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Letter from Scotland

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My great uncle died in the First World War, along with 140,000 other Scottish soldiers. He was just 23 years old, a major in...

Remembrance and a link with Balerno

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One winter night during the First World War, August von Hagen, a young Artillery officer, climbed out of his trench near Verdun. Clutching a bottle...

Theatre preview – War Horse returns

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WAR HORSE Festival Theatre Edinburgh Wed 18 Apr – Sat 12 May 2018 The Festival Theatre Edinburgh is delighted to welcome back the National Theatre’s acclaimed production...

The Princess Royal opens First World War Centenary Wood

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HRH The Princess Royal officially opened Scotland’s First World War Centenary Wood in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, unveiling a stone structure created as...

Reenactment of WWI football match

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In Football Remembers week, Wester Hailes Education Centre reenacted a little of the football match which everyone knows about from the First World War. http://vimeo.com/114111137 Private...

Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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  Dream Walking with Hares: an exhibition of gilded works on wood by Sally Bruce Richards (The Bruce Gallery, Isle of Mull). Open preview tonight...

Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle...

What’s On In Edinburgh this week

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  MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014 For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per...

Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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  Bookbug: songs and rhymes for young children and babies. 10.30-11am, Oxgangs Library, 343 Oxgangs Road North. Live Music Now: Slide Too Far. Formed two years ago in Glasgow,...

Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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  Soutra: the 'once powerful' hospital in the Bannockburn years - a talk by archeo-ethno-pharmacologist Dr Brian Moffatt, Director of SHARP. Soutra was the site of the...

Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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The Football Cronicas: Jethro Soutar (who co-edited the book with Tim Girven and is a founder of Ragpicker Press) and translator Rachael McGill discuss all things literary,...

What’s On in Edinburgh this week

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MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2014 Delighters: Hula Hooping  - taster session. For ages 14+, beginners or beginners + - session will be tailored to the abilities...

Letter from Scotland

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I have in my hand a half-penny minted in 1914. It’s worn and faded, almost black with age, but you can still see King...

Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Family Arts Festival Activity Day: a fun-filled BFG themed activity day for all the family. Make and create things at a range of drop-in activities and...

What’s On in Edinburgh this week

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MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014 The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces...

Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Tiger Tales: stories and craft for ages 4-8. 3-4pm, Fountainbridge Library, 137 Dundee Street. Free. Bruncheon, featuring The Sound of Muesli: brunch and live music at the Drill Hall...

Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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  Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook: stories, songs and participative fun for Portobello's youngest residents. 10.30-11am, The Skylark, 241-243 Portobello High Street. Toddler Time: Poppy Cat. Join fabulous feline...

What’s On in Edinburgh this week

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MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2014 Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook: stories, songs and participative fun for Portobello's youngest residents. 10.30-11am, The Skylark, 241-243 Portobello High Street. Toddler...

Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys avidly signing up for World War I and then learning the...

Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Someone Was Singing: World War One in Poetry and Song.  In association with the Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh Reads presents poet Alexander Hutchison and singer/musician Wendy Carle Taylor for an...

What’s On in Edinburgh this week

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MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2014 Edible Gardening Seasonal Advice: drop in to find out how to grow your own food and take a look around the...

Sunday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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Art Maker: join the Art Maker Club and make your own masterpiece with artists Tessa Asquith-Lamb and Louise Fraser.  For ages 4-12.  2-4pm (drop-in), Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. No booking required....

Saturday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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Create: creative messy play session for 0-5 year olds and their parents or carers. Drop-in sessions demonstrating resourceful and inspiring ways to learn with your...

Meet Joan Rowe this week at Linlithgow’s own independent bookshop

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This evening Edinburgh-based author Joan Rowe will be at Far From The Madding Crowd bookshop in Linlithgow to talk about her book, Duty. Duty is...

Thursday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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Magic Carpet Minis: introducing very little ones to the fantastic objects in the museum through 20 minutes of stories, songs and activities. Suitable for very young children...

Wednesday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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Magic Carpet: introducing little ones to the fantastic objects in the museum through 25 minutes of stories, songs and activities. Suitable for ages 2-4 with...

Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Bach Before Breakfast: John Bryden plays Bach and Shostakovich on the Cathedral Steinway. Coffee and croissants follow. 8.05-8.35am every day until Friday 29th August, St Mary's...

Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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eBook Surgery: get help with downloading free eBooks, audiobooks and emagazines. 2-3.30pm, Central Library, George IV Bridge. Free, no appointment required. Bach Before Breakfast: John Bryden plays...

Saturday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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  Lunchtime concert: Judy Brown (soprano), John Bryden (piano.) 1.10-1.50pm, St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Free: retiring collection. GENERATION Tours at Modern ONE: free, discussion-led tours of the...

Tuesday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

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War Poets Collection Guided Tours: Edinburgh Napier University houses a small special collection of material relating to the fascinating history of its Craiglockhart campus, which...

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