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Weinczok Robert Burns has become an January heralds in a new year and Judy Vickers international icon – the Ayrshire decade and we have you covered Nick Drainey ploughman who rose from on some great things to do this year. humble beginnings to become Scotland will be celebrating a new one of the world’s best-known themed year, the Year of Coasts and poets. In 2009 Burns was voted Waters 2020. The year is full of events and Follow us on social media “The Greatest Scot” ever, polling places to visit which will celebrate the ahead of Scottish cultural giants remarkable coasts and waters of Scotland. Sir William Wallace and Robert the In Australia the sound of Scotland Bruce. After Queen Victoria and will be very much be heard across by Sean Cairney Christopher Columbus, Robert the country as the Year of Scotland Distributed monthly in Australia, Canada, Burns has more statues dedicated Australia will see a diverse range of New Zealand and the USA. ISSN 2209-8364 to him around the world than Scottish talent heading Downunder Australia Post Print Approved PP:100004806 s the sun rises on a new any other non-religious figure. for an unprecedented program which Published monthly by Scottish Banner Publications decade, I hope the year (and I have seen them in Scotland, goes across all regions. No country in PO Box 6220, Marrickville South, NSW, 2204, Australia decade) ahead will be good Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the world has had this opportunity to you and filled with health, England and the USA. A replica before and I urge all our readers to find The publisher reserves the right to reject, discontinue or omit any advertisement or to Ahappiness and hopefully include of Burns’ birthplace in Alloway out what is taking place and support cancel any advertising contract for reasons satisfactory to the publisher, without notice, and without penalty to either party. 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