I'm doing the Kiltwalk in April to raise money for An Lòchran Gaelic Arts and Cutural Centre in Partick

On April 28th I have decided to take leave of my senses and to walk for 22.6 miles between Glasgow Green and Balloch at Loch Lomond, as part of the annual Kiltwalk, to raise money for the charity An Lòchran (https://www.anlochran.com), a Gaelic language centre based in Partick, Glasgow. The jury's still out on whether I will be doing it in a kilt, but it's an activity that I have wanted to do for a few years! There will be a team of us participating on behalf of An Lòchran (calling ourselves The Gaelforce!) and we're really looking forward to it!

Since 2007 the Scottish GENES Blog has been brought to you for free, and I've never asked for any money from readers for it (although I do obviously advertise my courses and books etc), but if you have found it useful, and continue to do so, any shillings, cents, or whatever you have to hand, would be very much appreciated for this worthy cause! 

The fundraiser page is through JustGiving, and can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/page/chris-paton-stewarton - thanks in advance if you can help!

Mòran taing a chàirdean!

Chris

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The Frontline Walk: The Normandy Beaches charity walk

This may be of interest for those with an interest in military history or military family history:

This autumn, take a unique opportunity to walk 100km in the footsteps of those who fought in the Normandy Landings of World War Two whilst supporting the soldiers and veterans of today.

‘The Frontline Walk: The Normandy Beaches’ follows the coastline stormed as part of Operation Overlord during the D-Day landings of the Second World War.

Passing historic landmarks such as Pegasus Bridge, Brécourt Manor and the infamous Omaha, Gold, Utah, Sword and Juno beaches, before finishing at the stunning British Normandy Memorial, it is a once in a lifetime experience.

The details:

-       When: 5-9th October 2022
-       Where: Normandy, France
-       Registration fee: £150   Fundraising target: £1,250pp (£600 due by 31st July 2022)

 

What's included:

• Return transport from London
• All transfers whilst on the trip
• Accommodation throughout on a twin room ensuite basis (single rooms available at an additional cost)
• All meals and snacks, except breakfast on day 1 and lunch on day 5
• Trip historian
• Experienced tour guides and support crew, including medical support
• A full bespoke training guide
• Discounts on equipment from Cotswold Outdoor
• Frontline Walk t-shirt and finishers medal
• Charity point of contact with regular newsletters and comms until the event

For further details please visit https://events.soldierscharity.org/event/frontlinewalk-normandybeaches

NB: This is not an event I am connected with - for any queries, please contact ABF The Soldiers Charity.

(With thanks to Amy Kenyon via LinkedIn)

Chris

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British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal

On Twitter earlier:

The British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal is available to donate to at https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Co Leis Thu? on Harris awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant

The Isle of Harris based genealogy service, Co Leis Thu?, has been awarded £98,700 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The new funds will see an upgrade to the Hebrides People website (www.hebridespeople.com), whilst a new Heritage Officer has been appointed to the Northton Heritage Trust to assist genealogist Bill Lawson in completing work on the online presentation of records for Barra and Uist.

Co Leis Thu? and Hebrides people were established by genealogist Bill Lawson, who was recently the subject of a BBC Alba documentary, concerning his life's work (http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2021/05/bbc-alba-documentary-on-genealogist.html).

For more on the funding announcement visit https://www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/articles-auto-3/21524-lottery-award-for-northton-trust.

Chris

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Scottish Crannog Centre Trust seeks funds to rebuild

On June 12th 2021, a devastating fire totally destroyed the Scottish Crannog Centre at Loch Tay (see www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-57452498). Now the Scottish Crannog Centre Trust is seeking funds to help rebuild:

Help the Scottish Crannog Centre build towards a new future!

The Scottish Crannog Centre suffered a devastating fire in June 2021, and the iconic and much loved Crannog roundhouse was destroyed. The Crannog Centre is now raising funds towards a new development, and a new and exciting future for the museum.

To read about the project's plans to rebuild, and/or to make a donation, please visit https://justgiving.com/campaign/crannog

Good luck to all involved!

Chris

Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.