St Andrew’s Day rally call beamed across Scotland
Famous Scottish landmarks – including our own Usher Hall and Tron Kirk – provided a dramatic setting to poignant lines from Scottish poet Mary Symon’s poem ‘Hame’ (St Andrew’s Day under the Southern Cross) to stir the heart strings ahead of St Andrew’s Day on November 30.
As well as the Usher Hall and the Tron Kirk, iconic locations including Kelvingrove Museum, Scone Palace, Glasgow Science Centre and Schiehallion munro were the backdrop for the emotive poem and the rousing call to ‘Bring on St Andrew’s Day’.
Part of a wider social media project to encourage people to share their plans for Scotland’s national day using #mystandrewsday, the projection was designed to raise awareness of the largest ever programme of St Andrew’s Day events, offers and activities being held the length and breadth of the country.
The 2015 programme is running across Scotland and includes 560 free, two-for-one or child goes free offers at some of Scotland’s favourite attractions. Historic Environment Scotland is also giving away thousands of free tickets to a selection of the best known heritage sites and eleven major public events are being held in a variety of locations.
More information on the full St Andrew’s Day programme is available online at www.scotland.org/standrewsday
It’s Hame, it’s Hame for ever,
Let shore or sea divide!
The croon o’ some dear river,
The blink o’ ae braeside.
God bless our land. We dream o’t —
The days aye brakin’ fine
On the lang, lane glints o’ heather
In the glens we kent langsyne.
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