Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival
Non-for-profit traditional music, dance and language festival held in Newton Stewart & Minnigaff, in the Wigtownshire region of Dumfries & Galloway, South West Scotland.
The festival features the very best in traditional music, dance and language with concerts, workshops, sessions, Highland dancing competition, solo piping competition, pipe band performances, family fun day, children's entertainment and more; set in the beautiful surroundings of the Galloway Forest Park, at the foot of the Galloway Hills.
This wonderful short film was filmed, edited and produced by Airborne Ltd with additional filming by Cree Studio along with contributions from those who attend the film making workshops. It documents the wide range of events and activities that take place at the festival, as well as all the usual festival craic' and shenanigans.
If you've never visited Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival before we hope this film will give you a taste of the event and entice you to visit us and become a part of this inspiring local traditional music family.
The festival was shortlisted as a finalist in the Tourism Champion category at the D&G Life Awards in 2018, and for Best Festival at the National E Awards in 2019.
It's a friendly, family, event that was founded by the Jones family in 2014. We'd be absolutely thrilled to see you at the festival and you'll always receive a warm welcome, good tunes and the best of craic' in Newton Stewart & Minnigaff.
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Save our cinema! Footage from ITV's Border News, set to a (possibly) predictable 80s soundtrack. Don't let expedience on the part of the landlord close down a perfectly good, and well-loved independent cinema! We are not squares on a monopoly board. The landlords talk about sincere regret - well, let's tell them, they don't need to regret it if they consider other options!
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Places to see in ( Sturminster Newton - UK )
Places to see in ( Sturminster Newton - UK )
Sturminster Newton is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It is situated on a low limestone ridge in a meander of the River Stour. The town is at the centre of a large dairy agriculture region, around which the town's economy is built. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on the north side of the river, and includes most shops and services, whilst to the south is the smaller Newton. Between these two areas is a wide flood plain. The town was the home of poet and author William Barnes, and, for part of his life, Thomas Hardy. The town has 43 shops, a primary and secondary school, and a school and college catering for children with special educational needs.
A market is held in the town on Mondays. One of the largest cattle markets in England used to be held here, but the market was closed in 1998 and now in its place stands a housing estate and a 300-seat community arts centre called The Exchange. The town is part of the historic West Country Carnival circuit.
Sturminster Newton was recorded in the Anglo Saxon charter in 968 as Nywetone at Stoure, and in the Domesday Book as Newentone. Newton refers to a new farm or estate, and Sturminster to a church (minster) on the Stour. Originally the two parts of the name referred to the settlements on the north and south of the river, but were combined to distinguish the town from Sturminster Marshall and other Newtons.
Hidden on the hill above the bridge over the river are the ruins of Sturminster Newton Castle, a manor house rather than a defensive building. The 14th-century building stands on a crescent shaped mound which could be the site of an Iron Age hill fort. The town and castle were part of Sturminster Newton hundred.
Sturminster Newton is situated at a historic fording point on the Stour. The ford was replaced in the 16th century with a six-arch stone bridge, and a quarter kilometre embankment crossing the flood plain. The bridge was widened from 12 to 18ft in 1820. A 19th-century plaque affixed to the bridge states that anyone damaging the bridge would be transported to Australia as a felon. On the south bank of the river is the watermill which was restored in 1980 and is now a museum.
The town centre is built in a mixture of styles, including 17th- and 18th-century thatched cottages, Georgian stone buildings, and 19th-century brick buildings. Set back from the main road is the market square and parish church of St Mary , which was rebuilt in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.
Sturminster Newton civil parish covers about 4,550 acres (1,840 ha) at an altitude of 45 to 119 metres (148 to 390 ft), with the highest ground being in the southeast. The geology of the parish comprises Oxford clay in the northwest, Corallian limestone and sands in the northeast, centre and southwest, and Kimmeridge clay in the southeast.
