Posts Tagged ‘Glenalmond’


Shrink-wrapped Heaven

Sunday, Feb 28th, 2010 by david | 1 Comments
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As regular readers will know, I’m always interested in the connections between things - and the more unlikely the better.
Sunday Times readers in Scotland will have seen that I have been responding to Secretary of State Jim Murphy’s recent lecture on faith and politics. Yes I do think that this must be read in [...]

Pride and Privilege

Friday, Dec 5th, 2008 by david | 5 Comments
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Much chat in the salons of Perthshire at present about the three programmes on Glenalmond College - BBC2 Scotland only, I’m afraid. Feelings seem pretty mixed. But then I would say that since, as part of the College Council, I had a share in the decision to allow the programmes to [...]

Floreat Glenalmond

Saturday, Jun 28th, 2008 by david | 0 Comments
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Commemoration Day at Glenalmond College. My feelings change. This used to be one of the moments when I felt a long way from former life .. less so now. But strangely, it also reminds me of childhood and my time at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen - I could see my father [...]

Ciel Blue

Saturday, Dec 8th, 2007 by david | 3 Comments
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Spend more than half the day at a ‘Blue Sky’ thinking meeting for the Council of Glenalmond College. Added interest came from the fact that was being filmed by Saltire Films as part of the ‘fly on the wall’ documentary which they are preparing on the life of the College. This meant that I [...]

Mystery of Chaplaincy

Tuesday, Oct 9th, 2007 by david | 0 Comments
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We installed Giles Dove as Chaplain at Glenalmond College on Sunday - better picture to come shortly, I hope! I always enjoy being there, particularly in the beautiful chapel. It reminds me of childhood and the community at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, where my parents taught. I kept an eye on the [...]