Outdoors
Royal Highland Show’s 200 year celebrations begin
The Royal Highland Show has begun marking its 200th anniversary with a series of immersive storytelling installations across Scotland. Taking place over four weeks in March, The Royal Highland Show Illuminated, produced in association with Turcan Connell, will project expressive imagery, woven together with never-before-seen treasures and untold stories from the Show archives, onto historic…
Read MoreSix women heading for Food and Agriculture summit
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has awarded funding for six candidates to attend the Women in Food and Agriculture Summit. Taking place in Frankfurt, Germany from 14-15 June, the funding will provide the opportunity for the chosen candidates to network and learn from other women working across the worldwide food and…
Read MoreNew appointment at Scotland’s Rural College
A new appointment to Scotland’s Rural College will help the institution enhance and develop its business-led research portfolio and academia to business engagement. Dr Susannah Bolton, who has been appointed to the new post of vice principal – enterprise and knowledge exchange, will play a leading role in shaping and growing SRUC’s enterprise activities and…
Read MoreBe Your Best Self backs Scotswomen in farming
There’s spaces available on a course through a scheme that supports women living or working in agriculture in Scotland to build their confidence and enhance their skills. The Scottish Government-funded ‘Be Your Best Self’ programme, whose delivery agents include experts in personal development facilitation, mental fitness coaching and agriculture, currently has a few remaining spaces…
Read MoreWinter Olympics star backs Here We Snow campaign
Beijing Winter Olympics ski star Kirsty Muir has called on Scots to hit the slopes as she joins a campaign to encourage more people to take up snow sports in her home country. Snowsport Scotland hopes the Aberdeen ski sensation’s incredible performance on her Winter Olympics debut at just 17 will inspire the next generation…
Read MoreMoonlight swim challenge at Loch Lomond
Wild swimmers are being offered the chance to take part in a moonlit swim at Loch Lomond. Inchbaggers Island Swims is to host a Moonlight Challenge for outdoor swimmers with the opportunity to take part in a series of night-time swims in Loch Lomond throughout the year. Suitable for beginners and experienced swimmers, the Moonlight…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Show to mark its first 200 years
The Royal Highland Show is marking its 200th anniversary with a series of immersive storytelling installations across Scotland which will animate and project its rich history onto historic landmarks and buildings. Taking place over four weeks in March, The Royal Highland Show Illuminated, produced in association with Turcan Connell, will project expressive imagery, woven together…
Read MoreYoung people wanted to head for the ocean waves
The search is on for young Scots who want to experience a life changing sailing adventure. An organisation providing funded training opportunities alongside one of the biggest challenges in the world, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, will return this spring to deliver further programmes on the West Coast of Scotland. Our Isles and…
Read MoreWinter Olympic hopeful wins Youth Mountain Award
Organisers of the Fort William Mountain Festival are delighted to announce that Kirsty Muir, an Scottish elite freestyle skier is the eighth recipient of The Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture Kirsty (17), from Aberdeen, is currently in Beijing competing in the Winter Olympic Games, and took the award, sponsored by West Highland…
Read MoreLandowner has no wish to ‘snatch freedom’ from walkers
A Scottish landowner has said he is ‘mystified’ about what he believes is a politically motivated campaign of misinformation concerning his attitude to ramblers. Donald Houston has managed a 27,000-acre estate for 25 years in the West Highlands, on behalf of his own company and others, including a registered local charity. Although it is predominantly…
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