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@scotslanguage.bsky.social
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Email info@scotslanguage.com for enquiries or to let us know about your work with Scots! www.scotslanguage.com Scots Language Resource Centre Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SCO21747, regulated by the Scottish Charities Register (OSCR)

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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 19h
Oor Director @drfairbairn.bsky.social meetin the Commissioner for Ulster Scots aheid o the Conference ‘Frae the Laa-buik til tha Schuilhoose’ 📸
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oor Director Jamie Fairbairn went alang tae the @asls.org.uk conference an haed a braw time! 📚
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We’re noo oan TikTok! 📱 ✨
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If ye ken o ony ither events oot an aboot then gie us a message an we’ll share them aw oan Instagram stories ✨🎃
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oor content creator Elisabeth Flett haed an awfy guid blether wi Through the Shortbread Tin’s Martin O’Connor aboot the show an aboot Scots Leid an aw! Link tae the hale interview: www.scotslanguage.com/articles/vie...
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A wee Scots Leid education update frae oor Director, @drfairbairn.bsky.social ! 📚 🗣️ Learn mair here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/curric...
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
📍 ‘Celebratin the Scots Leid wi Taylor Dyson’ at St Andrews Heritage Museum Heidliners: Taylor Dyson, Eileen Budd an Rose Byers
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Finola Scott posin fir a wee photie at the ‘New Writing Scotland 44: Naming the Snakes’ Glesca launch, scrievin in haund! 👏📚 Scott’s wirk fir ‘Naming the Snakes’ is the Scots leid poyum ‘The Maiden Says Awa’, heid ower tae the @asls.org.uk website tae buy the buik an gie it a gander.
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oor content creator Elisabeth Flett haed a richt guid blether wi Common Tongue’s Olivia Caw at the Edinburgh Fringe last month! Heid ower tae oor website for the hale interview 💻 www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod...
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Oor Director in schuil, makkin siccar that hunners o bairns get gweed Scots leid lair ilka wikk o the year. Ess wikk bairns hae been learnin aboot links wi ither leids an wirds lik reek, tassie, flit an ettercap 📚 🗣️
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📚 Scots Bookbug wi oor Education Specialist Laura Green at Edinburgh International Book Festival📚
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Leukin fir somethin tae dae wi yir weans at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this month? Come alang tae oor EIBF events! www.edbookfest.co.uk
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Oor YouTube channel is noo ower at @scots-language-centre - gie us a wee follow tae keep up wi awthing we post on the platfairm 📹
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We’re pleased tae share that oor new Director o the Scots Language Centre is Dr. Jamie Fairbairn. Jamie will be stairtin in the role in August.
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Are ye based in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee an leukin fir somethin tae dae wi yir wee yins this weekend? Gang alang tae the @natlibscot.bsky.social DC Thompson events tae celebrate 90 years o Oor Wullie an the Broons! 🗞️ Learn mair aboot the events here: www.nls.uk/whats-on/the...
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Oor Scots Language Education Officer, Laura, haed an awfy excitin participant at her Scots Bookbug session at Borders Book Festival last week: a relative o Robert Coltart, the screiver o the weel-kent scots sang ‘Ally Bally’! 🍬
Oor Scots Language Education Officer, Laura, haed an awfy excitin participant at her Scots BookBug session at Borders Book Festival 
last week:  a relative o Robert Coltart, the screiver o the weel-kent scots sang ‘Ally Bally’! Photo of Laura and relative of  Robert Coltart smiling together
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Dae you hae strang skills in communicatin yaisin digital tools? The Scots Language Centre is luikin fir a pairt-time (yin day ilka week) Content Creator tae mak an publish content oan thir website an social media channels. opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Ma aunt raising her vodka Iron-Bru, a tumblr ae noxious flame, a toast tae me, n ma frilly jig. Awk A jist lettum wear witever he wahnts tae wear. 'Goonie', by Michael Mullen (corsair) @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
bit.ly/BurnsSupperSLC
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Scots Toolkit Workshop Braw Clan invites professional actors living in Scotland to develop their Scots language skills and be paid for their time. Hae a swatch afore the deidline on 30 April 2025: ➡️ opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Braw clan logo - Scots language theatre
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae the Borders area o Scotland tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
A photie o Hawick toun centre
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae the South Central area o Scotland tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Photie o the coast o Scotland at sunset
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae West Central area o Scotland tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Photie taen at nicht o the squinty brig ower the Clyde in Glesga
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae East Angus and Kincardine tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
A photie o Arbroath Harbour
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae the North East tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
A photie o Aiberdeen frae abune
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6690 Luke 4:1-13 is the reading for 9th March 2025.
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6690 Luke 4:1-13 is the reading for 9th March 2025.
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae Caithness tae fin oot mair anent the dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod... #Scots #ScotsLanguage
A photie o Caitnes Harbour
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Sunday 23 Mairch 2025 is the application deidline tae tak pairt in the Scrieve project fir twa muisickers, pit forrit bi Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches an Eden Court. Hae a swatch at the picter ablow fir mair information! 👇
Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches an Eden Court are fair trickit tae offer a new opportunity tae twa muisickers, the ane wirkin in the Gaelic an the ither in Scots.

The pair wull hae the dint o twa days uphaudit resairch in the speicial Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches resource, an syne wull scrieve a new sang tae be performit at the Under the Canvas festival 2025 as pairt o a 45 meenit set.

Applicants maun:

be 18-27 yr auld
be fluent in Gaelic or ony dialeck o Scots
bide in Scotland full time
be able tae feenish the projeck bi the end o July 2025

Gin ye are interestit, please send yer CV an a single-page letter til Emily MacDonald: emacdonald@eden-court.co.uk, tellin us why ye wad be keen tae tak pairt in the projeck, an hoo ye wad plan tae honour an heize up oor recordins, bi Sunday 23 March 2025.

Ye can submit this information on ony o the follaein formats: a scrievin o max 500 wirds, a video or soond recordin o max 5 meenits, or a presentation wi a max o 10 slides an 500 wirds.
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Luke 6:39-45 is this week’s Catholic reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer, read bi Tom Fleming: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6680 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) is this week’s Kirk reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer, read bi Tom Fleming: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6681 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s Catholic reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6680 Luke 6:39-45 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s Kirk reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6681 Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Luke 6:27-38 is this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer, read bi Tom Fleming: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6679 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6679 Luke 6:27-38
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae Orkney tae fin oot mair anent the Orkney dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/node… #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Photie o Stromness
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Luke 6:17-26 is this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer, read bi Tom Fleming: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6676 Luke 6:17-26
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6676 Luke 6:17-26
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Tak a virtual trip tae Shetland tae fin oot mair anent the Shetland dialect, an lug-in tae a few exaumples: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/node… #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Photie o the Shetland Museum & Archives in Lerwick
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hae a swatch at this airticle tae lairn mair aboot oor Wird o the Week, frae oor freens at the Dictionars o the Scots Leid: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view… #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Snod
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s readin fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: ➡️ www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6675 Luke 5:1-11 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Hae a swatch at this airticle tae lairn mair aboot oor Wird o the Week, frae oor freens at the Dictionars o the Scots Leid: www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view… #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Scabby-heided
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s Catholic reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6673 Luke 2:22-40 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
The cover o The New Testament in Scots
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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Lug-in tae Tom Fleming giein this week’s Kirk reading fae The New Testament in Scots bi W.L.Lorimer: www.scotslanguage.com/testament/6674 Luke 4:21-30 #Scots #ScotsLanguage
Cover o The New Testament in Scots
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