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GRANDE FESTA DELLA BEFANA
Sign up now for the latest project of the CoCAIS – the Grande Festa della Befana.
The event is open to children aged eight and under and is to be held at Scotland Street School Museum in Glasgow on the Feast of the Epiphany,
Sunday January 4 from 2-5pm.
Numbers are limited so it is essential to book a place early. To do so please visit the website www.italianscotland.com
and under the “Events” section you can download an application form which should be completed and returned with
a cheque for £5 per child to Cav. Adriano De Marco, 58 Beardmore Way, Clydebank Industrial Estate, Clydebank, Glasgow G81 4HT.
Cost will be subsidised allowing the £5 to cover a present and a calza ripiena (stocking filled with sweets). Accompanying
adults can enjoy a glass of festive spumante and a slice of panettone while the children eat, greet La Befana
(who will attend in all her splendour!) and enjoy meeting new friends.
The whole event is in English but is a great opportunity for the wee ones to enjoy Italian customs.
ITALIAN SINGER’S SCOTTISH DATES
Italian singer - songwriter Pino Leto will play two dates in Glasgow at the end of the month. The Sicilian singer who has appeared
in the past at the famous San Remo song festival, will be in concert at the Classic Grand in Jamaica Street on Sunday November
30 and Tuesday December 2nd. During the two gigs Pino will present his latest album "Lo stesso Cielo", the result of a Scottish -
Italian collaboration, which includes eight new tracks. The CD will be on sale, with the tickets, in all the restaurant promoting the
gigs and at the Classic Grand on the nights.
Pino will be accompanied by a group of fantastic musicians, five Italians and two Scots. Concert tickets cost just £9 or you can
choose a pre-concert meal and ticket for £18. With live Italian music – including hits of all the greats like Zucchero, Raf, Eros Ramazzotti,
Pino Daniele, Riccardo Cocciante, Gino Paoli – good food and good wine it should be a great night out.
Tickets are available from the following restaurants ,who are also offering the concert and meal option - £9 for concert ticket alone or
£18 for pizza or pasta plus wine or beer and a concert ticket: Fratelli Sarti, Roma Mia, Osteria Piero, La Scarpetta, The Butterfly and Pig, Villa Toscana,
Piazza Italia, Qua, Italian Kitchen, Ciao Roma, Bar Italia, Dino’s, Little Italy, Bella Napoli, Bar Milano, La Lanterna, Anima, Il Pavone,
Il Pavone Sud, Primavera, Paperinos, Amore, Giotto, Di Maggio’s, Ariosto, O Sole Mio, L’Aragosta, Esca, University Café, Battlefield Rest,
Buongiorno and Bonjo.
Full details from Cav Michele Pagliocca at the Classic Grand on 0141 847 0820
Pino Leto’s musical myspace profile is at: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=329596287
ITALIAN CHESTNUT EVENING
There will be a special charity chestnut evening of Sunday 23rd November at Battlefield Rest on Glasgow’s south side.
The event will consist of a menu based around chestnuts imported from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana (Italy). On the evening
there will be a raffle and auction of high quality goods given by numerous businesses around the Battlefield and Shawland
area with the proceeds going to Yorkhill Children's Foundation for Schiehallion Unit.
The cost of the evening will be £25.00 per head with £5.00 per person also going to charity. There is limited space for bookings of 2,
therefore a min of 4 will be required.
On the menu such delights as freshly baked chestnut bread & olives, Chestnut Tagliatelle with wild mushrooms in red wine sauce and Ossobuco on a bed of roasted chestnut & roast garlic mash. More details from ''Battlefield Rest'', 55 Battlefield Road, Glasgow 0141 636 6955
DUNDEE ITALIAN EVENTS
Feast of Christ the King Sunday 23rd November St Andrew’s Cathedral Dundee 11:30am. The annual Civic and Academic Mass with
Bishop Vincent Logan. The Italian Community in the Diocese of Dunkeld has, in the past, been the only national grouping to get
special places at the annual event. If you wish to attend please tell a member of the Club Romano committee at newclubromano@mac.com
Looking forward the Club Romano has organized a series of events over the next few months. All details from the email address above:
Saturday 15th November Autumn Dinner Dance Price £8
Sunday 30th November Mass 1st Sunday of Advent -6pm (provisional)
Wednesday 10th December Senior Members’ Party Non Seniors £10
Sunday 28th December Mass Feast of the Holy Family -6pm (provisional)
Wednesday 31st December Hogmanay Gala Dinner Dance 7:30 for 8pm £15
LAZIALI IN GLASGOW DANCE
The Laziali in Scozia (Glasgow group) are organising a pre-Christmas night to which everyone is invited.
