Scotland 2014
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...
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...
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...
!!! 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 ...
I'll be There!
The Clans Parade in 2009
" I was there in 2009. Barely walking. I had double knee surgery just a week before I was to leave for the games. There was no way I was going to let that stop me. It was s...
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...
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
Poem Marks Bannockburn Anniversary
by Nadine Lee
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...
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Why is Scotland so.... Google Reveals All
by Nadine Lee
Internet search giant Google has revealed questions the world wants to know about Scotland, unfortunately showing rather unflattering results. The auto-complete feature imbedded in the search engine ...
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Government Announces Clan Event Fund
by Nadine Lee
The Clans and Families of Scotland
The Scottish Government announced on Wednesday that it is to provide funding for clan events to the tune of £200,000 in 2014 and beyond. The move cements the rela...
Topics:
2014 Year of Homecoming, Clan Gatherings, Earl of Cromartie, Fergus Ewing, Highland Clan Partnership, John Mackenzie, Malcolm Macgregor, Scottish Clan Event Fund, Scottish Government, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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Worldwide Call for 24 Hour Ceilidh
by Nadine Lee
People from across the world have been invited to join in a global ceilidh held over 24 hours next summer, as part of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games celebrations.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance...
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Vikings Force Closure of Shetland Fire Station
by Nadine Lee
A Shetland fire station has been forced to close its doors as the result of a viking fire festival. Two fire fighters from the station on the Island of Bressay have refused to shave their beards ahe...
Topics:
Vikings, Shetland, Up Helly Aa
PM Cites Clan Cameron Heritage in Referendum Speech
by Nadine Lee
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...
Topics:
Alex Salmond, Bannockburn, Clan Cameron, Culloden, David Cameron, Independence, Lord Lovatt
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Hands Across Hadrian's Wall
by Nadine Lee
Hadrian's Wall
A Tory MP has called for 100,000 Britons to hold hands across Hadrian's Wall this summer, in order to prevent Scotland voting for independence. Once used as a defensive fortification...
Topics:
Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall, Hands Across the Border, MP Angus MacNeil, MP Rory Stewart, Roman Empire, Scottish independence