Posts Tagged ‘Dundee’
‘Abstraction’ opens at Gallery Q Dundee
WORKS by six artists have gone on show at Gallery Q Dundee. The exhibition, entitled “Abstraction”, runs until 15 November. Siobhan O’Hehir, who lives and paints at Ancrum in the Borders, is the featured artist. Originally from the West of Ireland, she trained in fine art at the University of Ulster and achieved her master’s…
Read MoreZoom calls inspire Loch Lomond’s lockdown beer
A BEER inspired by lockdown Zoom calls has been created by Loch Lomond Brewery. “Zoom Time” is a New England-style India pale ale (IPA). Fiona MacEachern, Loch Lomond Brewery’s managing director, said: “Zoom Time is very much a nod to the ‘new normal’ of socialising virtually; catching up with friends for a beer being no…
Read MoreV&A creates the ‘Dundee Raincoat’
THE Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum’s Dundee branch has teamed up with designer Kerrie Alexander and textile firm Halley Stevensons to create the “Dundee Raincoat”. The design museum hailed the unisex garment as its first limited-edition fashion collaboration. Designed and hand produced by independent fashion label KerrieALDO, the raincoat is made using waterproof waxed cotton,…
Read MoreSewing course helps Dundee mum land fashion job
A COURSE that teaches young parents how to sew could become a feeder to the fashion and textile industry after one its first students landed work with a Scottish fashion house. Dundee mum Chelsie Bruce was one of the first 10 students to complete the online pilot “Kindred Clothing” course run by Tayside charity Front…
Read MoreDundee cleaner wants to ‘clean up’ industry’s image
A CLEANER from Dundee is on a mission to “clean up” her industry’s reputation. Kelly Fairweather, owner and founder of At Your Service, has been appointed as associate director of the Domestic Cleaning Business Network (DCBN), a trade association formed late last year to provide advice and resources to domestic cleaning companies across the UK.…
Read MoreScottish Opera’s outdoor performances begin
GREENOCK plays host to Scottish Opera this afternoon as its series of autumn pop-up operas begins. The programme shifts to East Lothian on Sunday, followed by Ayr, Stirling, Easterhouse, Glasgow, Inverness, Dundee, Edinburgh and St Andrews during the rest of the month. This season’s pop-up operas feature extracts from The Gondoliers and Don Giovanni, along with The…
Read MoreBid to uncover Churchill’s untold Scots connections
THE International Churchill Society (ICS) wants to hear untold stories about Sir Winston Churchill’s connections with Scotland. The society has highlighted many of the Second World War leader’s well-known links to Scotland in the latest issue of its journal, Finest Hour. Those connections include his service in the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on…
Read MoreTurning beer byproducts into chairs
GRAINS left over from beer brewing and gin distilling are being turned into tables and chairs for Dundee Science Centre. Aymeric Renoud named his furniture making business after “draff”, the wet grains left behind when beer is made. Renoud adds a binder to draff from 71 Brewing in Dundee and botanicals used to make gin…
Read MoreV&A names new Dundee director
V&A Dundee has unveiled Leonie Bell as its new director. Bell joins Scotland’s first design museum from Renfrewshire Council, where she was the strategic lead for its Future Paisley Partnership. She replaces Philip Long, who has taken over as chief executive at the National Trust for Scotland. Bell began her career at Glasgow 1999: UK…
Read MoreHighland Game invests £150,000 to combat covid-19
BRITAIN’S biggest venison supplier has pumped £150,000 into its business so it can keep feeding the nation during the coronavirus pandemic. Dundee-based Highland Game has also created 15 jobs to take its headcount to more than 80. The company needs the extra workers to implement its socially-distanced shift patterns, with fewer members of staff able…
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