I keep seeing versions of this argument. Yet I am still waiting for it to be taken seriously by those institutions responsible for maintaining the humanities.

“Every town to-day needs an educational centre. The form in which such a centre can be established must vary in different places.” cambridgetownowl.com/2026/07/03/t...

Dry stone wall in the car park at #Sporsnis, #Ness, #IsleofLewis. Village of #Eoropie in the background. #WallsonWednesday

Yes. So much excellent research and practice is definitely relevant and needed now. #Adulteducation #Adultedu #LifelongLearning

Distinctive stonework at Crail harbour in the East Neuk of Fife. Often see a wider view of the harbour on the opening credits of An Là, the Gaelic evening news programme. #WallsonWednesday

Wall mounted VR postbox in East Linton, East Lothian. #PostboxSaturday

Good to see. #Gaelic tinyurl.com/5ez3p4fx

Good to read about adult education that contributes to an informed democracy. There's such a rich history of political education. It needs a future too. #Lifelonglearning #Politicaleducation

GR postbox at Edzell, Angus, Scotland. A tidy wee town where they love their dogs. #PostboxSaturday

“If the road to the education of all adults is to be a long one, then it is important to make haste. It is also important to keep the ideal in mind for it is our only chance of securing the just society and the better life for all which democracy demands." cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/16/t...

As govt is going to ban social media for kids, then they should also: - invest in youth clubs and social spaces where young people are welcome - put some actual money into libraries - mandate that secondary schools supply offline learning resources - implement effective regulation

Symptomatic of a long, slow slide into cultural decline over decades since university extramural courses began to be run down. #LifelongLearning

#Birds and #bees in Leeds today. Well #birdsong anyway.

A day late for #WorldBeeDay.

Interesting comparison with the 18 letters of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet that also relate to tree names owlscotland.org/resources/a-...

#WallsonWednesday at #Strathaven Castle. A bonny wee town near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

Postbox in Knockaird, Ness, Isle of Lewis, last summer. #PostboxSaturday

Seen in Stornoway.

Post Office House, Meikleour, Perthshire. #postboxsaturday

NEW BLOGPOST: "The adult-education-shaped gap in the Government’s social cohesion policy" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/03/12/t...

Dry stone wall on the track to the Dell River mouth in Ness, #IsleofLewis. Dell Rock is visible in the sea. #WallsonWednesday.

Old idea I’ll recycle. Anyone promoting war has to volunteer or put forward a family member.

When words come home: Gaelic, memory and the meaning of #care. #SeachdainnaGàidhlig, #dementia, #Gaelic #socialcare, #GaelicWeek, #belonging scottishcare.org/when-words-c...

James Campbell began writing this book in a Creative Writing class at #SwarthmoreEducationCentre in Leeds. A success story for #AdultLearning #BookSky. tinyurl.com/3zppsw3e

Postbox with a solar panel and cheery companion bollards in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. #PostboxSaturday

Today is #NationalPuzzleDay and DID YOU KNOW that along with an extensive collection of loanable jigsaws we ALSO HAVE FREE ONLINE JIGSAWS you can solve at: jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩

If you’re looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible, libro.fm might be worth checking out. It shares revenue with your nominated local bookshop, and the audiobooks you buy are DRM-free. Meaning you can keep them forever. Unlike Audible! ✊🏻

Satisfied but sad to have almost finished @nicolaupson.bsky.social's Josephine Tey novels mixing real historical facts with the author's imagined life. Beautifully researched and written prompting a lot of thinking about the characters, events and ethics behind the stories.

The kitchen range in Robert Burns' House in Dumfries. #burnsnight #robertburns #scotland #burnsnight2026

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St Moluag's Church, Eoropaidh, Ness, #IsleofLewis. At least 800 years old. Stained glass window shown from the inside and with its plain glass protection from severe weather on the outside. #StainedGlassSunday

Really got into this series this afternoon, as Ian Hamilton visits various towns around Scotland, though the #Stornoway episode has gone and made me homesick. 😒 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Postbox at Skigersta, Ness, #IsleofLewis #PostboxSaturday

There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.

£3,000 chance to write in Lewis https://www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/articles/41006-gbp3-000-chance-to-write-in-lewis #scothinews

A memory from that weird Christmas when someone gave an NHS Priority postbox in Leeds a cheery disguise. #PostBoxSaturday

Time to encourage more of this again. #lifelonglearning

Very much enjoying the #JosephineTeyMysteries by @nicolaupson.bsky.social just now. An addictive series. Unpredictable, engrossing and well researched.

Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...

🚦Did you hear about the WINNER of our 2025 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA na Dorsan South Galson Isle of Lewis FIND out HERE pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma... @marshawards.bsky.social

Paul's thoughtful writing is always worth reading. #adulteducation

Such an important issue for democracy and well worth a read.

Hopefully the growth of fluency in other languages will increase as Gaelic medium education grows. We already have Àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu 😊 'S e amadan a th' aige.

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Wonderful that this drystone sculpture, na Dorsan (the doors) commemorating the legacy of the Clearances on the Isle of Lewis, won the public vote for excellence in public sculpture. @pssatweets.bsky.social

I have been busy preparing for the 4th Artist-Teacher in Adult Community Learning Conference, taking place online on 21st March 2026. This year’s theme, Making Space! Abstract submissions open Monday, 17th November 2025! @nsead.bsky.social

Just spotted the Cross Inn in an i Weekend newspaper feature on 'The 20 best cosy pubs for autumn". Ness is described as remote with freezing winds and nights that last almost all day.🙄 How do folk cope? #IsleofLewis #Hebrides #CrossInn

Sad to learn of Brian Patten's death. The Mersey Sound poetry collection was one of the first books I bought for myself. I read it so many times over the years. #BrianPatten #TheMerseySound #Poetry