GalGael A.G.M. Dec.5 2008

Thanks to all who turned out to support our AGM which was a well attended and described by one visitor as "the best AGM in Scotland". Congratulations to course participants Luis, Alec, Fraser, Simon and Liam who who were awarded their tool kits and certificates by Maxwell MacLeod who gave a colourful account of his recent trip from Dunvegan on Skye to Iona which he rowed single-handedly in the celebration of his Clann ancestors. Many thanks also to the volunteers who helped convert the workshop into a suitable venue for the event and a special mention for Pops Sloey for the top class cuisine. As ususal we had a wonderful purvey of native Scottish scran including venison which was skinned and butchered by the GalGael posse in our workshop. A report on 2008 will be available soon online.

Friday Activities

Fridays at GalGael offer a welcome break from the work benches through excursions or various in-house activities. Due to the recent weather we decided to invite Sgiob Luaidh Inbhercluaidh to Fairley St. The women put on a marvelous display of waulking the tweed, accompanying the process with Gaelic song and stories. It was great to see some of the participants join in including former volunteer Kevin Triall who popped in for a visit and ended up having a go.