Tuesday 22nd April:
Reinventing Scotland through the Wellbeing Economy approach, Gordon McIntyre-Kemp, 7pm
The second in our series of Tuesday night discussions on independence and what it can bring to Scotland and Scots welcomes a big hitter of the independence movement. We’re delighted to welcome Gordon McIntyre-Kemp, CEO of Business for Scotland and Believe in Scotland, who will be explaining why a wellbeing approach to the economy can transform Scotland and increase support for independence
Entry is free but please reserve a space via Evetbrite. Light refreshments available for donation.
Eventbrite: Reinventing Scotland
YES Carnoustie litter pick Saturday 24th MAY – come and join in!
Litter is a blight on our lovely towns and beautiful countryside. We can moan about it or we can do something about it. Here at YES Carnoustie, we’re going to do something about it!
On Saturday 24th May, from 10am.
We’ve purchased some YES Carnoustie hi-vis vests and Angus Council is lending us litter pickers and other equipment – while YES Prestwick will be giving us some special YES collection bags. So all we need now is volunteers. Please join us if you can.
Venue to be selected nearer the time.
If you intend to come along, and haven’t already done so, please let us know so we can make sure we have enough equipment.
Past events
7pm, Thursday 13th February, 2025
Screening of ‘Scotland: The Big Picture”s documentary:
‘Why not Scotland?’
Followed by a Q&A with Sophie Ramsay, from Bamff Wildlands
Why Not Scotland? is a feature-length documentary, which forms a central part of the Alliance’s Rewilding Nation campaign. The film accompanies Flo, a young Scot from Glasgow, on an intensely personal journey, as she seeks out examples of nature recovery around Europe. Like many of her generation, Flo is concerned by the state of nature and fearful about an uncertain future. However, during her travels, she discovers places where nature is making a spectacular comeback, breathing life back into the landscape and revitalising human communities. Encouraged by these stories of hope and renewal, she is prompted to wonder: Why Not Scotland?
Thursday 13th March: ‘The Clash of the Ash'(with a nod to Runrig!) 6pm (please note earlier time)
The second in our series of ‘Our Scotland’ events is with Iain Stewart, local independence supporter and Yes Carnoustie member who works in sport & education in Angus.
Having grown up between Meigle and Inverness, Iain joins us to talk about shinty, our other national game, and the work that he’s been doing in local primary schools to encourage participation in the sport.
After Iain departs to take up his quizmaster role elsewhere, we will be screening ‘Giving it Stick’, a 2022 documentary following the fortunes of local rivals Kingussie and Newtonmore, examining the way that shinty is central to life in these Highland villages.
Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available for donation.
Tuesday 25th March, 7pm – CANCELLED
‘Energy is Power: why Scotland’s energy resources are key to independence and why we’re not getting our strategy right’.
Robin McAlpine, Common Weal
Sadly, due to circumstances beyond his control, Robin has had to withdraw from the talk.
We will be rescheduling for later in the year and will contact you shortly with details if you booked a ticket with Eventbrite.
Wednesday 26th March, 6pm for 6.30pm:
Believe in Scotland Scottish Independence Mini-Congress for Yes Groups
This is an event for Yes Carnoustie members only.
Believe in Scotland (BiS) https://www.believeinscotland.org/ is the independence movement’s foremost non-political campaigning organisation. On Wednesday 26th March, BiS is holding a Zoom meeting for Yes group delegates; Yes Carnoustie is affiliated to BiS and can send up to four delegates. However, we thought it might be good to open the event up to all Yes Carnoustie members to view at the hub – although only our four delegates will be able to officially join – and we can have our own discussion about our thoughts and next actions.
Doors open at 6pm, for a 6.30pm start. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available for donation.
Thursday 10th April:
‘Hairy, horny, feathery and fleecy’, 7pm
Aberdeen Angus, Highland, Galloway, Ayrshire – Scottish breeds of farm livestock that have changed agriculture across the globe. But there are many other Scottish breeds that are every bit as important to our agricultural, cultural and social history that you may be less familiar with.
In the third of our series, ‘Our Scotland’, join Alice Lennox, RBST Scottish Co-ordinator and Grant Reid, Secretary of RBST Scotland to find out more about these breeds and why they aren’t just important to our past but also of vital importance to our agricultural future, here in Scotland.
RBST is the charity that exists to conserve and promote our native livestock and equine breeds, whether sheep, cattle, pigs or poultry, as sustainable alternatives to the intensively farmed breeds that have come to dominate our countryside in recent decades. https://www.rbst.org.uk/
Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available for donation.