It is St Andrew's Day and it falls 9 months before Scotland is going to decide about Independence. All thoughts of this vanished as we awoke to news this morning of a terrible accident in the city centre.
Eye witnesses spoke of a (presumably) Police helicopter falling like a stone from the sky.
Rescue services and the general public have been praised for reacting
quickly when the roof came in on the Clutha Vaults pub which was full of
people on a busy Friday night (at the end of the month). This is Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister for Scotland describing how people helped each other out of the pub and also came in from the street to assist. Glasgow has 5 large hospitals and apparently a much rehearsed disaster rescue plan in place. Not for the first time has it had to be used. See my blog here about the terrorist attack in Glasgow International Airport in July 30, 2007.
Rescue operations are still going on as masonry is lifted using a crane. Flags are at half mast.
Football games observed a minute's silence. Concerts are being cancelled.
A couple of doors along from the Clutha Vaults pub on Clyde Street is the Catholic Cathedra of St Andrew's. They have opened their doors for people to use the building as a place of quiet and reflection. (I was sitting in one of those pews less than a week ago when I attended a charity concert there. It is a beautiful building which has recently been refurbished.)
I do know the Clutha Vaults as when I was involved with the Glasgow Fiddle Workshop we would adjourn there after our Wednesday night fiddle classes. It always was, and still is, a focus for live music.
I do know the Clutha Vaults as when I was involved with the Glasgow Fiddle Workshop we would adjourn there after our Wednesday night fiddle classes. It always was, and still is, a focus for live music.
However life goes on. Here is the Milngavie Pipe Band on the precinct today.
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