Fiona Davidson

New film explores how Caribbean workers helped win second world war Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum, Cornwallis Cloth ends ‘archival silence’ around invaluable West Indian contribution to war effort

Sweet Patootee are one of my favourite clients (and I’m lucky I have many!) but they have created this wonderful film about a really neglected part of the WWII story and how it impacted the Caribbean and therefore UK.

#WWII #🏛️🎓

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A café area filled with people gathered together in discussions.

📢 Registrations are open for this year’s Intangible Cultural Heritage conference on 14th November at Perth Theatre.

This event is for anyone interested in ICH or living heritage, including practitioners and people working for culture/heritage organisations.

Register here: buff.ly/isnzBbN

The photograph shows a table with large fern leaves and stacks of paper, along with some paint and paint rollers. Two sheets of paper show prints of fern leaves that have been made with the paint and rollers.

For #ScottishMuseumsDay (3 Oct) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite #MathsWeekScot museum activities from across the country!

mathsweek.scot/news/scottis...

#mathstoday #UKMathsChat #kidsinmuseums #tmwyk

Photograph of the author David MacPhail giving a thumbs up, pictured with his two books Atlas of Scotland and History Atlas of Scotland. Alongside the Maths Week Scotland mascot Finn Finity.

Photograph of the author David MacPhail holding up a photo frame which reads “Every Week is Maths Week”.

Very excited to welcome author David MacPhail to the National Museum of Scotland this morning for “Legends, Myths and Maths: A Journey Through Scotland” - exploring the myths, legends, wildlife and landscapes of Scotland, with hidden maths.

#MathsWeekScot #KidsBooks #tmwyk #UKMathsChat #MathsToday

Graphic with a purple background and white text which reads What's On for Families? Fri 26 September

For families today (26 Sep) we have #MathsWeekScot events & trails in Anstruther, Coatbridge, Dingwall, Dundee, East Kilbride, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fort William, Hawick, Lerwick, Livingston, Motherwell, Muir of Ord, Rosemarkie, St Andrews & Stanley Mills!

Details at bit.ly/MWSFamilyEve...

Right up there as yin ae ma favourite films 😊

Poster for Strathnaver Museum Open Day. Free entry Sat 20 September 10am to 5pm. Family friendly, crFt activities, building tour, treasure hunt, spinning demo. For full programme visit www.strathnavermuseum.org.uk

Open Day | FREE Entry | 20 Sep
11am kids crafts | 2pm building tour | spinning demo | treasure hunt #DoorsOpenDays #HIClimateFest #KidsInMuseums #FamilyFriendly

The photo shows some loose Lego bricks on a carpet. Among the bricks are some printed out cards which say Finn Finity's Lego Challenge on them, with a border of Lego bricks. Each card has a picture of the Maths Week Scotland mascot Finn Finity on them, with a speech bubble with the challenge. The card shown on top says "build a six-sided shape".

Calling all Lego lovers and anyone who runs a Lego Club! There's lots of maths involved in building with #Lego. With our new Lego Challenge Cards you can take it one step further.
Download your free cards at mathsweek.scot/news/finn-fi...

#MathsWeekScot #MathsWeekScotland #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Tweed conversations I Join Connecting Threads for riverside poetry and printmaking, in celebration of TWEED, a new book-length poem by Craig Aitchison.

Tweed: conversations I
27 Sept, Galashiels. Free, ticketed.

A session of poetry reading, riverside conversation & printmaking in celebration of TWEED, a new full-length poem in Scots by Borders-based poet Craig Aitchison
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tweed-conv...

*Alasdair no Alastair!

What a difference they make! Glesgae has got an Alastair Gray mural at yin stop - it’s upstairs, mind. 😁.

Colourful images including a seal, armchair and sausage within polygonal shapes on the ceiling of a Stockholm underground station.

A fake classical arch of carved stone surrounded by pink rock at the entrance tunnel at a Stockholm underground station.

Artwork on the ceiling of a Stockholm underground station depicting blue figures in construction poses and settings against a white background.

And mair #urbanprehistory @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social at other stations 😊

Roman style ruined stone pillars, statues and plinths alongside a natural style rock face in a Stockholm underground station.

Roman style stone sculptures of a woman’s upper torso and a man’s upper torso against natural style rock face in a Stockholm underground station.

Roman style stone balustrade and female statue figure against a natural style rock face in Stockholm underground station.

#UrbanPrehistory @ Stockholm’s Tunnelbana stations @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social

Braw opportunity tae yaise, lairn or jist celebrate Scots!

🏛️ The Scottish Archaeology Month 2025 programme is live!

👉 Check it out and start planning your September: www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/events/list/
Thanks to @hisenvscot for their support.

