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Tag Archives: Queensferry
The Burry Man and the Ferry Fair
It is the Ferry Fair weekend and the Burry Man is in South Queensferry today. The Burry Man walks around Queensferry covered in burrs (the spiky seed cases of the burdock plant). His route is available here. You can find … Continue reading
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Forth Rail Bridge online exhibition
This fabulous 1886 photograph of a diver is from a new online exhibition on Capital Collections. The exhibition marks the 125 anniversary of the Forth Rail Bridge.
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Tagged diver, Edinburgh. bridges, Forth Rail Bridge, libraries, museum, photograph, Queensferry
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Queensferry Memories
On Monday I went out to South Queensferry to run a reminiscence session with Queensferry Churches’ Care in the Community. The group had lots of amazing memories of Ferry Fairs, the Forth Road and Rail Bridges and the old Ferry … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridges, Burry Man, Edinburgh, Ferry Fair, Forth, museums, older people, Queensferry, reminiscence, tradition
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The Burryman and Ferry Fair
Yesterday I went out to South Queensferry Library to run craft activities for the Ferry Fair. I also got a glimpse of the Burryman! The Burryman is a local tradition. He dresses up in burrs from burdock plants and parades … Continue reading
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Tagged Burryman, children, crafts, Edinburgh, Ferry Fair, folk traditions, museums, Outreach, Queensferry, traditions
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New exhibition at South Queensferry Library
A smaller version of the exhibition developed by Dalmeny Primary is now in South Queensferry Library. So please feel free to drop by and have a look. The pupils at Dalmeny yesterday were brilliant at helping us take down … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Museums, education, heritage, Outreach, Queensferry, school, South Queensferry, toys, World War II
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Dalmeny Primary Museum
Last week I spent a lot of time out at Dalmeny Primary School. I worked with the P5/6 and P7 class to help them to develop an exhibition. Their topics were toys and games and World War II. Both classes … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Dalmeny, Dalmeny Primary, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Museums, exhibition, games, heritage, Outreach, Queensferry, school, toys, World War II
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