The event will be held in St Thomas’ Church Hall in Riddrie, Glasgow on Sunday December 7th
The buffet dance starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost just £10 (to be booked in advance)
For more information contact Marcello Di Tano on 0141 770 4585.
CASA D’ITALIA TV DOCUMENTARY
The following information has been received from the BBC. Hopefully someone can help make this a programme to remember.
“You will be pleased to hear that the filming for our Italian Communities programme has gone very well and it is in the final
process of being edited. We do not have a transmission date as yet but we will let you know in due course.
We are assuming that it will be early 2009 on BBC ALBA digital channel 168.
“We did some filming at the Casa d’Italia and I was wondering if you would be able to help me with something? We are looking
for some archive, some old pictures of the building in ‘full swing.’ Maybe people dancing in the hall or just something that will
show the social aspect of the place. Anything that will show the ‘buzz’ that surrounded the club. If you could let me know if you
have anything or know where I could find anything this would be most useful.
Thank you for all your help and I look forward to hearing from you. Anne Morrison.”
Let’s look through the old albums and help Anne complete her programme.
She can be contacted at anne.morrison@mnemedia.tv or 0141 249 9999.
AUGURI
It has been a month of congratulations – Grand Uff. Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow has just celebrated his 50th
anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. He was joined by friends and family from the UK and Italy for a Mass in
San Marcello al Corso in Rome, 50 years to the very hour from his ordination ceremony!
Meanwhile the CoCAIS is happy to congratulate Cav Adriano De Marco on his election as the new President of the COMITES.
The COMITES – Committee for Italians abroad – is an official body recognized by the Italian Government established
to identify and support the needs of the Italian community in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It has recently launched a new website – check it out at www.comites.org.uk
Comm Gianni Donfrancesco, takes on the role of Vice President, after years of invaluable work as President,
which he has combined also with his role as President of Ciao Italia Scozia and a variety of other appointments.
Cav Duilio Castelli takes over as treasurer while Cav Franco Martone stays on as Secretary.
Meanwhile congatulations are also extended to Rodolfo Benacci and Ronnie Convery, both of whom have been named
“Cavaliere” by the Italian Republic for their work for the Italian community in Scotland.
The Consul General, Dott Gabriele Papadia presented the awards to both men at the annual reception after
the Mass for the Italian Community, held last month in Glasgow, attended by 600 people.
A tutti … auguri!
ITALIAN FILMS IN GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH
November is a great month to catch a classic Italian movie. Glasgow’s GFT and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse are
showing a series of films by Valerio Zurlini this month. Winner of the Leone d’Oro at the Venice Film Festival in
1965 for Cronaca Familiare, Valerio Zurlini is a director whose work is relatively unknown outside of Italy. In a career
spanning more than 25 years, Zurlini made only 8 full features yet worked with the cream of European acting talent,
including Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, and Vittorio Gassman.
For details of these and films scheduled for the Italian Film Festival next year check out www.italianfilmfestival.org.uk
ITALIAN ART IN ROYAL COLLECTION
A fantastic new exhibition of Italian classical art from the Queen’s collection goes on show in Edinburgh this month …
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Baroque will run from 13 November 2008 – 8 March 2009 at
the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.
The 31 paintings and 43 drawings selected for the exhibition reflect the great stylistic diversity of the period,
which gave birth to the powerful realism of Caravaggio, the revolutionary naturalism of the Carracci and the cool
classicism of Poussin and Domenichino. Highlights of the exhibition include two works by Caravaggio,
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew and Boy Peeling Fruit.
Full details from the Italian Cultural Institute website:
OLIVE OIL COMPETITION
If you enjoy cooking, and have a nose for a good olive oil, then this could be the competition for you …
The Italian Cultural Institute for Foreigners, in collaboration with the Corporation of the Olive Oil Masters of Italy,
under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture of Italy are running a competition to be held in London to come
up with the best use of olive oil in a new recipe.
The contest is aimed at promoting Italian extra virgin olive oil through the study and the preparation of a recipe by
professional chefs, who will compete in the semi-finals, the winners of which will take part in the world finals in Calabria in 2009.
