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Lord
Provost of Glasgow in Barga 2005 The
Rt. Hon. Liz Cameron arrived in Barga this afternoon for
the official opening of "Casa Fontana" |
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Street
in Saltcoats named Barga Gardens A
new housing development in Saltcoats, Scotland has just
been named by the local council there "BARGA GARDENS"
in recognition of the Italians in the area |
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Scottish
Weddings in Barga The
Scottish connection with Barga just keeps on getting stronger
and stronger. A Scottish wedding in Barga this morning.
A fine mix of scottish tartan and sparkling Italian wine.
more scottish weddings
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 Nardini
photograph from 1940's
"Finally in my cafe I have a large photograph hanging.
It features my grandfather in it Sandrino Nardini (at
the back with the white shirt and bald head) and I believe
was taken in the late 1930's in the Capretz.Just wondered
if you or your readers knew who the others in it were |
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Bagpipes
in Barga "Original
Scottish bagpipes" in a box. The box is brought into
Aristo's bar in Barga Vecchia and all crowd round trying
to work out just how to assemble the pipes. Various suggestions
are offered, none of which seem possible, feasible or
likely. In the end, the pipes are put together and then
comes the difficult part... |
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Bagpipes
in Barga 2
Norwich Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers in Barga Vecchia
- August 2005 |
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Scottish
Exhibition Space
A new exhibition space was opened this evening under the
arches of the Volta del Menchi dedicated to those people
from Barga over the centuries who emigrated to Scotlands.
A distictly tartan affair it was too with the presence
of Alex Mosson, ex Mayor of Glasgow and John Bellany the
painter. |
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Fish
and Chips Festival
Hang on... a fish and chip festival, in the remote Garfagnana
region of northern Tuscany? Some joke, surely? Not at
all. The clue comes in the next sign: Barga. The most
Scottish town in Italy. |
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John
Bellany in Barga
the painter John Bellany lives and works nearby to Barga
and has exhibited his work on numerous occasions in Barga.
His gallery can be seen here |
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Ryanair
Glasgow - Pisa flights
celebrations for the inaugural flight of the new Ryanair
Glasgow - Pisa service which now links Scotland and Tuscany.
The ex mayor of Glasgow Alex Mosson, was joined by John
Bellany and representatives of the Pisa and Prestwick
airports in todays festivities. |
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Bishop
of Glasgow
Mons. Mario Conti is originally from Barga |
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Lord
Provost of Glasgow in Barga 2002 Alex
Mosson a regular visitor to Barga .. this time to open
the John Bellany exhibition |
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Pierotti's
retire after a century serving Paisley
the Pierotti family has become as much a part of Paisley
Scotland as the town hall clock.
For decades thousands of Buddies queued up to enjoy their
fish and chips – there was nothing to beat them,
just ask anyone who savoured the taste. |
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Lord
Provost of Edinburgh in Barga 2004
visit this morning by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the
Rt. Hon. Lesley Hinds, has further strengthened the historic
links between Barga and Scotland.She was here to open
the exhibition "Amicizia Bargo-Scozzese" and
the new living quarters for guests at San Francesco. |
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Italian
National Tartan
is designed by Mike Lemetti. His mother Emilia Biagi was
born in Castelvecchio Pascoli and he is related to the
Ghiloni and Pellegrini families from this area.
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