River Irvine Angling Improvement Association fundraising raffle on March 31st

The River Irvine Angling Improvement Association is a voluntary organisation who represent anglers and clubs along the length of the River Irvine, River Garnock, and River Annick. On Friday 31st March the association will hold a fundraising evening at Barr Castle Social Club in Galston to help raise the ÂŁ12,000 needed to commission the Ayrshire River Trust…

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StAnza returns with another outstanding programme for its 20th festival

  StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is set for another outstanding festival as it prepares to open for its 20th year celebrations in Fife. The annual festival which once again boasts a fantastic line-up of literary talent, gets underway next week with traditional Scottish singer Sheena Wellington opening the festival in St Andrews. Sheena, who…

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Burns Night jewellery from Jorie

Celebrate Burns Night in style with a piece from Jorie Jewellery and The Culachy Collection. Created using ethically sourced deer tusks straight from Jorie’s estate in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, the range includes a necklace, choker and bracelet. Deer tusk jewellery was commonly crafted in Victorian times, with prince Albert frequently commissioning pieces for…

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Celebrate Burns Night with a dram from Glenmorangie

  This Wednesday Scots around the globe will be raising a toast to our national bard, Rabbie Burns. Glenmorangie have recently launched two new whiskies just in time for this mid-winter diary highlight. Grand Vintage Malt 1990: The very latest launch from Glenmorangie and the first release from the distillery’s new vintage collection Bond House No.1.  With…

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Six ideas for Burns Night

Six ideas for Burns Night PETER RANSCOMBE THE tatties have been dug up, the neeps have been steeping for weeks and the haggis has been caught from the hillside. It can all mean only one thing – Burns Night is nearly upon us again. Time to take a look through the notebook from the past few…

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A new festival celebrating the work of Robert Burns launches this weekend

The Red, Red Rose Street Festival, which will run from Saturday 21 to Friday 27 January 2017, is expanding the traditional Burns Night into a week-long celebration of the words and music of the world-renowned Scottish bard.  Supported by EventScotland and Essential Edinburgh and produced by Unique Events, the inaugural Red, Red Rose Street will bring…

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Celebrate Burn’s Night with Balblair

Dust off your tartan and toast the spirit of Scotland’s national bard with a dram of award-winning Balblair Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. In honour of the occasion, Balblair has selected three of its perfectly timed Vintages, which compliment every stage of the traditional Burns night supper.  Specially selected by Distillery Manager, John MacDonald, each of the…

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Celebrate Burns’ Night 2017 with Aberlour A’Bunadh

Celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet as he would have wanted you to, with a wee dram of exceptional single malt. On the 25 January raise a glass of Aberlour A’bunadh – the cult favourite expression from the world renowned Aberlour distillery. Robert Burns once said that ‘freedom and whisky gang thegither’, a…

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