"Leesure" [Lee-sure] Meaning: Leisure
News Archive
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Job Opportunity - Director of Education and Language
The Ulster-Scots Agency is looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual to lead its work on education and language. more »
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The Colrain Resolves
On 16 December 1773, American colonists famously dumped a shipment of tea overboard and into Boston Harbour in what is now known as the Boston Tea Party. The events were in protest at London passing laws which imposed trade barriers on the American colonists and subjected them to laws over which they had no say. more »
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Burns Celebration Evening
The Ulster-Scots Agency, in partnership with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, present a celebration of the much-loved poet and lyricist Robert Burns on Saturday 20 January. more »
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New Richard Parkes Pipe Major Masterclass Opens For Applications
The Ulster-Scots Agency is set to begin a rollout of an exciting new initiative to train Ulsters next generation of world-beating Pipe Band leaders. more »
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A Wee Bit of Belfast Bound for Boston Tea Party Celebration
An Ulster-Scots delegation is heading to New England this week to bring a wee bit of Belfast to the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the iconic Boston Tea Party. more »
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Call To Embrace The Ulster-Scots Language During Leid Week
Ulster-Scots Language Week (Ulster-Scotch Leid Week) starts today, with a packed programme of events to show people across Ulster that we all have a ‘wheen o wurds’ in the hamely tongue. more »
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Small Events Grant Now Open - Burns Night
The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened a Small Events Grant for groups aiming to celebrate the birth of Scotland’s Bard, Robert Burns. more »
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Blue Plaque - Monica De Wichfeld
A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate Monica de Wichfeld, a World War II Danish Resistance Leader. more »
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Council Set to Mark Ulster-Scots Language Week 2023
Derry City and Strabane District Council is set to host a week-long programme of events to mark Ulster-Scots Language Week which runs from 20-24 November 2023. more »
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Competition Time – Calling All Schools
The Ulster-Scots Agency are inviting all schools to help us celebrate Ulster-Scots Leid Week. more »