Tag: World War II
Book review – Marjorie’s journey by Ailie Cleghorn
In 1940 Britain was at war. Bombs were falling on major cities from Glasgow to Plymouth, coastal defences were in place, and the Atlantic was full of German U-boats.On 29 July Marjorie Anderson Marnoch...
Five World War II veterans honoured in Edinburgh
Five World War Two veterans, including Edinburgh Award winner Tom Gilzean, have received France's highest honour for bravery, in a special ceremony in Edinburgh.The Scottish veterans were presented with the Chevalier de la Legion...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Spanish Rhymetime! Sesiones de Rimas en Espanol! Rhymes and songs for babies and children aged 0-4 and their parents or carers. For Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers. 10.30am today and the last Tuesday of each...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week...
Lee Miller: Photographer of the First Electric Century
Lee Miller: iconic beauty, model, muse to Man Ray, war photographer; the star of a rich and varied life. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Lee was just 20 years old when she was...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe preview – The W.R.E.N.S Need You: An Edinburgh Rendezvous.
At Venue 18, Sweet Grassmarket, City 1, August 4/28th, the engagingly alliterative Tiny Teapot Theatre ensemble premier Edinburgh born playwright, Anne McGravie’s, compelling drama ‘Wrens’ (Women’s Royal Navy Service). The production, drawing on McGravie's personal...
