Posts by Peter Ranscombe
‘Wonders of Wool’ on show tomorrow
WOOL will be the star of the show tomorrow when the National Museum of Rural Life kicks off its “woolly weekend” in East Kilbride. The weekend’s wool-theme events include sheep life-drawing classes and the chance to see sheep being sheared. Traditional skills such as spinning will also be on show during a series of demonstrations.…
Read MoreIdeal Home Show begins in Glasgow today
THE Ideal Home Show is throwing open its doors in Glasgow today. Speakers on the main stage inclyde John Amabile, Danni Menzies, Martin Roberts, and Rosemary Shrager. More than 400 brands have put up stalls at the Scottish Event Campus. Chefs will also be demonstrating dishes at the event as part of the Eat &…
Read MoreThe show will go on thanks to Fringe funding
FRESH funding for 13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers means “the show will go on” this summer. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is distributing nearly £1.3 million through its Fringe 2022 Resilience Fund. The Scottish Government’s Platforms for Creative Excellence (PLACE) programme had awarded almost £1.6m to the society. The remaining £305,000 will support the society’s…
Read MorePort of Leith opens its Lind & Lime gin distillery
PORT of Leith is preparing to welcome the first visitors to its new Lind & Lime gin distillery. The site, on the port’s Coburg Street, is expected to welcome 10,000 visitors each year for tours and cocktails. The new distillery includes an expanded bottling line, which can handle more than one million bottles each year.…
Read MoreDracula and his Scottish links are revealed
DRACULA and his links to Scotland are being marked tonight. Bram Stoker’s novel is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Stoker began writing Dracula while staying at the Kilmarnock Arms Hotel in Cruden Bay, with his signatures from its guestbook in 1894 and 1895 surviving to this day. Aberdeeshire Council is hosting a civic reception…
Read MoreScots continue to support Ukrainians
PEOPLE throughout Scotland are continuing to support Ukrainians fleeing from Russia’s invasion. A “foodie raffle” organised by chocolatier Sebastian Kobelt is coming to a close this week. Kobelt is raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal. He said: “The raffle is due to be drawn this Friday 27 May, so there…
Read MoreSew Confident expands with Glasgow studio
MORE Glaswegians will be learning how to sew after Sew Confident opened a studio and shop on Great Western Road. Jenny Drew founded her business ten years ago, opening franchises in Dundee in 2018 and Chorley in 2019. Together, the branches have taught more than 10,000 people to crochet, embroider, knit, quilt, and sew. Drew…
Read MorePerth Show chairman aims for third time lucky
PERTH Show chairman Mark Mitchell hopes it’ll be a case of “third time lucky” when he hosts this summer’s event. Mitchell was chairman during 2020, but his show was cancelled due to the pandemic. His chairmanship continued into last year, but again the event couldn’t be held in-person. Now Mitchell is looking forward to welcoming…
Read MoreWorld Otter Day marked by Skye hotels
THREE Skye hotels are marking today’s World Otter Day by pledging their support to the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF), which is based on the island. Guests at Duisdale, Skeabost, and Skeabost – which are run by the Sonas Hotel Collection – will be able to buy otter soft toys made from recycled plastic bottles.…
Read MoreAldi v Lidl: Gins go head-to-head
IT’S Aldi v Lidl, as the two German discount supermarket chains go toe-to-toe in the gin aisle. The grocers have unveiled a gin festival and the latest release in the same week. Lidl has shared details of its latest Scottish gin festival, which begins on Thursday. Eleven gins have been selected for the promotion, along…
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