The young dads, a group of single parents, needed somewhere to take their kids at weekends. Why not try the museum, asked the outreach worker. “Oh no”, the dads say. “That’s for posh people.”But then, persuaded, they come. They see among the displays Dundee football, factories, familiar faces, and they say, “Wow! This is about us. My dad, my granddad, worked in that … [Read more...] about Who’s it for – yon McMenace?
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Aspects of Edinburgh (and Dundee)
At heart she possesses a sliver of iceIce MaidenIt’s a warm night but the windows must be closed to keep out traffic rumblings and sudden sirens in the street below. Blackwells is full to bursting for a book launch and the audience wants to hear the poet speak.Edinburgh, as Stewart Conn detects, might well have a sliver of ice at her heart, but Auld Reekie warms … [Read more...] about Aspects of Edinburgh (and Dundee)