The rules are:
“Each participant shall prepare one presentation dish and five tasting portions for the jury which will be formed by
6 personalities including journalists and members of well known food associations in London. The event will be taking place at the Gastro Pub Cat&Mutton in Broadway Market on Monday 19th January 2009 and the Award Ceremony at the Italian Deli Bottega Prelibato
in Shoreditch the following day.”
If you are planning to participate to the London semi-final contest in January please send your CV and a short message -
stating the recipes you want to present - before the 10th December 2009 to: info@prelibato.com or gian@prelibato.com
DATE FOR THE DIARY
To support the plans to build an Italian Memorial Garden next to St Andrew’s Cathedral, an Italian night for all the family is to be held at Troon Town Hall on Sunday February 1 2009. Tickets will cost just £15, allowing families to come along en masse. 300 tickets will be made available and are likely to be snapped up fast. Angela and Paolo will be on hand to provide great musical entertainment, and the Mayor of Barga, Umberto Sereni, will be making his final visit to Scotland before leaving office. The event has been put together thanks to the generosity of restaurateur Aldo Cecchini, and tickets will soon be available from either of the Cecchini restaurants (Ayr and Ardrossan Harbour) or from the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Please keep the date free for a Sunday of good food, good company, good music and all for a good cause!
WEBSITE
Do remember to visit our website periodically to keep up to date with all that’s happening … www.italianscotland.com The site recently clocked up its 5000th visitor … a fantastic achievement for a new site. To advertise on the site for just £50 per year (all money goes to the promotion of activities for the community by the CoCAIS) contact Paul Verrico at paul.verrico@cosmoceramics.co.uk
Alla prossima!
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ITALIAN MASS AND RECEPTION
The 5th annual Mass and reception for the Italian Community in Scotland will be held at St Andrew’s Cathedral,
Glasgow, on Monday November 3rd at 7pm followed by a drinks reception at Merchants’ Square, hosted by
Archbishop Mario Conti and the Consul General Dott. Gabriele Papadia.
The Mass (in Italian and English) to remember those who have died - is one of the largest gatherings of the
Italian Community of the year, and over the past five years has become a regular “punto di incontro” for members
and friends of the Italian community.
Children from St Mungo’s Academy and Sacred Heart Primary who are currently learning Italian will sing at the Mass and reception.
Tickets, which are free, as always, are at a premium. To apply please send an email to mary.mcmahon@rcag.org.uk detailing
how many tickets you require for the Mass and how many for the reception afterwards and leaving your postal address.
Please pass this information on to those who may not have access to the internet.
NEW FOR CHILDREN – GRANDE FESTA DELLA BEFANA
To encourage the younger members and friends of the Italian community, the CoCAIS is planning a Sunday afternoon Befana party
for children aged 8 and under. The event will be held in Glasgow on Sunday January 4 2009, 2-4pm. If you have a child or grandchild,
nephew or neice who might like to come along, please go to our website www.italianscotland.com and print off an application form.
(Form is to be found under “Events” on right hand menu of the homepage) This should be filled in and forwarded (together with payment)
to Cav Adriano De Marco, 58 Beardmore Way, Clydebank Industrial Estate, Clydebank, Glasgow G81 4HT. Cost will be subsidised
so the charge per child is just £5 which includes a present and a calza ripiena (stocking filled with sweets).
Accompanying adults can enjoy a glass of festive spumante and a slice of panettone while the children eat, meet La Befana and enjoy
meeting new friends. The whole event is in English but is a great opportunity for the wee ones to enjoy Italian customs.
For more information contact Adriano De Marco at ademarco@lineafabrications.co.uk
It is also proposed to hold a Festa della Terza Eta’ for senior members and friends of the Italian community later in 2009.
More details to come next month. The idea would be to offer an afternoon of top quality Italian food, Italian music and
good company early next year.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES – SIGN UP NOW!
The Centro Promozione Italiana offers special classes to children and adults wishing to learn Italian with special rates for those
of Italian extraction. Classes are beginning in Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newton Mearns, Paisley and Stirling.
