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  <title type="text">Ulster Scots Agency News &amp; Events</title>
  <updated>2026-06-18T19:04:04+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UK Pipe Band Championship]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, the Ulster-Scots Agency and Belfast City Council are delighted to announce that the United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships will be held in Belfast on Saturday, 13 June 2026..]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-12T09:04:19+01:00</published>
    <updated>2026-06-12T09:04:19+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UK Pipe Band Championships]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Get set for a brilliant day of music and fun for all the family at the UK Pipe Band Championships at Grove Playing Fields in Belfast on Saturday 13th June! 


Get your tickets at https://UnitedKingdom2026.Eventbrite.co.uk


Don\'t forget to pre-book your parking space. A free shuttle bus will be running from the main car park in Duncrue Street to the Grove Playing Fields.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-11T16:57:40+01:00</published>
    <updated>2026-06-11T16:57:40+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Music and Dance Tuition Programme Opens]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened its annual Ulster-Scots Music and Dance Tuition programme for voluntary and community organisations.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-05T11:22:04+01:00</published>
    <updated>2026-06-05T11:22:04+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Ulster-Scots Community Network]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Looking for a new opportunity?]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-30T14:16:26+01:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-30T14:16:26+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[USBF Opens New Entrant Production Trainee Scheme]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) has opened applications for its New Entrant Production Trainee Scheme.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-24T10:20:02+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-24T10:20:02+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Open Digital Call: Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) has launched a new Open Digital Call for 2026]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-23T09:25:05+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-23T09:25:05+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Supports New TV Productions]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Investment Committee has confirmed support for a series of TV productions for broadcasters including BBC NI, RTE, GB News and Thats TV.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-18T11:20:42+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-18T11:20:42+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots OCN: In-Person Courses]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Due to high demand regarding the first OCN courses announced for 2026, the Ulster-Scots Community Network is delighted to be able to offer an on-site option.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-10T12:55:12+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-10T12:55:12+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Summer Schools Grant]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened its Ulster-Scots Summer School Grant for 2026.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-10T09:35:40+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-10T09:35:40+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Commonwealth Day]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Over the centuries, many hundreds of thousands of Ulster-Scots have left our shores, travelling to every corner of the earth in search of new opportunities.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-09T15:51:22+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-09T15:51:22+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[International Womens Day 2026]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Happy IWD 2026!]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-06T12:38:41+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-06T12:38:41+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oor Ain Folk: Celebrating Helen Mark]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[NVTV has announced details of Oor Ain Folk - a television special dedicated to the life and broadcasting career of Helen Mark MBE.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-18T23:35:54+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-18T23:35:54+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Full House for New Thomson Talk]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Last week we welcomed award-winning American author, Courtney McKinney-Whitaker, to the Discover Ulster-Scot Centre in Belfast, as she delivered a special talk about an Ulster-Scots hero of the American Revolution, Charles Thomson.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-16T08:32:12+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-16T08:32:12+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Animated Series: From Ulster to America]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The new interactive animated series launches to mark the 250th Anniversary of US Independence this year.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-13T11:06:01+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-13T11:06:01+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Community Festivals Grant]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened its Ulster-Scots Community Festivals Grant for 2026/27.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-06T08:50:45+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-06T08:50:45+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Talk: Charles Thomson, Secretary of a Revolution]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A new book about Charles Thomson, the Ulster-Scots Secretary of the US Continental Congress during the American Revolution, will be showcased at a special talk on Friday 13 February.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-02T10:50:55+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-02T10:50:55+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Event: Charles Thomson, Secretary of a Revolution]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A new book about Charles Thomson, the Ulster-Scots Secretary of the US Continental Congress during the American Revolution, will be showcased at a special talk on Friday 13 February.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-02T09:48:44+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-02T09:48:44+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots OCN: Spring 2026 Courses]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Want to get a better understanding of Ulster-Scots in 2026?]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-29T09:53:56+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-29T09:53:56+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dinnae Houl Yer Wheest: Armoy]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We have some exciting news - our Ulster-Scots language course is returning]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-19T13:50:18+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-19T13:50:18+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Young Kelvin Prize 2026]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency, in partnership with the Institute of Physics (IOP), announce the return of the Young Kelvin Prize for 2026.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-15T11:31:27+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-15T11:31:27+00:00</updated>
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