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Nicola Benedetti prepares 7,000 musicians for online concert
VIOLINIST Nicola Benedetti is preparing for a busy weekend as the first “Virtual Benedetti Session” reach crescendo. More than 7,000 budding musicians in 66 countries have taken part in online tutorials and workshops over the past three weeks, which will culminate in a performance at 4pm on Sunday via YouTube. Pieces scheduled for the concert…
Read MoreJudy Murray talks ‘fashion and forehands’
TENNIS coach Judy Murray will co-host an event on Instagram Live on 7 June to celebrate how women in Scotland are juggling work, children and caring during lockdown. The former Fed Cup captain and Strictly Come Dancing contestant will appear alongside Lorna Quinn, owner of The Dress Shop in Milngavie, who has taken her business online…
Read MoreLockdown learning at Belhaven Hill School
Scottish Field caught up with members of staff and parents from Belhaven Hill School, a day and boarding preparatory school for seven to 13 year olds in Dunbar to find out how they were adjusting to lockdown learning. How did you set up your distance learning programme? Headteacher Henry Knight said: “The first question was…
Read MoreBattle lines drawn over Culloden holiday complex proposal
THE National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has signalled its opposition to proposals to turn TreeTop Stables at Faebuie on Culloden Moor into a holiday complex. The conservation charity opposed a previous planning application in 2018, which was turned down by The Highland Council. While the NTS owns parts of Culloden battlefield, it doesn’t hold the…
Read MoreLost Stock clothing boxes help families in Bangladesh
MORE than 63,000 boxes of unwanted clothes have been bought in just one week through Lost Stock, a website set up by Edinburgh-based online fashion platform Mallzee. Clothing brands have cancelled orders for around £1.6 billion-worth of stock due to the closure of shops during the global coronavirus lockdowns. Cancelling orders has a huge knock-on…
Read MoreUntold story of Royal Scots’ final stand at Le Paradis is revealed
THE Royal Scots will hold an online commemoration today to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1st battalion’s final stand at Le Paradis, 30 miles from Dunkirk in north-east France. Fifty former members of the regiment had been due to attend events in Le Paradis last Saturday before they were cancelled due to the coronavirus…
Read MoreCraft distilleries call for clarity on covid support
EIGHT of Scotland’s craft distillers have written to the Scottish Government seeking clarity on whether they qualify for support during the coronavirus pandemic. The group of spirit producers said that some of its members have been turned down by their local councils for the 12 month business rate holiday promised by Scottish ministers, while others…
Read MoreLeith Theatre gets £11,000 grant and support package
WORK to reopen Leith Theatre is taking a further step forward after the category B-listed building was awarded a grant from Theatres Trust. The theatre, which lay empty between 1988 and 2016, has been awarded £11,000 to support Leith Theatre Trust with business planning, leadership training and a package of consultancy work to strengthen its…
Read MoreUnexpected online benefits for Glenalmond College
SWITCHING to distance learning has brought a range of unexpected benefits at Glenalmond College, according to the head of the Perthshire school. The independent institution, which has around 360 pupils aged between 12 and 18 on its roll, reported “a very positive response” from parents, including an “exceptionally strong” attendance at its first online parents’…
Read MoreLyon & Turnbull holds fundraising auction for Masks for Scotland
A TOUR around the Kelpies with sculpture Andy Scott, dinner at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Windyhill House and a round for three people at Gullane golf club are just some of the lots up for bids at auction house Lyon & Turnbull’s online fundraising effort for Masks for Scotland, which is buying personal protective equipment (PPE)…
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