186 To Absent Friends

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is rather more serious and sombre than usual. It’s because tomorrow marks the start of a week-long event called “To Absent Friends”. It’s a festival of remembrance – but one that’s very different to Remembrance Day which falls the following week. It’s much quieter and reflective and is designed to give people across Scotland an excuse to remember, to tell stories about and celebrate those who have died. It’s all the more poignant as we’re living through a pandemic and, every day on the news, we’re told the grim tally of those infected – and the number of deaths. There will be a special event on Portobello beach tomorrow at dusk, organised by Action Porty and Life Celebrant, Loretta Dunn. Porty Podcast Producer David Calder’s been finding out more.