Archive for December, 2009
A White Christmas for 2009?
22 Dec
by Moira Heron
in General
The big freeze hits Scotland and it looks like it’s here for some time yet according to the Met Office.
The last official White Christmas was five years ago, when snow fell across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Midlands, the North-East and far South-West.
The interest in snowy Christmases [...]
Cat Affinity
16 Dec
The purrs, the paws, the fur,
The claws.
Feline aristocracy at its best.
In stealth, in play,
Hunter by night
And day.
The game, the strategy,
An overwhelming curiosity,
What a glorious recipe.
Free fall in slow motion
They glide as they fall.
Empathic creatures of old,
Definition of [...]
The Price of Fear – Speciality of the House
13 Dec
by Paul-Robert
in Cinema & Radio
Public Domain Radio of the Week
Kip Marina
12 Dec
by Moira Heron
in General
Inverkip is a small village in Inverclyde on the West Coast of Scotland which lies about 4 miles south west of Greenock. With a population of less than 1,700, one hotel, a sub-post office, supermarket, cafe, fast food outlet, nursery, pharmacy together with a retail and business block there may not [...]
Stewarton – School Magazine – 1978
10 Dec
by Moira Heron
in General
URsTV Founder at Stewarton High School
Campin’ wi’ pals
9 Dec
Shona wisnae that keen on the campin’. She said that when she wis a wean she went tae a camp near Loch Ness and she got attacked bae monsters…naw, naw, no’ Nessie. Somethin’ much, much worse: MIDGIES.
Of coorse, Shona said she wisnae a wean noo, but her mither an’ faither said she wisnae an audult [...]
A Review of The Lion, The Witch and The Wedding by Suze Laing
7 Dec
by Moira Heron
in General
Yes, we have a winner! Suze Laing has sent in the very first review of The Lion, The Witch and The Wedding which was performed over the weekend by the St. Joseph’s Players.
Here is what Suze thought of the show:-
“What can I say…
Where do I start…
I guess like all great stories ~ at the [...]
Curtain Up This Weekend for the St Joseph’s Players!
3 Dec
by Moira Heron
in General
Yes, the pantomime dates are this weekend ! Saturday 5 December at 7.30 pm and on Sunday 6 December at 2 pm. Nicola Stewart’s production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wedding is showing at St Joseph’s Church Hall, Hill Street, Kilmarnock.
URsTV popped back down on Sunday to see how the rehearsals [...]

