30 As we have been enjoying a major easing of restrictions in Scotland this week, following the success of the vaccine programme and weeks of tough restrictions, we see terrible scenes of the virus surging almost-out of control in India, Brazil struggling, and Turkey entering a new lockdown. We feel desperately for those affected – […]

29 What is going on in the world of politics and political parties? At Westminster we have a slew of allegations concerning  the Prime Minister and some of his colleagues. It isn’t that long since we had a very public split between the current First Minister of Scotland and her predecessor. Now the First Minister

28 World Immunisation Week Many people who were around in the first half of the Twentieth Century could tell of friends or relatives who caught infectious diseases such as diphtheria, polio and tuberculosis, of long spells in hospital (often in isolation), and for some life-changing or even fatal consequences. Nowadays it is very unusual to

27 National gardening week (26 April -2 May) Over the past year many people turned to their gardens in a completely new way, lavishing them with attention they hadn’t had in years. Work that was on the ‘to do’ list got done, colourful displays will brought on, seeds were planted and tended for plants and

26 Allergy awareness week (26-30) The weather is dry, warm and sunny (well, it was), but not everyone can enjoy being out in it. For some, such weather comes with sneezes, runny noses and itchy eyes – hay fever. Pollen (which doesn’t just come from newly mown grass) is one of the triggers that can

GUILD PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION    (National Convener’s Challenge, 2020- 2021) The subject for the photo entries is  trees and/or rainbows and we are wondering if there are keen photographers among our Guild members who would like to take part.  Anyone interested please contact Celia Massicks or Margaret McLeary for further details.

24 Walking along the Quay this afternoon we were enjoying watching a family of 8 ducklings when a gull appeared and then there were 7. Nature red in tooth and claw, but you still feel sadness and anger that something weaker could not defend itself, and something with so much potential ahead of it had

23 Today would have been William Shakespeare’s birthday. Most of us probably studied at least one of his plays at school – and, if we are honest, probably didn’t really appreciate it/them much, as going round the class reading a line or two did absolutely nothing to bring the play to life. Yet many people,

22 Earth Day Earth Day was established just over 40 years ago as a focus to co-ordinate and mobilise those concerned for the future of the planet. Perhaps its main claim to fame this year is that President Biden has chosen it as the date for the virtual international summit on climate change. We hope