Muckle thanks tae e Doric Board fur e grants they’ve gien us! Iss Scottish Government funded grants alloo us tae create mair beuks an tak forrit oor community engagement acteevities. Ye can read fit we’re gaun tae dee wi e siller richt here (it’s gye excitin myn!).

We would like to give a massive thank you to the Doric Board for the grants they have awarded us! These Scottish Government funded grants allow us to create more books and further develop our community engagement activities. We’ve written a little bit about what we plan to do with the money (let me tell you, it’s exciting stuff!).

Doric Books is fair pleased tae help promote iss project – nae ainly is Brian pittin forrit e Doric, he’s geein e Anchor Unit a bittie siller inna.

As a muckle thanks fur e continued support aa throu his cancer treatment an intae remission, Brian Noble his dedicatit his nyow Doric poetry beuk ‘Anchor What?’ tae e couthie an carin staff at e Anchor Unit o Aiberdeen Royal Infirmary.

If ye’d like tae support iss gran beuk, ye can fin it on Amazon eesin e link aneath:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-What-Brian-Wood-Noble/dp/B0BQ9R68PF/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1674815479&refinements=p_27%3ABrian+Noble&s=books&sr=1-1

Doric Books is delighted to help promote this project – not only is Brian giving Doric a boost, he is giving the Anchor Unit some money too.

As a huge thank you for the continued support throughout his cancer treatments and complete remission, Brian Noble has dedicated his new Doric poetry book ‘Anchor What?’ to the kind and caring staff at the Anchor Unit of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

If you want to support this great book, you can find it on Amazon using the link below:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-What-Brian-Wood-Noble/dp/B0BQ9R68PF/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1674815479&refinements=p_27%3ABrian+Noble&s=books&sr=1-1

Nae lang intae e nyow year (e lunar een onywye!), let’s tak a keek at sum hichlichts fur Doric Books in 2022:

• We wir nominatit fur twa Scots Language Awards
• We collaborated wi Macduff Marine Aquarium, Denis Law Legacy Trust an Rose Reilly tae produce twa beuks
• We gaed tae a puckle care hames tae dee Doric Blethers
• An puckles o skweels tae dee Doric storytellin

Noo read e hale article fur mair o fit we got up til an fit we’re planning fur 2023!

Fresh into the new year (the lunar one!), let’s rewind and take a peek at some highlights for Doric Books 2022:

• We were nominated for two Scots Language Awards
• We collaborated with Macduff Marine Aquarium, Denis Law Legacy Trust and Rose Reilly to produce two books
• We went to several care hoames to deliver Doric Blethers
• And several schools to do Doric storytelling

Now read the whole article for more of what we did and what we’re planning for 2023!

Iss wik I hid e pleasure o meetin Rose Reilly in e flesh.  I've been WhatsAppin wi Rose ivver since I stairtit tae screive oor Fitba Legends beuk bit iss wis e first time I'd met her in person.  Fit rare it wis.  Rose wis deein a Maisterclass fur Caledonian University in Glesga an we gaed doon tae see her. She telt puckles o e stories aat ye can read in e beuk an mair besides. She hid us aa in stiches lachin - I think she cud hae a second career as a comedian. I teen doon sum copies o e beuk fur her tae hae. Eddi Reader, fa's a freen o Rose's, wis ere an she speirt at ma fur ma autograph!  I wis fair trickit tae sign ma name on e beukie fur her. Bit e maist excitin news is aat Rose is gaun tae cum up tae e Nor-east neist year an dee sumthin wi's.  Canna wyte!  Fit a rare umman she is.

This week I had the pleasure of meeting Rose Reilly in the flesh.  I've been WhatsApping with Rose ever since I started to write our Fitba Legends book but this was the first time I'd met her in person.  It was great.  Rose was presenting a Masterclass for Caledonian University in Glasgow and we went down to see her. She told several of the stories that you can read in the book and more besides. She had us all in stiches laughing - I think she could have a second career as a comedian. I took down some copies of the book for her to have. Eddi Reader, who is a friend of Rose's, was there and she asked me for my autograph!  I was delighted to sign my name on the book for her. But the most exciting news is that Rose is going to come up to the North-east next year and do something with us.  Can't wait!  What an amazing woman she is.