Holocaust Day

 On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember Kurt Hahn, jailed in 1933 for daring to speak out against the Nazis and who came to Scotland to found Gordonstoun School. The School was granted arms in 1957.

Burns Night

  Happy Burns Night, we think of the bard's heraldic ambitions as expressed in a letter of March 1794 to his friend, the Edinburgh lawyer Alexander Cunningham when he described himself as "a bit of a herald" and designed his own coat of arms.

HSS Talk on Digital Heraldry

 This afternoon, the Lord Lyon, Unicorn and Bute Pursuivants attended a fascinating talk on Digital Heraldry given by Kevin Greig, Office Manager at the Lyon Office, to the Heraldry Society of Scotland.

Glasgow 850

  The Lord Lyon, with Lyon Macer and Unicorn and Carrick Pursuivants, attended an Ecumenical Service at Glasgow Cathedral marking the City's 850th anniversary. Lyon read out the City's 1175 Charter of King William the Lion, granting the privilege of having a Burgh at Glasgow.

Feast of St Mungo

 Today is the Feast of Glasgow's Patron Saint, St Mungo or Kentigern. The City's arms, which use elements from stories of the saint's life, have spawned dozens of coats of arms for institutions and people associated with the city.

The glorious Fishmonger's Company arms of 1919 quote the whole of the City's arms.

The Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow arms of 1919 use the whole of the City's arms for a crest:

The 1900 arms of the University of Glasgow recycle the elements of the City's arms with the addition of symbols of learning - the University mace and an open book

In older parts of the City, the arms provide decoration for the street-lamps:

Bothwell flag launched

  The Lord Lyon, accompanied by Bute Pursuivant and March Pursuivant Extraordinary, attended the launch of the winning community flag for Bothwell, designed by Ava, aged ten, at Bothwell Parish Church. Michael Shanks MP attended the event.

10-year-old Ava who designed the winning flag can be seen at the centre beside Lyon.

 

Lyon at Clydeview Academy

  The Lord Lyon was privileged to be asked to open the new Hub for Support at Clydeview Academy Gourock.

He was welcomed to the school by the Head Teacher Mr Craig Gibson, the Head Boy and Girl and the excellent school piper.

l to r: Provost, Lord Lieutenant, Lyon, Martin McCluskey MP

New Matriculation

The Lord Lyon has matriculated the arms of Chief of the Name and Arms of Irving of Bonshaw for Rupert Christopher Irving of Bonshaw. The artist was Yvonne Holton.