Posts by Kenny Smith
A timely gift for a shoe tycoon goes to auction
A gold watch may be the ‘go to’ retirement gift for long serving employees, but when staff at Victorian shoemaker, Clarks of Kilmarnock, decided to honour their founder in 1880, they decided to take things a step further. As a mark of their respect for George Clark, the employees presented him with an impressive ‘skeleton’…
Read MoreBladnoch honoured with international trade award
204-year-old Lowland distillery, Bladnoch, have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its excellence in international trade. Bladnoch Distillery is one of 226 organisations nationally to be recognised with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Bladnoch Distillery is the oldest privately owned Scotch whisky distillery and the first ever to be owned by…
Read MoreChanges at Scotland’s Garden Scheme
Scotland’s Garden Scheme, the charity which opens gardens around Scotland to raise funds for other charities, has announced changes to its key personnel. Long standing trustee and chairman for the past five years, David Mitchell, has stepped down after 18 years with the charity having reached the end of his term, with Dougal Philip taking…
Read MoreWinners of Scottish brass ensemble event revealed
The search for the best young Brass Ensemble of the Year and Solo Performer of the Year in Scotland is over. Anticipated as being the next big development in music in Scotland, the very best young musicians in each local authority and from independent schools in Scotland came together to compete against each other. After…
Read MoreThe Cumnock Tryst unveils its 2022 musical line-up
The Cumnock Tryst has announced its most diverse line-up to date of concerts, events and workshops in the programme for the 2022 edition of the festival. Excited to welcome audiences back to the tight knit community of Cumnock and East Ayrshire, The Cumnock Tryst can’t wait to engage in the communal experience of live music…
Read MoreCommando Memorial clean up continues next week
The next phase of works on the Commando Memorial site at Spean Bridge is expected to get underway next week, with the cleaning of the bronze statue including the stone plinth. This means that the Memorial will be scaffolded and sheeted obscuring it from public view. It is anticipated that the cleaning work will take…
Read MoreGlen Scotia unveils new limited-edition Festival Release 2022
Glen Scotia has unveiled its Festival Release 2022, to celebrate the return of the Campbeltown Malts Festival next month (24-26 May). The exquisite 8-year-old expression has been matured in heavily peated, first-fill bourbon barrels before a twelve-month finish in Pedro Ximinez hogsheads, a fortified dessert wine from southern Spain, giving it a perfect balance of…
Read MoreThere’s still time to see A Passion for Art
Time’s running out to see A Passion for Art: Matilda Hall, Collector and Curator. Matilda Hall has been a collector and supporter of Scottish art for more than 50 years, and a display of her collection is on show at the Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, until Saturday, 28 May. As P.A. to the University of…
Read MoreA love of fishing shines through in this book
Author Drew Jamieson’s wealth of experience, gained through years of immersing himself in the world of fishing, its places and, crucially, by spending time with its people, shines through in this lovely wee book. Whether or not you are a fishing expert, or even a passing enthusiast, this is a thoroughly enjoyable read. In fact,…
Read MoreNew tourism body wants visitors to back Scots communities
A new national tourism body is urging visitors to support community owned tourism enterprises across Scotland and deliver a boost for local jobs and services as the sector rebuilds after Covid-19. Scottish Community Tourism (SCOTO) is a new network of around 100 community owned tourism organisations and enterprises. Its aim is to promote and represent…
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