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Little Chartroom welcomes guest chefs
THE Little Chartroom restaurant in Leith is welcoming a string of guest chefs to its kitchen. Roberta Hall-McCarron will be joined at her pass on 2 October by Tom Booton, head chef of The Grill at The Dorchester Hotel in London. Booton is the youngest head chef in The Dorchester’s history. The other chefs who…
Read MoreDo you enjoy Scottish music?
Scottish Field magazine is looking for a new Scottish music reviewer. If you’re interested in reviewing Scottish music then please email Richard Bath, the magazine’s editor, on editor@scottishfield.co.uk Alternatively, you can write to him at: Richard Bath, Editor, Scottish Field magazine, 496 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH5 2DL. Read more news and reviews on Scottish Field’s…
Read MoreScottish slave trade film premieres in Glasgow
A FILM that explores Scotland’s connections with the slave trade will have its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Theatre. Lagareh – The Last Born, which was made by Glasgow artist Alberta Whittle and focuses on anti-racist and pro-Black advocacy, will be shown in the city on 20 September. The film will then begin a tour…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy upgrades playgrounds and rooms
PUPILS at Morrison’s Academy in Crieff are enjoying two new playgrounds, which were built over the summer. The independent school has created the pair of playgrounds for its primary school pupils. The new playgrounds were part of a major investment programme over the summer, which also included upgrading the school’s science laboratories and installing a…
Read MoreQueen’s cortege prepares for final journey
THE Queen’s cortege will leave St Giles’ Cathedral and process to Edinburgh airport this afternoon. Thousands of people are expected to line the route from the Old Town and along Queensferry Road. Members of the public have queued through the night to file past the Queen’s coffin in St Giles and pay their last respects.…
Read MoreDumfries and Galloway soil and rock turned into art
ROCKS and soil gathered in Dumfries and Galloway has been used to create works of art for a forthcoming exhibition, Made Ground. Arts organisation Cample Line, which is based in a former mill north of Dumfries, will host the paintings and textiles created by Nottingham-based artist Yelena Popova. Popova, who was born in the Soviet…
Read MoreThe Queen to lie at rest in St Giles Cathedral tonight
MEMBERS of the public will pay their last respects to the Queen today as her body lies at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Royal Company of Archers, which is the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland, and an honour guard will escort the Queen’s coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral…
Read MoreCrowds pay respect as Queen’s cortege passes
TENS of thousands of people lined the roads and streets of Scottish towns and cities yesterday to watch the Queen’s cortege. The Queen’s coffin was carried from Balmoral Castle to a hearse by her gamekeepers. The wreath on the coffin featured dhalias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather, and pine fir from the estate. The hearse…
Read MoreIndulge in Scottish Field’s luxury issue…
SCOTTISH Field‘s luxury issue is available now, both in shops and online. The magazine’s sixth luxury issue offers a wee bit of much-needed escapism during the cost of living crisis, and a few lighter moments following the death of The Queen. In the latest issue, Scottish Field’s very own Cinderella – Rosie Morton – heads…
Read MoreScotland prepares to say goodbye to her Queen
ARRANGEMENTS are being put in place for Scotland to say farewell to her Queen. Roads have been closed around the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and in other parts of the capital. The city council said: “We’re working with the Scottish Government and Police Scotland on preparations to accommodate large crowds of visitors in Edinburgh…
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