Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Arts and science combine in a plastic exhibition
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is hosting an exhibition to encourage us to thing more about plastic. A collaboration between art and science, Think Plastic encourages us to consider the urgent need for humans to use plastics more responsibly Two years ago, when ceramicists Lorna Fraser and Carol Sinclair decided to look at the…
Read MoreLaings training staff in CPR to make more lifesavers
Luxury jewellers Laings are committed to working with their charity partner, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), in a number of ways. Over the past few months they’ve been supporting the BHF in their vision to build a Nation of Lifesavers and have held CPR training for staff across all of their locations in the UK.…
Read MoreTwo more dates for National Whisky Festival of Scotland
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland has announced two more events for 2020 following the sell out success of last weekend’s festival in Glasgow’s SWG3. Following popular previous editions in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, NWF will be making its way back to both cities this year, first heading to Edinburgh’s Summerhall on Saturday 18 July before…
Read MoreAn attractive period home with a modern extension
An outstanding village house offering fantastic period accommodation with a delightful garden is now on the market. Presented by Galbraith, Castlebank House is a superb family house standing in a central position in the sought after village of Ceres. With a charming stone facade under a slate roof, with modern extension to the rear, Castlebank…
Read MoreSu Pollard brings acclaimed role back to Scotland
An eighties TV icon is returning to Scotland this spring, as part of an extensive UK tour. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Su Pollard (Hi-De-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord?) returns to reprise her role in Harpy by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks. Best known for her star-turn as Peggy in…
Read MoreGet ready for a Burns bagel with a difference – Irn Bru!
To celebrate Burns Day, Bross Bagels have created a special bagel – with Irn Bru! They have teamed up with Fetlor Youth Club and Scran Academy on a joint partnership project to create a Burns themed bagel which will feature as their special within Bross’s Leith shop only on Saturday, 25 January, for one day…
Read MoreTime capsule with a love of Robert Burns discovered
A time capsule discovered in Leith containing relics from the 19th century has offered a glimpse into locals’ love of the national bard, on the eve of Burns Night. The cache of mementos was unearthed by contractors working on the City of Edinburgh Council’s Trams to Newhaven project in December, when the Robert Burns statue…
Read MoreForget the Caledonian cringe and just love Scotland
Why can’t we Scots shrug off that Caledonian Cringe and simply accept how much the rest of the world loves Scottishness? I’ve been living in Scotland for a few years now, ever since I met the Scottish crime writer Craig Robertson at the Left Coast Crime Conference in Colorado, and when I’m back in the…
Read MoreScots chocolate offers contemporary take on Valentine’s
A Scots chocolatier has launched its Love Is Simple Collection featuring a design by British artist Thomas Payne. COCO’s Love Is Simple Collection stems from The Art of Chocolate’s collaboration with the contemporary artist. Symbolising the love affair between chocolate and art, which characterises the brand, all three Love Collections launch in time for Valentine’s…
Read MoreNational Library of Scotland prepares new gallery
A Scottish design agency has secured a new project to design a new gallery for the National Library of Scotland. The gallery will showcase, for the first time, the very best from the Library’s vast collections of material which have shaped and documented Scotland’s cultural identity. Edinburgh-based Studio MB will oversee the exhibition development, digital…
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