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Creative Writing Group 
Tuesday 17th June
2.30pm - 3.30pm
GALE Snug Room


Our Creative Writing Group is a friendly, relaxed session to help you get writing. We will maybe do some writing exercises and share our endeavours. The sharing of writing can be either what we have produced during the brief writing exercise or could be something that we have worked on at home. 

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Lòn Gaidhlig - Gaelic Lunch
Friday 20th June

1pm - 2pm

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Join us for lunch - enjoy good food, company and have the chance to use your Gaelic language skills in a relaxed, social setting. 

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Bilingual English-Gaelic prompt cards will be available to help you speak, practice, and learn Gaelic.

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This event is free to attend but booking is required. 

 

We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in making these sessions possible. 

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Ceilidh House Gathering 

Monday 23rd June

7pm - 9pm (doors open at 6.30pm)

£2 donation appreciated

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Our Ceilidh House gatherings meet once a fortnight and are a welcoming group who enjoy making music, singing or the spoken word. Come and sit in front of the virtual fireside, sing a song, tell a tale, read a poem, play a tune, bring your knitting or just sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you! 

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Cuairt Gailearaidh sa Ghàidhlig

Bho Bheul an Eòin

Le Derek Robertson
Friday 27th June at 3pm

Free

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Derek will lead a Gallery tour, in Scottish Gaelic, to share the background to this project and his own practise as an artist.  Gaelic speakers, learners and beginners welcome to attend.

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Museum Talk with Derek Robertson
Friday 27th June

7pm - 8pm

In person £5, Online £4

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Join us as we hear from acclaimed wildlife artist Derek Robertson as he explores the connections between art, nature and the Gaelic language represented in his exhibition and book, Bho Bheul an Eòin – From the Bird’s Mouth.

 

In this hybrid talk, Derek will explore how art, language and ecology come together in a creative response to newly arrived species in Scotland—plants and animals so recent they didn’t yet have names in Scottish Gaelic.

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Whatever the Weather Wednesdays

Wednesdays

10.30am – 3pm

Donations welcome

 

In the morning, our session uses Museum objects and other inspiration to aid discussion. Am Bàrd, the Museum cafe, will be offering a soup lunch on a pay-what-you-can donation basis. This is open to anyone in the community as well as those attending the Wednesday session.  

 

In the afternoon, we play bingo and other group games. All our activities are accessible and dementia friendly. If you need help with transport please get in touch.

 

With thanks to The Hugh Fraser Foundation, GAMS and the Highland Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for their support, as well as the individual donors who help to keep these sessions going. 

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Cearcall Còmhraidh

Fridays

2pm - 3pm

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Join us for these engaging Gaelic language conversation sessions aimed at both fluent speakers and learners of all ages.  These sessions will be welcoming and supportive, using the inspiring environment of the Museum to get you using and developing your Gaelic language skills.

 

School pupils are especially welcome to join, as we aim to provide students with the opportunity to speak Gaelic outside the classroom We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in making these sessions possible. 

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Museum Book Group​

 

Tuesday 22nd July
In person: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Online: 7.30pm - 8.30pm 

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Our current Museum Book Group read is Restless by William Boyd. 

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You can join our friendly group for tea, coffee, cake and lively discussion in person at the Museum or online via Zoom. If you'd like to take part please get in touch. This event is free to attend but a £2 donation per person is appreciated.

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