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Finland film night with Lesley Riddoch
Finland: The Happiest Country in the World with Lesley Riddoch plus Q&A Friday 6th March, starting 7pm in Whiting Bay Hall Imagine a place where happiness isn’t just a feeling, but a…
Poem for March
Winter’s Awa Noo the snaw creeps fae the braes And is gaen: Noo the trees clap on their claes Ane be ane: Yonder owre the windy muir Flees the craw; And cries…
News from the McLellan Book Festival
A wee preview from the team at the McLellan Book Festival, with news on the writers who are currently confirmed to join this biannual festival. Looks set to be a very exciting…
Competition in Music
I would like to give my views on the concept of competition within the arena of music education, views which are shared by (among others) the composer Bela Bartok[1], a wide variety…
A notice from Corrie Film Club
Corrie Film Club March 2026 It is no longer possible, by the terms of our license, to advertise our films in the local newspaper or on social media. There will be a…
Protest in Harmony singing group starts on Arran
An offshoot of Protest in Harmony is starting on Arran!
Echoes and Whispers
Audio-visual artist Claire Todd introduces a new bat-based collaboration with Stephen Rutt. Published on Caught by the River, 27th November 2025. Bats are strange mammals. They live their lives as a shadow…
Poem for December
Outside Glasgow City Chambers Georges Square, campaigning as part of Friends of The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens. 6th July 2019. Elspeth was our hard working Chair. Photo Credit ©️M. Laird
McLellan Arts Festival 2025
It’s the McLellan Arts Festival time of year again! Proceedings kicked off last Friday evening with the Poetry Competition’s Winner’s event and it continues over the next 10 days with an array…
Artists in Residence named for Bioregion art project at Drumadoon Estate
A press release from North Ayrshire about the recent appointment of artists Claire Pencak and Saffy Setohy to the Clyde Bioregion Residency programme, based at Drumadoon Estate. North Ayrshire Council is providing…
Poems for September
From Sabbath Poems VIII. Always in the distance the sound of cars is passing on the road, that simplest form going only two ways, both ways away. And I have been there…
McLellan Poetry competition still open for entries
Hosted by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust as part of the annual McLellan Arts Festival, this prestigious competition offers £1,000 first place prizes for poems in both English and Scots. Esteemed…