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Scotland 2014

Nadine Lee
Poem Marks Bannockburn Anniversary
Rotunda Monument at the Bannockburn Battleground A new poem has been unveiled to mark the upcoming 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. The specially commissioned poem appears on a new t...
Nadine Lee
PM Cites Clan Cameron Heritage in Referendum Speech
David Cameron answers questions from the media in East London after his speech on the importance of Scotland to the UK. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has referenced his clan heritage in an appeal...
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West Lochaber have a lot going on in 2014
Meet the People :: See the Places :: Settle the Heart Howling Events, a west Lochaber coalition of heritage organisations has announced its programme of events for the forthcoming Year of Homecoming ...
Topics: Lochaber, MacDonald
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The Second Battle of Bannockburn
I was alerted today that an article had appeared in the Times. As someone who tends to avoid lining the Murdoch's pockets I had missed it. However I've grudgingly given them a pound via my local newsa...
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Grasping the Thistle
Bless those poor wee journalists over at the The Herald Newspaper and their former bosses up the road at Scottish Television, they might have a finger on the pulse when it comes to news, they might ...
Nadine Lee
Clan Event Fund Recipients Announced
Recipients of the Scottish Government's Clan Event Fund were announced today, with over £26,000 in funding awarded to clan events as part of 2014 Homecoming Scotland celebrations. Enterprise and Tour...
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2014: A year of Homecoming (if you like golf or athleti...
Bertie Vogts new head of Visit Scotland? noooooooooo!!! Last year Stirling Council didn't so much drop the ball on the gathering, more like they picked it up on the halfway line, dribbled past thei...
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Clans2014 is now live!
Thank you all for your patience! We now have the clans 2014 website live! We hope you enjoy it and remember this is your site so you tell us what sort of information you need to see here. The site i...
Amanda Moffet
New Bannockburn Heritage Centre for 2014
This is an artists impression of what the site will look like when the centre is opened for the 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn in 2014. The Heritage Centre is currently a rather dre...
Topics: Bannockburn, battles
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Stirling Council and Trotsky's Elbow: Incompetence or D...
"This isn't the Gathering you're looking for - you can go about your business" A few hours after this site went live on October 12th the news began to break that Stirling Council had pulled the plu...
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2014; What We Know. An End (we hope) to Press Speculati...
Scotsman celebrate the news that the Scotland on Sunday article was mostly 'pish' If ever an article had to start with the word 'right' then this is it..... Right! Finally we have some confirmed ...
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A 'Stoney' Silence!
There is a phrase i recall from my secondary school science days 'nature abhors a vacuum'. Aye you and me both pal! Well over a month ago I signed up for COSCA's web cast conference event to be he...
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The Mist is Clearing, More Announcements on 2014!
I dont know if anyone ever said this but press releases are like buses, you wait for ages for one then three come at once COSCA have pitched their considerable hat into the ring and backed up what ha...
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2014; The Trickle Becomes a Flood
Well it looks like the cat is well and truly 'oot the bag' We've just had another announcement this time from Homecoming Scotland, ill not waste any more of your time so here it is: Homecoming Scotla...
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!!! New Dates for the Clan Gathering Announced !!!
Well its been an interesting last 24 hours to ay the least Yesterday afternoon we launched this site and began letting everyone know via our Facebook pages and other networks. All seemed to be going ...