Our latest series of Walking & Writing events starts on Tuesday 28 June, with events taking place weekly (except 12 July) till 9 August. The walks are led by poet Christie Williamson, originally from Shetland and long resident in Glasgow. Last summer Christie led walks for Lapidus Scotland in the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital. For […]
The next Lapidus Scotland Annual General Meeting will take place online, on Thursday 16 June 2022 at 5pm. From 6.30pm, again online, we launch our new postcards, and present a reading by Valerie Gillies. You can book for either or both events at Eventbrite. Book a place for the AGM. Book a place for […]
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3 pairs of Friday morning walks by Glasgow’s River Kelvin with Sukhema (aka Larry Butler) What I take with me, what I leave behind, are of less importance than what I discover along the way. from In Praise of Walking by Thomas A. Clark Glasgow Botanic Gardens A pair of strolls on 6 & […]
Lapidus Scotland is looking to appoint new committee members to support the next stage of our development. Our committee members are vital supporters of and advocates for Lapidus Scotland, helping create possibilities across all of our work. We now wish to invite between two and four new members to join our committee. There is no […]
In August 2021, Lapidus Scotland co-hosted a ‘Walking With Words’ event with Culture Perth & Kinross as part of their ‘Pop-Out Perth’ Festival. An open event, the public were invited to sign up for a place on an informal team of writers and observers. The event began with poet and facilitator Andy Jackson outlining the […]
8 weekly workshops for people living in the Glasgow area, partly based on the book Living Our Dying Thursdays 17 February to 7 April, 13.30-15.30, Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens “I love this book – it will not only help you die a good death, it will strengthen you to live a good life.” Richard […]
Crossing Thresholds is a Lapidus Scotland on-line 12-hour training course for facilitators of reading, writing and storytelling for wellbeing. Saturday 16 October 2021 from 2 to 6pm Wednesday 27 October from 2:30 to 4:30pm Wednesday 10 November from 2:30 to 4:30pm Saturday 20 November from 2 to 6pm (Priority will be given applicants who can […]
I read these poems as I read everything these days – seeking out words of wisdom, tips on how, in Pat Sutherland’s words to ‘own… tomorrow without fear.’ The many contributors to this reflective and moving collection suggest I’m not alone in finding poetry a source of nourishment. But what is it about poetry in […]
