Doric ramblins o' Buckie quine Caroline hands good causes double cash boost
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A BOOK of Doric poems penned by a Buckie woman has handed two local good causes a three-figure boost.
Caroline Fowler published Fit! Even Mair Ramblins o’ a Buckie Quine? Fa Ya’s Ye at the tail end of last year in memory of her sister, Irene, who passed away from cancer in 2002.
The poems touched a wide range of topics, including humour, family and general observations on life.
Thanks to strong local support for the book, she has raised a total of £660 which she has divided equally between Buckie and District Cancer Support Group and All Saints Episcopal Church in the town.
Caroline said: "I'm absolutely humbled by the response, it was so good of everybody who bought the book or gave a donation.
"I'd like to thanks everybody who helped sell my book – Pozzi's, Buckie Community Shop and Eat Mair Fish.
"I'm also very grateful to everybody who helped me publicise it. I've a programme every month on Keith Community Radio (KCR) and they allowed me to advertise the book because it was for charity. I'd also like to say thanks to The Banffshire Advertiser and The Northern Scot for promoting the book."
Both the good causes she has chosen to support with the proceeds from the book have a very personal resonance with her.
Caroline continued: "When I got to the tail end of 2022 I realised I was sitting on a lot of poems.
"I was a member of the Buckie Blethers but they had been shut from the first lockdown and I'd joined the Huntly Writers' Group on Zoom.
"It was the 20th anniversary of my sister Irene's death at the age of 43 from breast cancer and I thought I could do something with these poems and raise money for Buckie and District Cancer Support Group.
"Irene, like myself, was a member of All Saints Church, there's a strong family connection with it and our family were brought up with it, so I thought it would be nice to donate the other half of the book's proceeds to them."
Caroline added that she, along with other group members, was delighted to be able to renew her association with Buckie Blethers, which seek to promote Doric poetry, stories songs and culture. They are now meeting again every Tuesday at Burnside Court lounge every second Tuesday from 2pm.
Catch up with Caroline's programme on KCR, called ‘The Ramblins o’ A Buckie Quine’, on the first Tuesday of each month between 8-9pm, repeated the following day at 12 noon – tune on 107.7FM or online at kcr.fm. The station recently celebrated its 25th birthday, and she was asked to write a poem, which is also in the book.
