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To Absent Friends 2015

This gallery is a place to share photos of some of the amazing events that have been taking place as part of this year's To Absent Friends Festival. If you have photos you'd like to share, please get in touch.

TAF launch 2015: Spoken word artist Max Scratchmann performs.

TAF launch 2015: Viewing the TAF photo exhibition.

TAF Launch 2015: There's an elephant in the room!

TAF Launch 2015: Writing on the To Absent Friends wall.

TAF Launch 2015: Speeches

TAF Launch 2015: Refreshments

BBC Breakfast interviewing Mark Hazelwood about To Absent Friends.

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland

Staff at Glasgow Royal Infirmary share memories

Staff at Glasgow Royal Infirmary share memories

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Jeannette Sultan

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Maida Asif

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Emma Smith

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Sarah Mallon

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Susan Mains

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Eleni Thomadou

Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Amryt Narwan

Essence of a Memory Exhibition: Govan Health Centre, 4- 11 November

To Absent Friends beermats delivered to pubs around Edinburgh

Dog Stone by Creative Electric took storytelling out on the streets of Edinburgh.

Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism

Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism

Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism

Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism

Remembrance at Rosepark/Rosehill Care Home

Remembrance at Rosepark/Rosehill Care Home

A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre

A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre

A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre

A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead

Summerlee House: Photos of past residents

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release

Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release

Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall

Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall

Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall

Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall

Accord Hospice: CD Memory Wall

Accord Hospice Day Therapy Unit: A toast to absent friends

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh

Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA

Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA

Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet

Here's to you - a memorial supper for friends and family who have died following drug or alcohol addiction, Serenity Cafe, Edinburgh

A time of reflection for those bereaved by suicide: St Columba's Church, Glenrothes

A time of reflection for those bereaved by suicide: St Columba's Church, Glenrothes

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club

Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home

Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home

Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home

Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home

Volunteer Midlothian Community Links Dementia project

Volunteer Midlothian Community Links Dementia project

Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice

Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice

Ardgowan Hospice

Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice

Bridgeton: a community celebration

Bridgeton: a community celebration

Cambuslang remembering

Remembering the light - Falkland Estate

Limekilns Parish Church

Limekilns Parish Church

Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee

Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee

Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre

To Absent Friends with Waverley Care

To Absent Friends with Waverley Care

To Absent Friends with Waverley Care

To Absent Friends with Waverley Care

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