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CBC
4 days ago
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- CBC
Benevolent Irish Society in P.E.I. planning ‘a mighty crack' to celebrate 200 years
The Benevolent Irish Society is one of the oldest organizations on Prince Edward Island — this is its 200th year of service. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with Mary Ellen Callaghan, the BIS president, to talk about the celebrations taking place.
BBC News
29-06-2025
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- BBC News
Dedham Primary School pupils celebrate 200th anniversary
Pupils have been taking pride in their school history in the year it celebrates its 200th Church of England Primary School, in Essex but close to the Suffolk border, was founded in children have become pen pals with students at schools in Dedham, Massachusetts, to mark the from class six said it was an "unimaginable feeling" to be part of the celebrations. "It makes me proud to be part of a school with so much rich history. I hope it keeps inspiring children for hundreds of years," she said. Edward Betts put down some money in 1825 for a school in the village to help "educate the poor", according to historical was originally built in School Lane in the village but a new building was opened in Parson's Field in 1973, where pupils still attend today. The school has had a pond installed as part of the have also been drawing portraits of each other, which are being exhibited in the the autumn, they will be completing 200 laps of their school field. Head teacher Gemma Chester said it had been a very special year for the school, which tries to keep Mr Bett's founding principle at the heart of what they did."As part of our work on learning about the history of our school and our work with the local community, our children have developed a strong sense of what it means to go to Dedham primary and can place their experience in relation to the past and their own personal experiences," she added. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Royal Scottish Academy 200th anniversary celebrations planned across Scotland
The director of one of Scotland's oldest cultural institutions has said celebrations planned for its 200th anniversary year will highlight its position as part of the 'lifeblood' of culture in Scotland. The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) will hold events across the country and further afield throughout 2026 to mark its 200th year, involving more than 70 cultural partners. The academy was founded in 1826 as an independent artist-led organisation to support artists and architects and director Colin Greenslade said it remains true to that original vision. He told the PA news agency the planned celebrations will highlight how the RSA has 'been the lifeblood of culture over that period'. He added: 'The academy has had that continuous practice over 200 years with the same aims and with the same set up of a democratic organisation which is led by its artist and architect members. READ MORE: 'Utterly splendid' - I visited Edinburgh's Turner exhibition and was blown away by it Major new exhibit encourages young people to celebrate art Inside the studio of a renowned scion of Scotland's artistic Morrocco dynasty 'The impact of the artists over that period – they've taught in art schools, they've taught in secondary schools, they've shown nationally and internationally, they've inspired generations of artists and architects that came after them.' Mr Greenslade said artists providing opportunities for other artists is at the heart of what the RSA does, adding: 'It's unusual for an institution to be self-sufficient and for us that comes down to the trust and interest that people have given us over the years.' Among the events planned are exhibitions throughout the year at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture on Skye, featuring archive works including those from Peter Howson, Arthur Watson, Alexander Moffat and Frances Walker. Shetland Museum & Archives will present an exhibition in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland examining 20th century poet Hugh MacDiarmid and how his time in Shetland had a profound influence on his work. Aberdeen University will exhibit paintings by RSA artists, including Scottish Colourists, while the RSA's long-standing history with architecture will be spotlighted at the V&A Dundee. Alexander Moffat's work The Rock (The Radical Road), part of the RSA's Diploma Collection (Image: RSA/PA Wire) Among the events in Glasgow is an exhibition involving photographer Craig Easton, currently undertaking an RSA residency, at the city's Street Level Photoworks venue on his work documenting a beekeeper on the Isle of Colonsay. A series of major exhibitions will also take place at the RSA's home at The Mound in Edinburgh and the National Galleries of Scotland will show a new body of work by a prominent RSA member whose identity will be revealed next year. Events to mark the 200th year are taking place elsewhere in the UK including a show on the life and work of academy member Joan Eardley at The Granary Gallery in Berwick-upon-Tweed. 'It's the biggest project of this kind that anyone has ever undertaken across Scotland,' Mr Greenslade said. 'The ethos of this is to reinforce to the public in Scotland and visitors to Scotland is that the academy is throughout Scotland, it's not just this Edinburgh building on The Mound.' He said 'people don't have to come to Edinburgh in the summer to see academy exhibitions' and the events will involve 'makers all over the country and in collections the length and breadth of the country'.
