Posts by Grant Dickie
The Self Isolation Whisky Festival
In yet another example of how necessity is the mother of invention, Ewan McIlwraith and Sandy Fraser, the organisers of the Highland Perthshire Whisky Festival, have come up with a unique on-line way to hold the festival without the crowds – the Self Isolation Whisky Festival. This will be the first interactive festival where the…
Read MoreNew Warden at Glenalmond
Perthshire boarding school Glenalmond College has a new headmaster. Dr Michael Alderson recently joined the school as its new Warden, taking over from Hugh Ouston, who stepped down this month after a 15-month interim role at the helm. Dr Alderson was most recently Deputy Head at Durham School, and began his teaching career in 2000 after…
Read MoreMandarin Oriental’s Chicken Tagine
A rainbow-spectrum of spices brightens up the Marrakech markets. Now is the time to raid your spice cupboard and reflect the Moroccan history and culture in your cooking with Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech’s Chicken Tagine. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field
Read MoreEveryday Heroes
Musicians from across Scotland have teamed up to release a special video and single in aid of NHS workers fighting COVID-19 and are urging the public to get behind the campaign. The single will be released this Thursday, 9th April 2020 to coincide with the ‘Clap for Carers’ tribute applause. Featuring around 20 names across…
Read MoreRough justice
Shooting organisations have lauded as “extremely positive news” the news that Defra have objected to Wild Justice’s judicial review seeking to restrict gamebird releases, describing the move as ‘vexatious’ and ‘pointless’. Defra have asked the court to refuse Wild Justice permission to bring the claim and asked to be awarded costs. Wild Justice – an…
Read MoreA close call
The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has paid tribute to quick acting gamekeepers for helping bring a croft fire under control close to last year’s devastating wildfire in Sutherland. Gamekeepers from Bighouse, Skelpic, Achentoul and Shurrery estates acted swiftly, mobilising leaf blowing equipment and fire beaters shortly after spotting smoke rising from whin bushes on a croft.…
Read MoreHidden Scotland
Travel brand Hidden Scotland has been recognised for its ‘Best Overall Instagram Presence’ in this year’s Shorty Awards, the social media Oscars. Founded in 2016, Aberdeen-based Hidden Scotland provides daily updates of stunning images and detailed information designed to make the process of travelling around Scotland more user-friendly. During the lockdown, the site has continued…
Read MoreCountry dreaming…
Anyone dreaming of a huge life change after coronavuris could do worse than look at Meikle Richorn Farm and Holiday Cottages, which is new to the market and offered with a guide price of £3.5 million. This diverse 238-acre farm portfolio with ten holiday cottages is three miles from Dalbeattie and two miles above the…
Read MoreThe Big Farmland Bird Count
Sixty Scottish farmers took part in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count, which saw more than 1,500 farmers across Britain overcame challenging February conditions to make the annual count of birds the biggest since it was launched by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust in 2014. More than 120 bird species were recorded across 1.4…
Read MoreThe ‘Behind Closed Doors Sale’
Edinburgh auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull held a remarkably successful internet sale of 19th and 20th century works of art on 1 April, their first using the ‘live online’ format. The sale, entitled Decorative Arts: Design from 1860, attracted close to 1,400 registered bidders across three online bidding platforms achieving a sale total of £570,000 (all…
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