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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · May 19

Such a great show. Saw it with my teenage son & the humour & storytelling cut through & started some great conversations

Barrowland Ballet @barrowlandballet.bsky.social · May 19

📣 Here's a first look at Wee Man (2025)

Wee Man blends raw movement, humour, & honest storytelling to unpack the "rulebook" of male behaviour—from everyday pressures to darker, inherited ideals.

🗓️ Tour dates

Cumbernauld Theatre - 31st May, 7pm
Johnstone Town Hall - 13th June, 7pm

📸 Andrew Perry

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Mar 8

Couldn’t wait to get to NGS today to see the new Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition. Such a treat to see a dedicated exhibition of his work.

Poster for Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition

Photograph of Wave Rock concrete poem by Ian Hamilton Finlay

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Mar 6

Research findings from the Living Wage Foundation on low pay

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024 - Museums Association

Arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation reveals

www.museumsassociation.org

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Feb 23

Brilliant to watch Hamish Hawk perform in his home town at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall & thank the small independent music venues in the city that gave his band their first gigs - ‘we wouldn’t be here without Sneaky Pete’s’. Great gig!

Hamish Hawk at the Usher Hall bathed in red lights

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 27

Great night at Celtic Connections for the Roaming Roots Revue. Some stand out performances & RCS Orchestra brilliant too

Orchestra and musicians performing for Celtic Connections gig

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 19

How amazing. I don’t think I have missed any GRIT performances but that behind the scenes would have been special

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 19

Ten years since I was lucky to be at the first performance it was once again a joy & delight to see the GRIT Orchestra. Looking forward to the next ten years

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 1

Finishing up with Valtos at Greyfriars Kirk #FirstFootin

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 1

Come Away In. A beautiful start to the new year. #FirstFootin

FirstFirstin event at St Giles Cathedral. Musicians & community choir

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Jan 1

And then to something completely different. Spyres alt-rock at Greyfriars Hall #FirstFootin

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Dec 9

Culture Secretary says the TV industry has a “major problem” with diversity. "Attracting young people from diverse backgrounds into the industry is one thing, but if what they then find is that they can’t progress, then we’re not doing them or us any favours"

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

British TV industry must diversify to survive, Lisa Nandy warns

Culture secretary says viewers will switch to streaming services if TV channels’ shows do not connect with them

www.theguardian.com

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hard to see this at the Musée D’Orsay & not look for the monster in the window

Van Gogh painting of church as seen in a Doctor Who episode

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Nov 26

Morning walk. The view from Rest & Be Thankful over Edinburgh

A view over Edinburgh with morning skies

A view over Edinburgh and Arthur’s Seat with morning skies

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Nov 20

Response rates to the key Labour Force Survey (LFS) have collapsed, from 39% in 2019 to just 13% last year. Resolution Foundation: Crafting good policy is made harder still if the UK does not have reliable employment statistics
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic

Resolution Foundation says figures are ‘overly pessimistic’ as people in work are less likely to answer survey

www.theguardian.com

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Nov 19

More than 1 in 3 children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK according to a landmark report. More than half of all people in severe hardship in the UK (54%) live in a family that includes a disabled person.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high

Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

www.theguardian.com

Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Nov 18

Edinburgh this morning

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Clair Gilchrist @clairg.bsky.social · Nov 18

Delighted to be invited to the opening of Through Line at the City Art Centre Edinburgh. Beautiful exhibition well worth visiting

Wave Rock textual art by Ian Hamilton Finlay

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