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DVD Classic Vintage Steam Train Railway History - Memories of Steam in Scotland
A truly fascinating and historic account on DVD of the last days of the magnificent steam trains featuring three famous Glasgow railway stations, Buchanan Street, St.Enoch and Central Station. Additional shots around Central Scotland culminating in a trip by steam from Glasgow to Oban and Mallaig on the West Highland line by two famous locomotives which are now preserved in the Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport. Researched, written and produced by Colin M. Liddell using rare railway archive footage these unique railway DVD titles capture some the rail history and nostalgia of British and Scottish railways and British rail steam locomotives during the previous century. Take a nostalgic railroad journey from Glasgow to Fort William or Glasgow to Oban for example aboard one of the great steam train locomotives follow the West Highland line with all of the stops along this beautiful scenic route recounting the great British steam trains and 150 years of the history of Scotland's and British steam trains, locomotives and early railway companies. Whether you are a steam railway history enthusiast, a railway modeller or simply want to relive and revisit the golden days of British steam locomotives and railways you will find something here. A great Scottish gift whether for yourself or for a loved one.
Narrated by Ian Anderson BBC Scotland Running time 50mins
Available from videohistoryscotland.com
No. 1589 'Newstead' - The Lost Loco
We met up with Nene Valley Railway and Small Loco Group volunteer, Mathew Alden-Farrow to hear the remarkable story of Hunslet No. 1589 'Newstead' which was obtained from a a shed at a convent in the east of England.
The loco was originally thought to have been scrapped but in actual fact Newstead was discovered in near perfect condition.
The Small Loco group are currently looking for donations to help cover transport costs and to restore the engine, which is now residing at the Nene Valley Railway, to fully working condition.
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Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Stranraer is a town in Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town.
Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is best known as having been a ferry port, previously connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in November 2011. The main industries in the area are the ferry port, with associated industries, tourism and, more traditionally, farming.
Some argue that the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning The Fat Nose, but which more prosaically might be rendered as the broad headland. The most commonly accepted explanation is that it derives its name from the strand or burn which divides the row, raw, of houses on its banks. (The town burn, now under the two Strand streets.) In time Strandraw was named and spelled Stranrawer, and afterwards Stranraer.
The A77 runs north towards Ayr, Prestwick and Glasgow. The A75 runs east from Stranraer to Gretna, with links to the M6 going to Carlisle. The A75 is part of European route E18, but, like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom. The main national coach providers operate services from Stranraer. National Express offer a service to London, and Scottish Citylink (in association with Ulsterbus) operate services to Edinburgh.
Stranraer railway station is the southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by Abellio ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Kilmarnock. From Stranraer connections to the West Coast Main Line, can be made at Glasgow Central, or traveling via Ayr, Kilmarnock, Dumfries to Carlisle. Onward trains from either Glasgow Central or Carlisle connect direct to London Euston and other destinations such as Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe and Birmingham New Street.
The Castle of St. John is a medieval tower house, built around 1500 by the Adairs of Kilhilt. It has been used as a home, a court, a prison, and a military garrison, the last during the Killing Times in the 1680s. The Old Town Hall, built in 1776, now houses the Stranraer Museum with its displays of Victorian Wigtownshire and the town's polar explorers, Sir John Ross and his nephew James Clark Ross. The town is also home to the North West Castle, built in 1820 and the first hotel in the world with its own indoor curling ice rink.
Local tourist attractions include:
Ardwell Gardens
Castle of St John
Castle Kennedy Gardens – a 75-acre (30 ha) garden between two lochs, noted for its rhododendrons, azaleas and embothriums in the grounds of Lochinch Castle, the seat of the Earls of Stair.
Glenluce Abbey – a 12th-century Cistercian monastery.
Glenwhan Gardens – a 12-acre (4.9 ha) garden near Dunragit.
Logan Botanic Garden, near Port Logan village, one of the four sites of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Mull of Galloway – the most southerly point of Scotland, with a lighthouse, visitor centre and RSPB bird reserve.
Portpatrick
The Robert the Bruce Trail begins at Loch Ryan, near Stranraer.
Southern Upland Way – a 212-mile (341 km) coast-to-coast path between Portpatrick and Cockburnspath.
Stranraer Museum
Whithorn – with its relics of St Ninian.
