Posts Tagged ‘aberdeenshire’
Learn skills that helped build walls across Scotland
Traditional skills are at the heart of a course which is coming to Aberdeenshire next month. Building and repairing dry stone walls is at the heart of a two-day course will provide hands-on instruction and training in the skills and techniques involved in constructing and repairing the walls, running on Thursday 21 and Friday 22…
Read MoreWhy taxi drivers were the ice cream of the crop
Scottish taxi drivers were put through their paces when provided with an unconventional twist on their age-old exam. Cabbies are famed for passing the notoriously difficult ‘Knowledge’ test, but they were given a variation on this by a Scottish ice cream brand. Mackie’s of Scotland has tested Aberdeen cabbies with its very own version of…
Read MoreSupermarket sweeps up dairy’s premium yoghurt
An Aberdeenshire dairy firm has been given a massive boost after its produce was named as one of the Nation’s Local Foodmakers by Morrisons. The rora dairy’s premium yogurt, made fresh on its farm at Middleton of Rora, Longside, Peterhead, pitched for the sought after shelf place as part of the Nation’s Local Foodmakers campaign,…
Read MoreHorse power helps to turn back the clock
Traditional methods of looking after woodland have been used again in Scotland. People in the historic Aberdeenshire market town of Huntly had the chance to see their favourite woodland get a new lease of life thanks to the use of horses. Horse logging is a traditional form of woodland management which has almost died out…
Read MoreHerb crusted cod is such a tasty dish
Scottish Field speaks to Paul Grant, executive chef at Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course in Aberdeenshire about his future plans for the restaurant and the importance of seasonal foods. What’s your background? I’ve been at Meldrum House for around six months now. Before that I was the executive chef at Thainstone House, which…
Read MoreAberdeenshire landscapes inspire artist Susie
Laurencekirk oil painter Susie B. Lee uses bold gestures and subtles tones to depict the wildness and drama of Aberdeenshire’s landscapes. You can see where Susie gets the inspiration for her landscape oil paintings, described appropriately by one of her clients as ‘emotive, passionate and dramatic’. Her studio is a large, converted barn which practically…
Read MoreThe future of Scots Trad music is in safe hands
If Aberdeenshire singer Iona Fyfe’s debut album, Away from my Window, is anything to go by then the future of Traditional Music in Scotland is well assured. One might think that being a Director of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland, studying for a Fellowship of London College of Music and continuing her…
Read MoreMemories and info wanted on Raemoir House
Scottish Field readers’ knowledge of a prestigious Aberdeenshire house is being sought. Raemoir House, in Banchory, is magnificent in stature yet so welcoming in atmosphere, and first opened its doors to guests in 1943. Initially it was a place of sanctuary for Londoners during the final years of the war, becoming known as the Cartridges…
Read MoreFruity combination for a new Scottish ice cream
Scottish ice cream lovers can refresh their mouths with a sensational new flavour. Sampling juicy mango and zingy passionfruit, Mackie’s of Scotland has unveiled its newest limited edition offering, whcih will transportg ice cream lovers to warmer surroundings with its new tropical flavour combination. Available from Tesco stores across the country, Mackie’s Mango and Passionfruit…
Read MoreClean Water Lager gets a huge boost for supermarket
An Aberdeenshire brewery has clinched a huge contract with a major Scottish supermarket. Brewgooder has landed a new £62,000 contract to supply all 78 Aldi stores across Scotland with its Clean Water Lager over the next six months. The Ellon-based team at Brewgooder, who have a mission to provide clean water to one million people…
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