Posts by Peter Ranscombe
Etape Caledonia adds third cycle route
THE Etape Caledonia road cycling race has added a third route for next month’s event. A 55-mile option has been added to the 40- and 85-mile routes. The new course begins in Pitlochry before climbing up Trinafour, dropping down to Kinloch Rannoch, heading up Schiehallion, and then returning through Coshieville, Weem, Grandtully and Ballinluig. Gary…
Read MoreClimbing Ben Nevis with 100kg for Doddie
A JOINER from Uddingston is preparing to climb Ben Nevis while carrying 100kg to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Mountain rescue team member David Dooher is poised to climb Britain’s highest mountain on his 38th birthday in June in aid of curing motor neurone disease (MND). If he succeeds then he’ll set…
Read MoreStroll through May’s issue of Scottish Field…
PERTHSHIRE is the star of the show in the latest issue of Scottish Field magazine, which is on sale now, both in shops and online. Taggart actor Colin McCredie explains why he has his hometown of Perth and its theatre to thank for kick-starting his career. Michelle Maddox and her team at Clootie McToot lift…
Read MoreCall for action after final Wild Isles episode
THE Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is calling on viewers to take action following tonight’s final episode of the BBC’s Wild Isles programme. The five-part documentary series, which was presented by Sir David Attenborough, has featured wildlife from throughout the UK and Ireland. Tonight’s final show profiled creatures living in the seas surrounding Scotland and the…
Read MoreAntonine Guard joins Edinburgh Passion play
MEMBERS of the Antonine Guard living history society are taking part in the Edinburgh Passion Play tomorrow. The play remembers Jesus’s death on Good Friday ahead of his resurrection on Easter Day. Up to 3,000 people are expected to watch the play, which has been staged each Easter since 2005. Director Suzanne Lofthus said: “It’s…
Read More£7,000 for The Capon Tree
THE Capon Tree, one of the few survivors of the ancient Jed Forest, has received £7,000 of funding to help with its conservation. The ancient sessile oak is estimated to be between 700 and 1,000 years old and is recognised by The Tree Council as “one of Britain’s 50 greatest trees”. The cash came from…
Read MoreFife Arms whisky expert makes ‘Women of the Year’ list
A WHISKY expert from The Fife Arms hotel in Braemar has been included in Code Hospitality’s “Women of the Year” list. Katy Fennema, who is the venue’s whisky ambassador, uses her vast expertise to create cocktails and host tastings that showcase the hotel’s 365 whiskies. The former classical musician said: “It is lovely to have…
Read MoreREVIEW: Drimsynie Holiday Village
A little adventure goes along way for city girl Megan Amato at Drimsynie Holiday Village near Lochgoilhead. TUCKED away at the top of Loch Goil, a sea loch on the Cowal Peninsula, next to the wee village of Lochgoilhead sits Drimsynie Holiday Village, an award-winning holiday park in the Cove Communities fleet that has introduced a…
Read MoreBlair Castle Horse Trials aim to be ‘best yet’
ORGANISERS of the Blair Castle International Horse Trials hope that this year’s event will be “the best yet”. Tickets have gone on sale for the trials, which take place on 24-27 August. The event marks its 33rd anniversary this year. Bertie Troughton, resident trustee of Blair Charitable Trust, said: “Blair Castle hosts the largest and…
Read MoreScottish Field’s Rosie Morton returns with Landward
LANDWARD, the rural affairs television programme, returns to BBC Scotland tonight, with Scottish Field writer Rosie Morton among this series’ presenters. Morton joined the show as last summer and travelled the length and breadth of our nation, sharing the stories of people who live and work in the countryside and on the coast. The programme,…
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