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News Archive
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Watch behind the scenes of 'Scahldies Up The Chimley' by Dan Gordon
Twenty-nine Primary Schools across Northern Ireland have taken part in the Pat & Plain drama project over the last three years. The response to all five of Dan Gordon’s plays has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic - in year 1, six schools presented The Boat Factory, then in year 2 twelve schools presented Kissing the Shuttle and A Lemonade Bottle for Clabberin’ Hitler. This year – the third year the Lyric Theatre and Ulster-Scots Agency have worked in partnership on the project, Dan turned his attention to school and country life in his fourth and fifth scripts: Sit There For The Present and Scahldies Up The Chimley, with a further 11 schools presenting drama productions. more »
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Publish Date Announced for ‘Oot an Aboot’ Edition 3
Work is currently underway on the third edition of the community magazine ‘Oot an Aboot’ and the Agency is pleased to announce that copies of the eagerly awaited publication will be available from Saturday May 28, 2011. more »
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Music and Dance Tuition Payment Claims in 2011
Important information for community and voluntary groups making payment claims for music and dance tuition in 2011.. more »
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Summer School Workshop Dates Announced and Applications for 2011 Invited
The Ulster-Scots Agency has announced its plans for a series of workshops for Community and Voluntary groups interested in delivering an Ulster-Scots Summer School in 2011. more »
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Due to huge demand Ulster-Scots series ‘Santer’ is repeated
On Sunday 20th February, part one of the six-part Ulster-Scots series ‘Santer’ was repeated on BBC2 at 6.25pm. The remaining five parts of the series will be aired over the coming weeks on a Sunday evening at the same time. more »
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‘Burns Week’ Success for Agency
On Tuesday 25th January the Ulster-Scots Agency officially launched ‘Burns Week’ in the Ulster-Scots Information and Visitors Centre on Great Victoria Street, Belfast. Guests at the launch included Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Nelson McCausland MLA. more »
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‘Burns Week’ Launched - Join us in Ballymoney, Omagh & Letterkenny
On Tuesday 25th January the Ulster-Scots Agency officially launched ‘Burns Week’ in the Ulster-Scots Information and Visitors Centre on Great Victoria Street, Belfast. more »
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Come along and try our “Haggis Pie” at 'Burns Week'
While people all over the world love the work and life of Robert Burns, he holds a special place in the hearts of the Ulster-Scots. Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish and Ulster-Scots culture for over 200 years as a means of commemorating the much-loved bard. more »
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Fife and Drum Tuition Programme 2011 - Closing Date: 28 February 2011 at 12 noon.
The Ulster-Scots Agency is inviting applications from community and voluntary groups who have not previously engaged in fife and drum but who wish to undertake fife and drumming tuition between 4th April and 31st October 2011. more »
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BBC Ulster-Scots programme - 'We'r Fur Hame'
BBC Ulster-Scots programme - 'We'r Fur Hame' A weekly three part series is starting on Monday 17th January on BBC Two NI at 7.00pm. The programmes follow an idea first muted by Mr. Glen Pratt. President of the Ulster-Scots Society of America whereby 21 of his group members chose to Summer holidays in Northern Ireland in search of their Ulster-Scots diaspora. Tern Television follow the group from Belfast to the Ulster-Scots Heritage Centre in Monreagh, Co Donegal and onwards to Omagh, Armagh, Kilkeel, Downpatrick and Carrickfergus. more »