last walk I did with a small group before the lockdown in Scotland from the Coronavirus pandemic. I travelled by train to Renton to meet the others at Renton Station. The train was empty but I was very careful wearing gloves at all times and avoiding […]
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Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Second charity helicopter air ambulance launched in Scotland
* Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) doubles its life-saving service * Charity says second helicopter will save lives in time of need * Public urged to continue vital support A new air ambulance takes to the skies as Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) launches its second life-saving emergency response helicopter. The only charity of its […]
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Houlihan Pharmacy launches Automated Prescription Collection Service.
Houlihan Pharmacy 24-hour Pharmaself24 automated Prescription Collection Service at Glasgow West End has been operational since 30 March, 2020. The Prescription Collection Point is innovative, accessible and easy to use. At Houlihan Pharmacy on the corner of 312 Dumbarton Road & 5 Gardner Street, Partick. The Collection Point is on Gardner Street, G11 6TF. (This […]
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
The Glasgow Diet – Documentary on History of Food fundraiser
A documentary on the history of food in Glasgow that reflects changes in the food systems in many cities internationally. Fundraising to help tackle Coronavirus £1.20 from each rental will go to Food for Good Glasgow, coordinated by the Glasgow Community Food Network, Slow Food Glasgow and other partners. See full details ‘As the scale […]
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Saturday, April 4, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Rivers Almond and Avon. March 2020
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary I write this as we are in lockdown in the UK due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic. The walk I am going to describe was done a few weeks before the virus was confirmed in Scotland. Within the next few months or even longer it will be difficult to go anywhere […]
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Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
David Craig, Scottish Writer – free book offer
(Cover Design by Alison Buck) David Craig has three novels published by a small press publisher Elsewhen Press. Given the current Covid-19 crisis and calls to self-isolate, He would like to contribute something to the community to help pass the time and ease boredom. David will ‘gift’ via Amazon Kindle ten copies each of his […]
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Monday, March 23, 2020 | Filed under: New Books by Scottish Writers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 Celebrates Record Audience Figures
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 had over 43,000 admissions – the largest attendance ever as the festival closes on International Women’s Day with a celebration of female filmmaking talent. Irish Gaelic thriller Arracht announced as Audience Award Winner. Glasgow Film Festival will return 24 Feb – 7 March 2021 Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) has celebrated its highest […]
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Sunday, March 8, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2020, Pat's Home Page Blog
Women’s Literature Book Swop – IWW 2020 – University of Glasgow
Monday, 9 March, 2020, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Glasgow University Students Representative Council, McIntyre Building, G12 8QQ Swing by the WeeG in the The Gilchrist Postgraduate Club Café for a spot of tea, coffee, and feminist literature! 📚 Bring books by your favourite authors, share your favourite stories, and swap for some new ones. […]
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Friday, March 6, 2020 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