Wigtown – Scotland's national book town.
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Newton Talks Oral History: An Interview with Thomas O'Connor, a US Army Peacetime Veteran, 1975-1977
Transcript:
Thomas O'Connor enlisted in the United States Army in June, 1975 after graduating from Brookline High School. He completed basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was later assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served for two years during peacetime in Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 36th Field Artillery as a Private First Class. He discusses his physical training, social life at the barracks, and his return to Boston. O'Connor describes an incident at Fort Sill during which a round was mistakenly fired on the base. O'Connor was honorably discharged in June, 1977 and he moved to Newton in 2003.
Contents:
What is your connection to Newton? (0:22)
If you lived in Newton before and after your service, what did you miss most about home, aside from family and friends? (0:56)
What were you doing before you entered the service? (1:24)
What was your life like before you entered the service? (1:32)
How did you join, and why did you choose that specific branch? (1:49)
How did you adapt to military life, including the physical regimen, barracks, food and social life? (2:50)
Did you like the structure there? (3:58)
How did you stay in touch with family and friends back home? (4:04)
Do you remember arriving where you served, and what was it like? (4:33)
Tell me about a few of your most memorable experiences. (5:33)
Any other experiences? (7:05)
Are there any particularly humorous or exciting memories from when you were on leave? (8:18)
Do you recall the day your service ended? (9:32)
What was it like to return to civilian life? (10:27)
Because of the brake lights? (12:16)
How did your service and experiences affect your life and your outlook on war and the military in general? (12:38)
What would you like people to know 100 years from now? (14:37)
Anything else you'd like to add? (15:27)
Do you still keep in touch with any of your fellow veterans? (17:37)
Anything else you can think of to add? (18:31)
Interviewed by Lauren Miller
Recorded at the Newton Free Library in Newton, MA on August 4, 2016
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Newton Talks is an oral history project for the city of Newton. In 2016 we began by interviewing veterans with a connection to Newton. Since then, we have also begun interviewing immigrants living in Newton and long-term residents of the city. Going forward, we hope to include a broad range of voices in the project in order to collect, preserve, and share the stories and experiences of Newtonians of all backgrounds.
Newton Talks is made possible through the joint efforts of Historic Newton, the Newton Free Library, and the Newton Senior Center.
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The Wheelie Good Bike Show - Part Two - Through the Toon
Sunday the 2nd of August 2016 saw 135 bikes leave Castle Douglas for Newton Stewart but I think a few more joined them on the way.
This is part two the ride through the shopping area.
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Remarkable collection of wartime bulletins offering insight into Creetown life published for first t
A remarkable series of wartime bulletins detailing the life and times of Creetown has been published as a collection for the first time. All 13 editions of the Ferry News Letter have been put together by the Creetown Heritage Museum and represent a valuable addition to village history. The originals, published quarterly between October 1943 and October 1946, owe their origins to correspondence between Creetonian Jessie Muir and local GP Dr John Mains who was serving with the Royal Air Force and was keen to stay abreast of village news. Of the many wartime experiences recounted in the Ferry News Letter one is especially important to current museum chairman It relates the tragic story of his uncle and namesake Archie McKie, who was captured by the Japanese during the fall of Singapore 1942. After enduring years as a prisoner-of-war Archie was killed along with hundreds of other PoWs when their ship in which they were being transported to Japan was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine in June 1944. Mr McKie told the News: “Grandpa and grannie were devastated. “My father William and his brother Archie were their only sons. “Archie was killed two years before I was born. “He was the uncle who I never saw. “That’s why I was named after him.” Archie, 73, added: “Uncle Archie was something of a hero to us growing up in the aftermath of the hostilities. “I’m proud that the Ferry News Letter helps to keep alive his memory and his sacrifice.” Back in 1943 fellow Creetonian Drew Murray reckoned the correspondence between Jessie and Dr Mains deserved a wider audience. Mr Murray worked at the Galloway Gazette in Newton Stewart and used the printing presses to publish the Ferry News Letter as a way of connecting the home front with the men and women serving in theatres of war across the globe. The Ferry News Letter – which was produced quarterly under the auspices of the Creetown and Carsluith Voluntary Services Committee – was the only publication of its kind to be circulated to the British Forces throughout World War II. Another significant item records the award of the Distinguished Service Medal to local boy Willie Ray – whose widow Elizabeth still lives in the village – for his part in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst. The collection of the newsletters in a single volume was initiated by Kendal McGuffie, for many years a professor at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, who was brought up in Creetown – and whose father Jim was himself a Second World War veteran. Meanwhile, Mr McKie is proud that the collection is already proving popular. “I think it’s a great thing for Creetown and its history,” he said. “We got 50 printed initially but they have just about sold. I would think we will go for a reprint.” Copies of the Ferry News Letter collection, printed by J&B Print, are available price £15, via the Creetown Heritage Museum website at creetown-heritage-museum.com . Remarkable collection of wartime bulletins offering insight into Creetown life published for first t
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Sir Terry Frost, RA: A Review
For our Arundel Festival & Gallery Trail exhibition this year (1 to 25 August 2014) we are very pleased to present a Review of work by Sir Terry Frost, RA (1915-2003).
