ABOUT US

Arbroath Voices is an amazing project which connected us, Esol (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students from Dundee and Angus College, for an incredible 'adventure'.

We are 5 students from Esol 3 group and 3 students from Esol 2.

We would like to show YOU Arbroath Town from different perspectives. Arbroath life, culture and local people.

Linda Archibald

Dundee and Angus College (Arbroath Campus)

The students have amazing talents and through this project I want them to meet inspiring people who will show them that anything is possible.

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from Arbroath (Scotland)

Alfie Dickson

My name is Alfie Dickson, I have been asked by the Students from the ESOL to do a small introduction as to how this project Arbroath Voices came about, first of all, this all started, one Sunday at my church St Andrews in Arbroath Martin Fair [minister] asked the congregation if anyone could volunteer a couple of hours each week to help the for foreign Students at Dundee and Angus college to improve their English speaking, and as I'm retired, I volunteered. That was a few years ago now, and since then their lecturer, Linda Archibald has encouraged us volunteers to try and introduce the students to some of the culture and lifestyles of Scotland and Arbroath in particular. So far we have organized, Burns suppers, Scottish country Dancing, etc., which has all come in handy at their Christmas parties. People from all types of organizations in Arbroath have helped, including a Scottish Country dancing club and a local primary school.

So our next venture was to do something challenging, something the Students have never done before, that was the birth of Arbroath voices. This film is the students' interpretation of every day life in the working community of Arbroath. I hope you will appreciate the time and effort these Students have put into this project, as they have never had any experience of this type of work, so we must try to understand the courage of the Students to even take on this venture. We hope you all will enjoy this film, I would like to in advance thank all the Arbroath people for giving up their working time to help explain certain thing, and also all who took part in the interviews.

ESOL TEAM

Janis Dumbraitis

ESOL 3 Student from Latvia

I`m Janis Dumbraitis. I have lived in Arbroath for 5 years with my family. I love Arbroath because it's a great place to fish. This project has been a big challenge for me, but I have learned how to edit videos and my IT skills have really improved!

Elina Mintale

ESOL 3 Student from Latvia

Hello everybody! I'm from Latvia and I have lived in Scotland since 2005 and absolutely love it! I'm easy-going and fun to be around.

Love everything in Arbroath- people, nature and activities! It's a great place to live.

To take part in Arbroath Voices was an amazing venture for me, it's made my college year more fun. Hope you all will enjoy the project! Thank you.

Kristina Baltušnikaitė

ESOL 3 Student from Lithuania

Hello everyone! My name is Kristina. I am 24 years old. I came to live in Scotand 2 years ago.

I am happy to be involved in Arbroath Voices project. This project helped me to improve my English skills and also I met a lot of new people and gained new experiences, for example, video editing and website design.

I hope that this project will encourage other people to be more active and continue this project!

Agnė Balčienė

ESOL 3 Student from Lithuania

I am originally from Lithuania and I have lived in Scotland since 2011. I certainly enjoy living and studying here. I am friendly and sometimes a little bit crazy.

I enjoy taking a part in the project ‘Arbroath Voices’. It was an amazing opportunity to meet new people and to find out more about them and their businesses.

Malgorzata Romanowska

ESOL 3 Student from Poland

My name is Malgorzata Romanowska. For the past year I have been a student at Dundee and Angus College. I enjoyed my involvement in Arbroath Voices Project and I did some filming, editing and interviewing in Arbroath.

It has given a valuable apportunity to get to know a local community and also great social experience which has given the possibility to meet interesting and passionate people.

Aivis Grasmanis

ESOL 2 Student from Latvia

I`m Aivis Grasmanis and I come from Latvia and I studied ESOL2 in Dundee and Angus College in 2014-2015.

I have a lot of hobbies including photograpy and computer arts. I had the pleasure to share my experiences and gain new impressions during the project.

Metin Mutlu

ESOL 2 Student from Turkey

Hi everyone! I come from Turkey and I have lived in Scotland since 2013.

I graduated with a degree in computing from university and now I'm working with friends in a computer shop in Montrose. This project helped me improve my video editing skills and I enjoyed working with the other members of the team.

Maciej Kuc

Esol 2 Student From Poland

Hello my name is Maciej Kuc. I come from Poland and I have been living here for four years now. I live in Dundee but I study in Arbroath. I find Arbroath a very quiet town and I feel very confident here. I am very happy to work with the amazing people in our group. I hope you enjoy watching it and appreciate our work .