Category: World Heritage

Forth Bridge short story competition

A short story writing competition for Queensferry and Inverkeithing High Schools is one of the projects that stemmed from the Forth Bridge world heritage site bid.  As part of getting people involved in the bid, schoolchildren were asked to write a short story featuring the bridge.  A shortlist from both schools was judged by writers Ed Hollis and Keith Gray.

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Last Monday the winners were announced during an event at the Edinburgh Book Festival where the children and their families listened to a discussion between the judges chaired by Sam Kelly from Napier University’s Creative Writing School.  Among the prizes for the winners is a boat trip around the bridges, signed books from the judges and Network Rail, and participation in a two day creative writing workshop run by Napier University.

Have a read of the winning stories.

Unstably Stable

The Two Groups Bridge Story

The Brigger

The Bridge

Story of a Survivor

She Kept Going

If Bridges Could Talk

Ghost Brother

Crazed

The bridge

Flying the flag for World Heritage Day

For those of you with a keen eye, you may have noticed that the ‘Celebrating World Heritage’ flag is flying from the City Chambers on the Royal Mile for the second year running.

City Chambers. World Heritage Site flag
City Chambers. World Heritage Site flag

Friday 18 April is World Heritage Day. It is celebrated around the globe to help raise the profile of World Heritage Sites and make people aware of our diverse cultural and natural heritage and how these sites are of outstanding value.

‘Shared Heritage’ is this year’s theme in Edinburgh and an event was held at the Royal College of Physicians last night which looked at the benefits that World Heritage can bring to everyone.  The speakers were Sue Bruce, Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh Council, and Lloyd Anderson, Director of the British Council Scotland.  The event was a great opportunity to hear the Chief Executive’s thoughts on how we manage the challenges as a World Heritage city and was followed by a lively question and answer session.