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The Faroe Islands - Sport and Identity
I recently returned from a holiday to the Faroe Islands, and was not surprised to hear that 1 in 3 young people there are active members of sports clubs. We saw modern sports halls, football pitches,...
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Saint Mungo, Saint Kentigern, Saint Enoch and Glasgow.
Two new murals in Glasgow city centre have been getting a lot of attention. These modern depictions of Saint Mungo and his mother, Saint Enoch, have been painted by Glasgow-based Australian street...
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A Recurring Portrait of Poverty.
Poverty Safari, or Othering the Poor?On a Poverty SafariIn the preface to his Orwell Prize winning book, Poverty Safari, Darren McGarvey talks about the residents of Grenfell Tower. They had been...
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Water Towers of Glasgow
Water Towers of GlasgowThey are one of the most familiar sites as you drive into Glasgow, whether from the east of the west, but the concrete water towers on the skyline of the city are slowly...
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75th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings - D-Day
75th Anniversary of D-DayIn France this week politicians and veterans will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. On 6th June 1944 24,000 Allied forces made an amphibious landing on...
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Ecuador and Galapagos...and Some Football Grounds
Ecuador and Galapagos Islands (...and Football)As someone who enjoys travelling, and who enjoys football I often find ways to combine both these pleasures. After previous holidays I have written about...
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Fife Pilgrim Way Culross to Dunfermline
Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 1AAfter the success of the Fife Coastal Path, opened in 2002, a new long distance walking path has been created in Fife. The Fife Pilgrim Way opened in 2019. It follows a 64...
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Fife Pilgrim Way - North Queensferry to Dunfermline
Fife Pigrim Way - Part 1BThe Fife Pilgrim Way gives you the choice of starting at either Culross or North Queensferry before coming to Dunfermline, then on towards St Andrews. North Queensferry to...
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Fife Pilgrim Way - Dunfermline to Lochore
Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 2Dunfermline to Lochore - Built on CoalThe Fife Pilgrim Way is a new long distance walking path, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims coming from Culross or North...
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Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 3. Lochore to Markinch
Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 3Lochore Meadows to MarkinchThe Fife Pilgrim Way is a new long distance walking path, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims coming from Culross or North Queensferry to...
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Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 4 Markinch to Ceres
Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 4Markinch to CeresThe Fife Pilgrim Way is a new long distance walking path, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims coming from Culross or North Queensferry to see the...
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Fife Pilgrim Way Part 5 - Ceres to St Andrews
Fife Pilgrim Way - Part 5Ceres to St AndrewsThe Fife Pilgrim Way is a new long distance walking path, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims coming from Culross or North Queensferry to see the...
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Glasgow to Culross - Part 1. Glasgow to Kirkintilloch
At the end of last year I spent a few weekends running The Fife Pilgrim Way, a new long distance footpath from Culross to St Andrews. I enjoyed the challenge, particularly as it took me away from...
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Glasgow to Culross - Part 2. Kirkintilloch to Falkirk
At the end of last year I spent a few weekends running The Fife Pilgrim Way, a new long distance footpath from Culross to St Andrews. I enjoyed the challenge, particularly as it took me away from...
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Glasgow to Culross - Part 3. Falkirk to Culross
At the end of last year I spent a few weekends running The Fife Pilgrim Way, a new long distance footpath from Culross to St Andrews. I enjoyed the challenge, particularly as it took me away from...
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Coast to Coast. Glasgow to Johnstone
Glasgow to JohnstoneOver the space of several weekend runs, I have been trying to jog across Scotland, a proper cross-country run. Having now run from Glasgow, across to Falkirk, then into Fife at...
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Coast to Coast. Johnstone to Greenock
Running Coast to Coast - Johnstone to GreenockOver the space of several weekend runs, I have been trying to jog across Scotland, a proper cross-country run. Having now run from Glasgow, across to...
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Coast to Coast. Greenock to Weymss Bay
Coast to Coast. Greenock to Weymss BayOver the space of several weekend runs, I had been trying to jog across Scotland, a proper cross-country run.However, there are more important things on the go...
View ArticlePandemic Times - How did we get here?
As I write this in early May 2020 the United Kingdom has sadly become the European country with the highest death toll from the COVID-19 outbreak. This made me look back to see how we ended up in this...
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The Progress of Science
The Progress of Science - a sculpture at Glasgow University Engineering BuildingViews over Kelvingrove Park from University of GlasgowDuring the recent coronavirus lockdown, like many people I have...
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The Great Outdoors Indoors - (eg Stay Home)
Normally at this time of year (December 2020) I would be trying to spend as many weekends as possible out in the hills and mountains of Scotland. It is my favourite time to be out there. In the colder...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Half Marathon
With the days blurring into each other in yet another Covid-19 induced lockdown, the motivation to go for a cycle, a run or a walk in these Winter evenings can be hard to find sometimes. However, I...
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Coast to Coast. Wemyss Bay to Millport
Coast to Coast Part 13. Wemyss Bay to LargsAlmost two years ago I decided to run, in stages, all across the Central Belt of Scotland. It started out as a way to give myself a change of scene on my...
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Millport
A 10 Mile Victory Lap of CumbraeI took a notion over 2 years ago to run across Scotland from coast to coast. In the odd day off work I tried to pick a route across the central belt that would take in...
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Scotland v Ukraine
Scotland v UkraineAfter being postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict, on Wednesday 1st June 2022 the Ukrainian national football team will come to Glasgow to play...
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