For more information please check the website: www.centropromozioneitaliana.co.uk
Or call 0131 - 228 2220 or Email: info@centropromozioneitaliana.co.uk
EDINBURGH SERATA DI FESTA
During the Italian Language Week 2008 (20th to 26th October), Centro Promozione Italiana , in partnership with the Italian
Consulate General in Edinburgh, will organize on the night of the 25th of October an evening of live music and dancing,
quiz shows and karaoke. A lottery will take place, with prizes kindly donated by Valvona e Crolla, Clan Italia, Tony and Angela
(La Favorita restaurant), Giuliano's restaurant, Bella 'Mbriana restaurant, Jolly restaurant, D'Antonio's restaurant and Banks Florists.
The children will be entertained by CPI’s Italian language teachers. Of course, the evening wouldn’t be complete without an Italian buffet!
Tickets are £3 per person. Family tickets are available at £5.
Venue: Marchmont St.Giles Centre, 1A Kilgraston Road, EH9 2DW For further information, please email
comitato.edimburgo@yahoo.co.uk. To book your tickets you can either email the CPI or alternatively call
into their office in 4b Atholl Place (Monday 2 to 4 pm, Wednesday 5 to 6 pm or Thursday 4 to 6 pm).
Tickets will be available from September 29th.
CINEMANGIARE – FOOD AND FILM OFFER
Catch a great new Italian film and enjoy a reduced price meal
afterwards … that’s what’s on offer this month thanks to an exciting
initiative from the Italian Consulate and Cultural Institute which sees
the screening of an Italian film each month at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse and
Glasgow’s GFT cinemas.
Come to the cinema, enjoy the film (subtitles in English) and then enjoy a 20 per cent reduction on your food bill at participating
restaurants.
The latest film, Sangue Vivo by Edoardo Winspeare, is shown In Glasgow at 7pm on Thursday October 16 and in Edinburgh at 6.15pm
on Monday October 20.
Sangue Vivo centres on two brothers, Pino, 50, and Donato, 30,
brought up as traditional musicians playing La Pizzica tambourine
folk music in the Southern Italian region of Puglia.
Their relationship is strained after the death of their father in an accident for
which Pino feels guilty and for which Donato carries the most self-destructive consequences: he no longer plays his instrument,
preferring to hang around with local criminals and let his brother support him.
In Edinburgh , thanks to the kind collaboration of Ciao Italia,
the following Italian restaurants will offer
a discount of 20% on food (drinks excluded from promotion) on presentation
of your Sangue Vivo cinema ticket from Monday 20 October until Thursday 23 October:
- Ciao Italia Ristorante, 100 Lothian Road
- Giuliano’s Ristorante, 19 Union Street
- Zucca Restaurant 15 Grindlay Street
- Lazio Ristorante, 95 Lothian Road
- Giuliano’s on the Shore, 1 Commercial Street
- Leith La Piazza Ristorante 79/99 Shandwick Place
In Glasgow the following Italian restaurants will offer a discount of 20% on food (drinks not included in promotion) on presentation
of your Sangue Vivo cinema ticket on Thursday 16 October:
- Fratelli Sarti, 121 Bath Street, 133 Wellington St and Renfield St)
- Roma Mia 164 Darnley St, Pollokshields.
- Butterfly and Pig, 153 Bath Street.
- Osteria Piero, 111 West Regent Street
- Bella Napoli 85 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands.
LEARNING ITALIAN IN LATER LIFE CLUB
The 3Ls ( Learning in Later Life ) Italian Club meets every third Friday of the month from October to April at 12.15 pm in room
322 of the Graham Hills Building of Strathclyde University. Although the Club is not part of the University programme, the members
are or have been students of Italian language ( part of the 3Ls course provision at the University ).
The aims of the Club are to promote and foster a knowledge and love of Italian Art and Culture in all its diverse aspects.
All talks at the meetings are conducted in English but the members attempt to converse with each other in Italian
with varying degrees of success !! ).
The meetings are free to members although visitors are welcome to attend a meeting which may have caught their interest
( at a small fee of £2.50 ).
First meeting of the session will be on Friday October 17 when Jim Williamson will discuss "Venice - Nooks and crannies." All welcome
ITALIAN CULTURAL EVENTS
The autumn programme of the Italian Cultural Institute is packed full of important events.
The Italian Art Exhibition from the Royal Collection – this time focusing on the baroque period – will open on November 23 and
run until March 8 2009 at the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh.
Given the success of the first part of the exhibition (on Renaissance art) the prospect of being able to view works by such masters
as Domenichino, Carracci, and especially Caravaggio, seems certain to attract just as many, if not more visitors this time round.
