Sign the Declaration of Sovereign Scots
Saturday 22nd November 11am – 1pm
On 6th April 2021, veteran Scottish Independence campaigner Mike Fenwick set out to secure the signatures of one hundred Scots who recognised that the Scottish people were sovereign, under the Claim of Right, and who rejected the Treaty of Union. One hundred signatures were quickly secured.
Since 2021, Mike has grown the initiative in very specific Stages and gained signed Declarations from all over Scotland, with the ultimate Stage being to obtain 2 million signatures – the majority of Scottish voters we will need to secure Scotland’s independence. How that can be achieved will be made clear in a later stage.
But this isn’t a paper exercise. All signed Declarations are submitted to the UN for safe-keeping, and continuing contact has been established with eighteen UN member countries, specifically chosen as each gained their own independence from the UK. Copies of all signed Declarations are also retained for future generations to know and see. The purpose? Mike’s extensive research into UN constitutional resolutions establishes that all peoples have the right to self-determination, which must be respected, and very importantly that exact principle of respect for self-determination was also acknowledged by the UK itself during the Supreme Court ruling.
Will it work? Well, we won’t know if we don’t try. Our politicians have been unable to deliver so far, so we should try other ways.
One serious but very simple question: By all means consider what you have got to lose by signing your Declaration, anything at all? But then please consider all that we might gain – Scotland’s independence!
Càrn Ùstaidh hub will be open at the following times to allow you to sign your own personal Declaration:
Saturday 22nd November 11am – 1pm
Tuesday 25th November Scottish History Month
Before Carnoustie; Panbride and Barry 8th to 17th Centuries
This lecture looks at the early history of the two parishes, Barry and Panbride, in which now the 18th century town of Carnoustie is situated.
Pictish and Gaelic place-names, medieval charters from the 12th – 16th century cartulary of Arbroath Abbey and early written accounts of the area are examined in order to throw light on this ancient and historically important part of Angus. This account covers the period from the 8th to the 17th century before the settlement of Carnoustie was founded and became a burgh in the 19th century.”
Our speaker, Norman Atkinson, was born and bred in Arbroath. He was educated at Inverbrothock Primary School and Arbroath High School, where he was Geography Dux, Dundee College of Education and Leicester University.
After graduating in 1972, he taught at Hayshead School in Arbroath before joining Dundee Museum as an Education Officer in 1975. He moved to Angus District Council in 1977 as District Curator, a post which he held until Local Government reorganisation in 1996. He refurbished all five museums in Angus, and established Kirriemuir Museum, winning the Scottish Museum of the Year Award.
In 1996 he became Head of Cultural Services with Angus Council. He established Angus Archives at Restenneth, and redeveloped the Webster Memorial Theatre in Arbroath.
He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a Fellow of the Museums Association.
Norman retired in September 2013 after 41 years of service with local government. He was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2014 for services to the community in Angus. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Angus in 2016 and served until 2025.
Norman’s interests include Scottish, local and natural history, on which he has lectured and written extensively. He is a past President of the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society, the Scottish Museums Federation, and the Pictish Arts Society.
He is currently Chair of the Friends of the William Lamb Studio, Vice President of the Forfar and District Historical Society, and a trustee of the Graham Hunter Foundation, which owns Restenneth.
Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available for donation.
Entry is free but seats are limited so please book a place via Eventbrite: Before Carnoustie; Panbride and Barry 8th to 17th Centuries
Sunday 30th November Special Event
St Andrew’s Day Christmas Fair