Tag: Wigtown
Wigtown Women’s Walk Podcast now free to download from GWL
Wigtown Women’s Walk group have now been active for almost three and a half years. This group of dedicated volunteers from the local community have accomplished a lot with support and advice from NHS Dumfries and Galloway , Dumfries and Galloway Council, Glasgow Women’s Library – and plenty of tea, coffee and cake from the [...]
Wigtown Women’s Heritage Walk podcast
Wigtown Women’s Heritage Walk podcast is now available to download for free. Kriss Nichol from Wigtown women’s walk group tells us a little about how the podcast was made: I’ve been working with other members of the Wigtown women’s walk group to produce a podcast of our women’s heritage walk, which will be available on [...]
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Also tagged podcast, wigtown women's trail, Wigtown Women's Walk Group
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Wigtown Book Festival 2011
September 2011 was a busy month out on the road for the National Lifelong Learning project – especially in Wigtown. For the past few months, the volunteers from the women’s history walk group have been working hard on putting the finishing touches to their podcast of the Wigtown women’s history walk and getting it ready [...]
Wigtown Book Festival: “Hysterical Women and Graphic Grrrlz” An Illustrated Talk
To complement our exhibition at Wigtown Library, Glasgow based illustrator and zine-maker Heather Middleton will give an illustrated talk on the history of graphic novels and zines by women authors.
Wigtown Book Festival: Women’s History Walk
This fantastic guided walk, created by local women, charts the history and achievements of Wigtown women.
Wigtown Book Festival: Podcast Launch
The Wigtown Women’s History Walk was launched in March 2010 and has been in great demand for 18 months. The group of volunteers who created the walk have now created a downloadable podcast of the walk and this event will celebrate its launch.
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Also tagged National Lifelong Learning, Podcasts, Women Make History
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Two Night Stay at ReadingLasses
ReadingLasses is the UK’s only remaining women’s bookshop! Situated in Wigtown (Scotland’s national book town), let passionate bookworms Bex, Susan and Gerrie welcome you warmly to the shop, above which you will sleep for two nights, giving you free reign to browse until you heart’s content!
Wigtown Community Festival-Mapping Her-story
GWL and Wigtown Women’s Walk Group are hosting an Open Day event as part of the Wigtown community festival. Mapping Her-story is open to all ages and will highlight the lives, history and acheivements of Wigtown women past and present.
Wigtown Women’s Walk launched on International Women’s Day
Glasagow Women’s Library at Wigtown Women’s walk launch.
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Also tagged history, international women's day, National Lifelong Learning, talks, Walks, Women Make History, Women's History
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