Special attention should also be given to the eighth edition of Italian Language week which has as its theme this year “L’Italiano in Piazza”.
A series of initiatives is planned – everything from academic gatherings to entertainment events, including the hosting of a special day at
Edinburgh University designed to encourage young people in their interest in, and love of, all things Italian.
Taking place on October 22 at the University’s Potterow there will be a special Italian food event – assisted by our friends in the catering
business; there will be music from the group “Sangue Vivo” and a special raffle with prizes highlighting the rich vein of Italian creativity
and techonology. The top prize will be an Aprilia motorbike, generously donated by Sonsub Ltd of Aberdeen.
As a sign of the continued commitment of the Institute towards the study of Italian in Scotland’s Universities, and in the context of
Italian Language Week, there will be a special awards ceremony on October 6. The new “Scottish University Premio Italia” will be
awarded to Glasgow University student Megan McCluskie for her thesis on the theme: “To what extent does Rossellini’s Roma Citta’ Aperta
provide an accurate representation of the Resistance in Rome?”
A measure of the importance of this initiative is that the prizes will be awarded by His Excellency Giancarlo Aragona, the Ambassador of Italy to the UK.
Full details of the whole programme – the biggest ever – can be found at www.iicedimburgo.esteri.it
ITALIAN READING GROUP
Glasgow University’s Cristina Williams hopes to continue with an informal Italian reading group this academic year.
If you are interested then please contact her directly at C.Williams@italian.arts.gla.ac.uk
ITALIAN LANGUAGE SOCIAL GROUP
If you enjoy trying out your Italian in a social atmosphere, meeting people and enjoying good food, then this initiative could be for you!
There is an Italian Meet up group now operating in Glasgow, open to all ages and levels of linguistic ability.
Already 65 people have signed up! Meet other Italian speakers for a drink and a chat in an informal atmosphere.
All members and newcomers welcome, no matter what your language level!
The group meets once a month in an Italian restaurant. Tasty foccaccia is provided free of charge, and although you are
very welcome to eat there is absolutely no obligation to buy food.
Full details of who, what, why, when and where at: http://italian.meetup.com/42/
ADULT EDUCATION COURSES
New Italian Language courses start this month at Glasgow University starting again covering all levels.
Click on the following links for more details:
www.gla.ac.uk/departments/adulteducation/brochure.html
or
www.gla.ac.uk/departments/adulteducation/languages/index.htm l
ITALIAN MUSHROOM NIGHT
The next mushroom night at the Italian Club in Greenock will take place on 26 October 2008 – tickets for this
much-appreciated event are priced at £10 payable on entry. The night starts at 7.30pm. All Welcome
The Club is to be found at 29 Union St Greenock PA16 8DD
For more details contact: Rodolfo Benacci on 07712 488 708
UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT?
For the Italian who has everything what about a limited edition Smeg fridge in the colours of the tricolore Italian flag? Just 25 of these have been specially produced for the Italian community. For information contact Derek Slaven of Smeg on 07810 774251.
And that’s it for now – as you can see there is a real flourishing of interest in all things Italian in Scotland this autumn – good news for all!
Ronnie Convery
Secretary
CoCAIS (Comitato di Coordinamento delle Associazioni Italo-Scozzesi)
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CINEMANGIARE
SPECIAL OFFER – Edinburgh
From Monday 29 September to Thursday 2 October, in collaboration with Ciao Italia, the following Italian restaurants will offer
a discount of 20% on food (drinks excluded from promotion) on presentation of your Pizzicata cinema ticket:
Ciao Italia Ristorante, 100 Lothian Road;
Giuliano’s Ristorante, 19 Union Street;
Zucca Restaurant 15 Grindlay Street;
Lazio Ristorante, 95 Lothian Road;
Giuliano’s on the Shore, 1 Commercial Street, Leith
La Piazza Ristorante 79/99 Shandwick Place.
SPECIAL OFFER – Glasgow
From Tuesday 16 September to Thursday 18 September the following Italian restaurants will offer a discount of 20% on food
(drinks not included in promotion) on presentation of your Pizzicata cinema ticket:
Roma Mia 164 Darnley St, Pollokshields.
Fratelli Sarti (three restaurants, 121 Bath Street, 133 Wellington St and Renfield St)
Osteria Piero 111 West Regent Street
Butterfly and Pig, 153 Bath Street.
