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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

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This App from Birlinn books looks interesting.... explore literary links in various parts of Scotland via a map
birlinn.co.uk/scotland-by-...
TRY OUR APP: SCOTLAND BY-THE-BOOK | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
birlinn.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Some interesting European links with Guy Fawkes !
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
Relevant to Scotland as well as joint monarch James I and VI was primary target even though we still had separate parliaments at that time.
However.... Let's move to sound free fireworks for animals and people too.
Who was Guy Fawkes and what was the gunpowder plot? - BBC Bitesize
Find out who Guy Fawkes was and learn about the gunpowder plot in this Bitesize Primary KS2 history guide. Take a quiz about Guy Fawkes to test your knowledge.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Such an old church. I hope a suitable buyer is found
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559790...
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Coats Observatory features on our Paisley EuroWalk ! This looks like it will be an interesting talk:
www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/2557691...
Stargazers in for treat at upcoming event in Paisley observatory
Stargazers are in for a treat at an upcoming event in Paisley.
www.the-gazette.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Good reply ....
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Aberdeen story of Insulin - from the Aberdeen Museums' online museum
At the weekend, I was looking at this photograph of John Macleod, an Aberdonian and discoverer of insulin along with Frederick Banting while visiting Provost Skene's House in Aberdeen www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-a...
October 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Interesting wee video about what happened in Scotland post Reformation in the 1600s altho also relating it to worship today. Historically though I need to find out more about the Reformation that swept through Europe in the late 1500s and particularly also in Scotland www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8b...
Scotland's Forgotten Reformation
YouTube video by Scotland's Forgotten History
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business.
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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For the sixth year in a row, an English word has been voted German Youth Word of the Year: "Das crazy"

'That's crazy' (used when someone doesn't know what to say/doesn't feel like responding/wants to remain polite) topped an online vote, narrowly beating "goonen" and "checkst du".
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Radio Scotland Out of Doors programme was fab again on Saturday. The piece on the Lordship of the Isles was really interesting - mention of Scotland/Norse history too (that all starts at 7mins 30 secs but the section on Islay in general runs from the start) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Out of Doors - Campervans, Catching Leaves and a Community Garden - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Brexit in action. One of the largest mussel exporters in Britain loses £150,000 after three lorries were prevented from entering the EU a “We’ve lost a lot of money in the last few weeks just on these failed loads and it’s not something we can continue to do,”
French customs reject British shellfish shipments after UK ‘reset’ deal with EU
One of the largest mussel exporters in Britain loses £150,000 after three lorries were prevented from entering EU
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Largs .... On our west of Scotland Euro tour and excellent for an autumn day trip:
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...
October 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Earlier this year, an excavation in Rousay by @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social uncovered an expressive carved stone face. We have a similar fellow in the cathedral, so archaeologists visited today to examine them side by side!
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day8: Glass. #StainedGlass. Window by John K Clark in the Trades’ Kirk, Dundee, showing The Howff.
October 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Stuttgart 🇩🇪 celebrated the 70th anniversary of their twinning with the signing of a memorandum of understanding reaffirming both cities' commitment to deepen cooperation in key areas, including:

✅ Youth engagement
✅ Urban development
✅ Mobility
✅ Social affairs
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Well done to the Glasgow ash tree ! Tree of the Year !
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tree of the Year: Glasgow's Argyle Street Ash wins title
The tree defeated nine other contenders in a public vote to win the annual prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This photograph is currently listed as an "unknown location". Can anyone help us identify where this may have been? I suspect that these buildings may no longer exist. This was probably taken in the early 1960s.

#WhereisitWednesday #Dundee #Archives
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I am being diverted here but this is important - my great aunt caught polio and had to walk using a caliper for the rest of her life - and she was probably one of the lucky ones. Immunisation works.
It has been known about and used for hundreds of years as well
The polio immunisation program started in the USA in 1955.

Look what happened next.
September 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
5 more days of this exhibition of Polish art in Edinburgh sca-net.org/event/polski... featuring 17 artists
POLSKI – celebrating 10 years of Polish Art - Scottish Contemporary Art Network
POLSKI is a new group exhibition celebrating 10 years of Polish art in Scotland. The exhibition includes new and existing...
sca-net.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM