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Special event to mark £15.4million restoration of A-listed building
A project to preserve one of West Dunbartonshire’s oldest buildings will be the subject of a special event next week. The A-listed façade of the old Dumbarton Academy is being restored as part of a £15.4million project to create new West Dunbartonshire Council offices in the town centre – set to open in March 2018.…
Read MoreCompany bids to bring tartan weaving back to the Scottish Highlands
A kickstarter campaign looking to raise £500,000 for a new tartan weaving enterprise is taking shape on the Black Isle, just north of Inverness. ‘Build the Mill’ is the Kickstarter crowd funding campaign that will enable Scottish luxury design house Prickly Thistle Ltd to bring tartan weaving back to its home in the Scottish Highlands.…
Read MoreLochaber is all ready to welcome the Royal National Mòd
The Royal National Mòd returns to Lochaber next week for what’s set to be a record-breaking year for the festival. Running from Friday, October 13 until Saturday, October 21, the nine-day spectacular of Gaelic music, arts and sport will take place in Fort William for the first time in 10 years. With participant numbers expected…
Read MoreIsle of Lewis war memorial restoration is completed
Restoration works to the Isle of Lewis’ war memorial have been completed. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) was successful in securing a substantial grant of £132,000 from the War Memorial Trusts, First World War Memorials Programme, for £200,000 of refurbishment proposals. The War Memorial Trust is based in London but covers the whole…
Read MoreBook Week Scotland has got the write stuff
Hundreds of free events will take place across the country to mark Book Week Scotland 2017. This year’s launch event took place today, Wednesday, to highlight the event which will run from Monday, November 27, untli Sunday, December 3. Organised by the Scottish Book Trust – the national charity changing lives through reading and writing…
Read MoreRoyal Celtic Society members set to receive new Coat of Arms
The annual general meeting of the Royal Celtic Society is taking place in Edinburgh this Friday. For nearly 200 years, the Royal Celtic Society has been at the cutting edge of activity to support the language, literature, music and culture of the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland. The society holds regular events for members,…
Read MoreViews wanted on historic bridge between Scotland and England
Members of the public are being invited to give their views on the Union Chain Bridge in the Borders as part of ambitious plans to safeguard its future. Scottish Borders Council (SBC), Northumberland County Council (NCC) and community group Friends of the Union Chain Bridge are jointly working on a £7.8m project to secure its…
Read MoreGlittering Elements at Scottish jewellery exhibition
A showcase exhibition of the finest in gold, silver and jewellery is coming to Edinburgh early next month. 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, which takes place from Thursday, November 2, until Sunday, November 5, has been specially commissioned by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths and Lyon & Turnbull. Elements, Edinburgh’s annual festival of jewellery, silver and…
Read MoreOutstanding show of work from Turner Prize-nominated artist
A solo exhibition by Turner Prize-shortlisted artist Nathan Coley is currently on show in East Ayrshire. The show of his work is running at the main gallery at the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. One of the UK’s best-known artists, Glasgow-based Coley has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe with both gallery-based and publicly-situated artworks.…
Read MoreExhibition will be picture perfect in Orkney
The work of Orcadian artist Mirran Hall is to be staged at a new exhibition on the island. This Saturday, October 7, sees the opening of the show of paintings, drawings and monoprints at the Orkney Museum, by Stromness artist Mirran Hall. Mirran has had many exhibitions throughout Orkney and further afield, but ‘Mirran at…
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