Working with his estate, we will show paintings (oil, gouache and watercolour), works on paper and prints (screen prints and woodcuts).
James Stewart, gallery director says “We have worked with Anthony Frost for a number of years, and now also Luke Frost, so it made sense to look back at the work of Terry Frost for the Arundel Festival and review his work in this context and close the centenary of his birth” Stewart continued “We have had unique access to select works which have not been seen for some time, and also pieces which people may not immediately associate with Sir Terry Frost, RA.”
In a career lasting over 60 years Terry Frost is recognised as one of the UK's foremost abstract painters, exhibiting regularly in London and throughout the world.
Having attended evening art classes from the age of 16, Terry Frost’s interest in painting started seriously when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Germany in 1943 with Adrian Heath. After the war he moved to St Ives and studied under Leonard Fuller before attending the Camberwell school, of Art under Passmore and Coldstream. In 1951 he worked as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth.
Terry Frost held many teaching positions including Bath Academy, Leeds University, Leeds College of Art before becoming Artist in Residence at the department of Fine Art Reading University in 1965, later he was the University’s Professor of Painting.
The owners of Badcock's Gallery, in Sir Terry's home town of Newlyn, said His unique ability to allow the joy of life to emanate from his work reduces the formal qualities of painting to a simplicity that is the unforgettable trade mark of this remarkable man.
Printmaking always played a key role in his work. For Terry Frost painting and printing were inseparable, with one medium creating ideas for the other.
Elected a Royal Academician in 1992, he was knighted in 1998. He exhibited extensively in Britain and the United States, and his work is held in museums and galleries worldwide, including Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert and the British Museum.
In 2000 the Royal Academy staged a major retrospective of Frost's work to coincide with his 85th birthday.
In 2013 “Terry Frost: A Painter’s Life” was published to mark ten years since Terry Frost’s death. The author Roger Bristow has written the first full-length biography of the artist. The Zimmer Stewart Gallery will have signed copies available during the exhibition.
In early 2015 Tate St Ives will exhibit works by Terry Frost to mark the centenary of his birth.
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gantry the miners used to walk through on there way to work
A snowy day in Dumfries Scotland
A film about a snowy day in Dumfries including stills.
Creetown Park Project condensed
Creetown Gem Rock Museum.
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SYNDERESIS. INSTALLATION AT THE SCOTTISH MINING MUSEUM BY JOSEPH CALLEJA
SYNDERESIS, is the title of an installation that has taken place at the Scottish Mining Museum, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange Midlothian EH224QN Scotland from the 26.10.09 - 30.10.09. Showcased here are 3 works: Synderesis, Syneidesis and Meiuqer. The sound installation in the background in also entitled 'Meiuqer'. This is an edited performance of an extract from Verdi's Requiem, performed by Soprano Nora Holden recorded at Morningside School of Music by Paul Boyd. All the work plays on allegorical connections with visual elements on site.