Rest in peace Sir Michael Gambon.
You will be forever loved, always missed and never forgotten.
Thank you for being the light of a generation and for the many fantastic roles you performed that will shine for those to come.
#MichaelGambon#allontheboard
To celebrate the 1st anniversary of A Scottish Wildlife Odyssey published @TippermuirBooks (the follower up to the Award shortlisted If Rivers Could Sing), I am giving away 2 of the book’s original sketches. All you need to do is retweet before 31 March – winner chosen at random
Last day w/ the 2 mentees I was privileged to take on after tweeting this last year. Loved working w/ such committed & talented writers. CONGRATULATIONS on surviving 6 months of my book chat @NorenHaq & @AuditBanshee Follow this pair now. You don't know them yet but you will soon
BREAKING: The future of Edinburgh’s 117-year-old King’s Theatre is secure after the Scottish Government agreed to put an extra £3.85m into a long-awaited revamp, on top of an extra £3m committed by the city council. Work will get underway next week!
scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-a…
Our Reading and Wellbeing project needs to recruit more men/self-identifying males (age 30-50). Do you read fiction and meet these criteria? If so, please consider taking part. Info here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/c…@DrSarahMcG@NicolaCurrie_@DPIE_UoE @scottishbktrust
As an Indo-Scot retracing my roots, discover a unique perspective on the Sundarbans through my family holiday & unearth the legacy of the Hamiltons - Scots whose pioneering co-op society challenged colonialism. Explore themes of climate, eco-tourism, folklore & tigers. #xponorth
Explore the beauty of the Sundarbans through the lens of a family holiday & the story of Daniel & Margaret Hamilton. Their pioneering work in the region challenged colonial dynamics during the British Raj. A must-read for anyone interested in travel, history & culture. #xponorth
Only a British person will quietly join the back of a five-mile queue, without even bothering to attempt to look how far ahead it stretches, not even looking up from their phone, maybe a small bottle of water in the other hand… showing the rest of the world how queuing is done.
You said no to a cup of tea. You don’t know why you did that. “Nah, I’m fine, thanks,” you said. Actually, you’d really like a cup of tea. But you said no and now you have to live with it.