Author: Lesley Riddoch
How are Nordic neighbours managing Covid?
Nordic Horizons returns with a free Zoom event featuring six speakers for insights into the way Nordic nations are learning to live with Covid.As Scotland re-imposes restrictions on hospitality and the furlough scheme is set to end in a matter of weeks, Sweden’s very different approach to Covid management has grabbed the headlines. But so far its neighbours have had even fewer Covid d...Read More
Nordic Horizons guide to Celtic Connections 2020
So many fabulous Nordic performers are appearing at Celtic Connections in January 2020, it seemed a good idea to list them. Each year, Scotland’s largest traditional music festival presents a “showcase Scotland” partnership with a different nation. This year’s it’s Finland … so there are loads of performances featuring Finnish artists playing with top stars of the Scottish Trad Music scene. Get bo...Read More
The Nordic future of Scots childcare?
At long last, outdoor nurseries and kindergartens are getting some official encouragement in Scotland. Pioneers like the Secret Garden in Fife and about a dozen others have offered an alternative to indoor early life for over a decade. But now Inspiring Scotland’s been funded by the Scottish Government to work with eight councils setting up new outdoor play projects. The need to get kids mov...Read More
On Thin Ice – is the Arctic safe?
Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has left Murmansk for its 4700 kms trip to a remote Siberian port – according to Arctic Today. News agencies suggest China is building another 20 floating nuclear rigs. Meanwhile Donald Trump didn’t managed to buy Greenland but he can still wreak Arctic eco-havoc in Alaska. A new 200 kms motorway, a copper mine & oilfield have been propos...Read More