Culture
Taking the military tattoo to the Chinese
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo successfully concluded its first venture into China this week. This was an early step forward for the event since announcing its international growth plans, and a clear demonstration of its bold commitment to reach an audience of 1 billion and double turn-over to £20million by 2025. Chinese audiences were given…
Read MoreGaeGael working with the turn of the tide
Gehan Macleod’s charity GalGael uses boatbuilding and woodwork to help distressed Glaswegians rebuild their confidence and their lives. GalGael offers activities that help people reclaim skills, agency and sense of worth. Without their crew of dedicated volunteers these activities wouldn’t happen nor would the many other adventures they have. How did GalGael start? My late husband…
Read MoreThe March 2019 edition of Scottish Field is now in shops
Scottish Field’s March 2019 edition is now available. We turn our monthly focus on reiver country, as we put the Scottish Borders under the spotlight. As we’re still feeling the winter cold, you can enjoy the great outdoors from the comfort of home, as we feature a superb seven-page photo essay on our nation during…
Read MorePerth City Hall all set for a major transformation
A new attraction is to be created in the Fair City, after planning permission to convert the former Perth City Hall Building into a new museum attraction was granted. The City Hall and its connected projects are a major component of the Tay Cities Deal, a long-term, sustainable and strategic approach to creating jobs and…
Read MoreOfficial opening for V&A Dundee gets royal approval
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will officially open V&A Dundee on Tuesday 29 January. Prince William and Katewill visit V&A Dundee to meet with some of the team who created Scotland’s first design museum, which opened its doors for the first time to the public on Saturday 15 September. They are expected to greet…
Read MoreAn open invitation for Scots talent to showcase itself
Musicians and filmmakers are being invited to apply to showcase at Scotland’s leading creative industries conference and showcase festival. XpoNorth 2019 is taking place in Inverness across 3 and 4 July. The annual event is Scotland’s leading creative industries festival and offers delegates access to an exceptional creative programme. The conference and showcase take place…
Read MoreJames Braid – Scotland’s master of mesmerism
Hypnotism, or mesmerism as it was once known, is a familiar and fascinating subject to us in the 21st century. Performers such as Derren Brown, who use it in their acts, draw thousands of spectators to sellout shows. Paul McKenna tops the bestseller charts with books that harness the power of the mind to make…
Read MoreSearch for a director at major new tourist site
The hunt is on for someone to run a major new tourist attraction which will house The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Applications are being sought for the centre director of the nationally-significant attraction set to be housed in a purpose-built setting for the first time in Galashiels. Charity Live Borders is offering a career-defining role…
Read MoreDNA is showing the bloodlines of clans and chiefs
The emergence of DNA profiling has had a huge impact upon fields as diverse as criminology, medicine and insurance, but it also has implications for clans and those whose historic titles depend upon paternity. Three recent cases have provided dramatic proof of the potential of DNA to intrude in these areas. The first has a…
Read MoreThe Scot who was a real-life Robinson Crusoe
The tale of Robinson Crusoe is a familiar one, but less well known is the story of a young Scottish girl who, 170 years ago, survived just such an ordeal herself. On 16 October 1849, a party of sailors from naval ship HMS Rattlesnake, commanded by Captain Owen Stanley, went ashore at Cape York, Queensland,…
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