Bella Napoli 85 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands.
CASA D'ITALIA
The old Casa d’Italia will open its doors once again this month … but alas only for the day! The occasion is the annual Glasgow
Doors Open Day which allows the public access to buildings all over the city which are normally closed to the public.
The old Casa at 22 Park Circus is now used for civil wedding ceremonies. The building was designed by James Boucher in 1872
and built for the Glasgow industrialist McFarlane ‘the Ironmaster’ and lavishly refitted by Salmon and Gillespie. It served as the home
of Scotland’s Italian community for the best part of 70 years.
Doors are open on Sunday 21 September from 1-4pm. Details and bookings can be made at www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com or by telephoning 0141 221 6061
ZUCCHERO COMES TO GLASGOW
It’s not often that one of the great Italian pop legends includes a UK date on their tour schedule – even more unusual for them to come to Scotland.
But that’s exactly what’s happening as Zucchero comes to town.
The singer has included the SECC on his world tour and comes to town on Wednesday November 26th. Ticket details and booking
information can be obtained from the homepage of the singer at www.zucchero.it Tickets cost £20 and are selling fast.
ITALIAN FILM COLLECTION
If you enjoy Italian film then you might be interested to know that you can choose from more than 300 top Italian movies
(with English subtitles if required) sent direct to your home with no late return charges and all for less than £5 per month.
That’s the offer from Tesco which has recently expanded its range of foreign language offerings for its DVD rental service.
Signing up is simple and is done via the Tesco website. To see the selection available
everything from old classics like “Bicycle Thieves” to modern masterpieces like “Il Postino” and “Malena”. To browse what’s available, click on this link:
http://www.tescodvdrental.com/browse/list.html?node_id=6230&parent_node_id=6102
ANNUAL MASS FOR THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY
Once more this year there will be the by now traditional Mass for the dead of the Italian community in St Andrew’s Cathedral on Monday
November 3 at 7pm. This will be the fifth year of the Mass which traditionally packs out the Clyde Street building. Following the Mass
there will be a reception at Merchant’s Square in the Merchant City. For more details (or to request tickets) contact from
Ronnie Convery, Secretary of the CoCais and Director of Communications at the Archdiocese on Ronnie.convery@rcag.org.uk
ONLINE SURVEY
The story of the Scots Italian community continues to fascinate writers, students and academics. The latest evidence of this is an online
survey which has been prepared by Mark Lucherini. You can take part in the survey – it will only take a few minutes – by clicking on the
following link. The results are to be used in a dissertation being prepared for Strathclyde University. To take the survey click here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ycCTRJ4GoftpEzvQtH54XQ_3d_3d
ITALIAN SCOTLAND
This newsletter and the associated website (above) are initiatives of the Co-ordinating Committee for Italian Associations in
Scotland, the CoCAIS. Please check out our website www.italianscotland.com for more information and regular updates between newsletters.
Why not upload some of your holiday snaps and let us know where you’ve been?
The website is also a great way to advertise your business to the Scots Italian community – It costs just £50 per year to have your company’s
logo and direct link to your own site. If you want to take advantage of this offer email our treasurer at paul.verrico@cosmoceramics.co.uk
YOUNG ITALIANS
There is an association for young Italians in Scotland. The Associazione Giovani Italiani would be delighted to hear from any young person of
Italian descent aged 18-30 with a view to organizing activities etc. The President of the Scottish society is Mirella Biagi. Mirella will be attending the
world congress of young Italians organized by the CGIE (Consiglio Generale Italiani all’Estero) in December and would like to hear your thoughts about
being a young Italian in Scotland. Mirella has prepared a questionnaire which she will send to you.
Drop her a line at mirellabiagi@hotmail.com
ITALIAN CLOISTER GARDEN
Please remember the on-going appeal to create an Italian memorial garden – specially remembering the victims of the Arandora Star tragedy.
See the dedicated website at www.italiancloister.org.uk
If you want an information pack with details of how you can make a donation and recall a loved one (perhaps a family member who has died) on a
special wall of names to be created in the garden please contact the Chairman of the Appeal Fund at ronnie.convery@rcag.org.uk
WHAT'S HAPPENING
If you have an event which would be of interest to the readers of this newsletter or if you wish to suggest new recipients, please contact us on italianscotland@aol.com
Until next month …
Ronnie Convery
Secretary
CoCAIS