Tam is delighted that his collection of Celtic A1 posters are now on display at the Hampden Park Shop. The posters can be ordered online, or at the Candleriggs Market on a Saturday and Sunday.

The shop is open to the public at Hamden Park Stadium, where you can also visit the Scottish Football History Museum, part of the Hampden Experience.

Tam will be appearing as our guest at the East Dunbartonshire Older Peoples’ Spring Fayre to be held on Friday 29 April 2016 in Woodhill Church, Bishopbriggs from 10 am.

For full information you can download the promotional flyer HERE.

Tam Craven recently appeared in the Kirkintilloch Herald. Here is a clipping from the newspaper.

Tam will be speaking at Bishopbriggs Library, 29th April.

Tam is delighted to announce that he will be in Boston, USA between 3rd – 17th March for the St Patrick’s Week celebrations.

Tam will be available for book signings, readings and other events. He can be contacted at the North Shore Comfort Inn, or via email.

He will also be launching his new book, Lights over Donegal.

After the demolition of Lennox Castle Hospital concrete blocks were installed to deter unwelcome visitors to the site.

For the residents of Netherton Oval/ Hill their only entrance/ exit took on an appearance akin to the Berlin wall, dull grey and boring.

One autumn morning last year i thought about how a negative could be turned into a positive by decorating the blocks. I contacted the council who put me in touch with Lynn Maher at Kilmardinny Arts Centre. She was very receptive to the idea and came to see me and view the site. We discussed many ideas and disagreed on not a few. Sparks flew on occasion but the discussions were healthy and without rancour. We decided that the project should be open to all and particularly children and young folk to encourage them to express their views in art form.

Mctaggart & Mickel agreed to provide the materials for the project and the rest of the funding was provided by East Dunbartonshire Council; we were moving.

Late spring 2004 and lynn organised a design session in Haughead Hall using visual aids and design materials provided within one of three themes: local; environmental and abstract.

Over five weekends in summer the blocks were painted by volunteers and what a success it has been! A riot of colour and talent, we even have a speed camera!

This project has shown what can be done at minimum cost to transform a drab featureless landscape into an uplifting and ever changing stream of beauty and expression. All it took was ideas, imagination, tenacity and a hard neck.

With heartfelt thanks to all who made this possible, they are listed below.

Regards
Finlay Dow