Posts by Kenny Smith
A five bedroom farmhouse set in 40 acres of land
A productive small stock farm with a beautifully renovated farmhouse is now on the property market. Wood Farm, in Parkgate, Dumfries, is presented for sale by Galbraith, and includes a range of traditional and modern farm buildings. Wood Farm is an attractive small stock farm with land extending to 39.78 acres (16.1 hectares), which benefits…
Read MoreRed Bull Neptune Steps offers a New Year challenge
Looking for a new challenge in the new year? Glasgow’s Maryhill Locks will once again be host to the UK’s toughest open water swimming challenge, Red Bull Neptune Steps. With the first round of entries selling out in less than a day, a second wave of tickets has been released by Red Bull. From 21…
Read MoreJanuary: The best month of the year
Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing on his love of the marmite month. No doubt about it, January is a marmite month. Those who don’t like it throw themselves with great fervour into the pastime of dissing each and every one of the 31 days. Expending great energy bemoaning the lack of light, the…
Read MoreThe Pig Rock Bothy to move on after six years
After nearly six years, Pig Rock Bothy – the wooden structure alongside the path up to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One – is moving on from the grounds in March 2020. It will eventually be relocated to Assynt in the North West Highlands of Scotland, the landscape that inspired its design and…
Read MoreThe perfect companion to the world of flyfishing
While I’m yet to develop any kind of interest in flyfishing and its paraphernalia, if the notion should arrive, Steve Woit’s book would probably be my first port of call. Filled with interviews from the worldwide community of collectors and enthusiasts along with photographs and posters spanning hundreds of years, it’s both informative and engaging.…
Read MoreFamily farm diversifies with brewing and distilling
A Scots brewing and distilling firm has been handed a massive boost. Multi-disciplinary engineering firm, Edwards Engineering, has announced the completion of a unique eight-week project with Fife-based Crafty Maltsters. Crafty Maltsters, a family team comprising Norman Milne and his son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Alison Milne of Demperston Farms, identified an opportunity to diversify…
Read MoreAcclaimed musician coming to the Usher Hall
World-renowned violinist Joshua Bell will play Bach and Piazzolla at the iconic Usher Hall in Edinburgh this month. Passion, precision, spellbinding virtuosity: international violin soloist Joshua Bell is quite simply one of the world’s most accomplished, revered musicians. And with his warm rapport with the players of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields…
Read MoreBusiness network aims to boost Glasgow tourism
Glasgow’s tourism industry has unveiled a new business network called Experience Glasgow to help boost the city’s tourism and visitor economy. Top leaders from across the city launched the new network at The Gate today (Monday, 6 January). Supported by Scottish Enterprise and led by Craig Martin, the new tourism network will work towards delivering…
Read MoreLimited edition gin in unique presentation
Hendrick’s Gin has collaborated with Oscar winning graphic designer for film, Annie Atkins, to create a curious limited-edition gift. Dublin-based Annie is perhaps best known for her collaborations with Wes Anderson on The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), for which she received an Oscar for Best Production Design, and Isle of Dogs (2018). Atkins has worked…
Read MoreGlasgow’s National Whisky Festival is 19 days away
The fourth National Whisky Festival of Scotland in Glasgow is just under three weeks away. Taking place at the city’s SWG3 on Saturday 25 January, the festival will span two impressive tasting floors spread across the TV Studio and Galvanizers rooms in the popular warehouse events complex. Maintaining the format of previous festivals, the 2020…
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