#ScotArchMonth #HESsupported #archaeologyscotland #communityarchaeology #scottisharchaeology

Earl Rognvald: Orkney’s Warrior Poet “Who’ll challenge my nine skills? I’m champion at chess, canny recalling runes, well-read, red-hot smith –  some say I shoot and ski and skull skilfully too. Best of all, I’ve mastered harp-pl…

“Who’ll challenge my nine skills? I’m champion at chess, canny recalling runes, well-read, red-hot smith – some say I shoot and ski and skull skilfully too. Best of all, I’ve mastered harp-play and poetry”

@theorkneynews.bsky.social on Orkney’s Warrior Poet
3/3
theorkneynews.scot/2024/07/30/e...

Scots Language Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled Hands Up for Trad are gled tae annoonce that amang the braw nominees includit on the shortleet for a Scots Leid Award 2025, are weel worthy fowk fae Scottish literature, theatre, eddication an busi…

This year’s #ScotsLanguageAwards nominees huv been announced - and oor wee #LearningWithHES community project wi Stanley Primary School hus made the shortlist! Gie thae wee 6 & 7 year aulds a vote here: projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotslanguag... dinnae hing aboot - voting closes on 31st Aug!

Scotland's first skatepark to be dug up by archaeologists - BBC News A University of Glasgow team will undertake excavation and survey work at the former Kelvin Wheelies park.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The graphic shows an outdoor scene, with skyscrapers in the background and grass and trees in the foreground. Standing amongst the trees is Finn Finity, the Maths Week Scotland mascot, with a speech bubble above his head that says 5 weeks to go!

📣Only 5 weeks to go until our #MathsWeekScot 2025 gala week!! The final parts of the programme are coming together, you can see what's already been confirmed on our website here mathsweek.scot/events

#MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Two LEGO minifigure construction workers wearing orange and blue outfits standing in front of grey LEGO brick buildings.

A table with several models made of red, grey and white LEGO bricks on top, including a tall orange brick chimney, with display boards of images behind it.

Weel, the #LEGO Builders have done it again! Some brilliant builders fae Brora helped us recreate the famous #Brora #brickworks ower 3 days yaisin images & plans fae HES archives & other sources. #LearningWithHES

Quoiting: The History of a Lost Scottish Sport - Historic Environment Scotland Blog Have you heard of Quoiting? Allan Kilpatrick explores the history of this once popular sport in Scotland, and why it's no longer around today.

Great little piece of research on the lost Quoiting grounds of Scotland blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/08/quoi...

#LifeAsALearningOfficer - heading north to Brora for oor BIG LEGO Build this week and Blair Atholl seemed an appropriate place for a lunch stop .. for a #waterwheel nerd!

These paper plates are still keeping me occupied. There’s no stop-frame gimmicks used here, just my hands and a bit of practice. 😁👍
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

“Hip, hip, hooray, it’s The Burryman’s Day!” Guid luck tae Andrew on his circuit roond South Queensferry #TheBurryman2025

Prints Browse all products in the Prints category from SNACK Mag Shop.

🩵 If you love music and Scotland then you might like SNACK mag’s art prints, featuring classic Glasgow/Edinburgh venues.

They are cracking and if you buy one then my editor will let me out of my crate to have a cup of tea 🩵

YouTube video by Historic Environment Scotland The Maiden’s Leap – a story in Scots

As @handsupfortrad.bsky.social hae announced that nominations ir open fir the 2025 Scots Language Awards, we ir mindit o the braw folk an projects that hae won in previous years, like this animation fae Historic Environment Scotland an the bairns o Perth High School.

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A preview showing the front covers of the 2025 Maths Week Scotland activity packs, one for ELC settings, one for Primary School level, and one for Secondary School level.

Teachers. Home learners. Maths fans. - It's the moment you've all been waiting for. The 2025 #MathsWeekScot Activity Packs are now available on our website!
mathsweek.scot/schools/lear...

Produced in collaboration with Education Scotland.

#MathsToday #UKMathsChat #STEMeducation

two boys building with soft foam bricks

a girl holding up a model made from LEGO bricks

a family of three playing on a large snakes and ladders mat in a castle hall

Its #Playday2025 the morrin! There will be special #SpacesForPlay at Jedburgh Abbey, Blackness Castle & Stanley Mills for families to come & play at these amazing historic sites! From building blocks & bricks to costumes, giant board games & Victorian toys #LearningWithHES @playscotland.bsky.social

Your posts aboot your sessions gie off such a warm feeling Jon - can only imagine how it impacts on participants! 😊 What length of time does your session run for?

LEGO minifigure construction workers with LEGO bricks in front of a brick with Brora stamped on it.

Twae weeks tae go until the LEGO Builders pack thir kit and heid up north tae Brora tae dae some work fir Clyne Heritage Society. They’ll need aw the help they kin get tae build the auld Brora Brickworks oot ae LEGO bricks - fae kilns & drying sheds tae machine rooms & cottages. #LearningWithHES