Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Scottish Opera celebrates the RAF’s centenary
Scottish Opera is celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force with a unique project called From the Mud to the Stars. The project launched in October 2017 and since then a team from Scottish Opera, including former Emerging Artist Andrew McTaggart, has been working with school pupils, students, and former and serving RAF personnel…
Read MoreScots are fully booked for reading with family
A new survey has named Scots as the UK’s most avid readers. Book Week Scotland runs from 19-25 November, a celebration of the world of literature and the perfect time for Scotland to share and enjoy reading their favourites together. New research by popular tuition provider Explore Learning, which has five centres in Edinburgh, Glasgow,…
Read MoreSt Andrew’s Day to be a celebration of fairness
A collective celebration of arts, culture and social causes is coming to Scotland to mark St Andrew’s Day. The first nationwide Fair Saturday will take place on Saturday, 1 December, extending St Andrew’s Day with a festival of cultural events that promote fairness and sharing while raising funds for good causes. Originating in Spain in…
Read MoreScottish Borders train line hailed a success
The Scottish Borders Railway is continuing to go from strength to strength, three years after it opened. The convener of Scottish Borders Council, David Parker, who led the local authority’s efforts to reinstate the Borders Railway, has praised the impact the railway is having on the area and the work being undertaken by Abellio ScotRail.…
Read MoreDownsizing can lead to the start of a new life
You’ve made the decision. The kids have flown the family home and you’re ready to sell up and move to a more compact property. It’s an exciting time. There are lots of advantages to downsizing, including lower heating bills, and fewer rooms to clean – which means more time to spend on what you would…
Read MoreFrom rugby player to Outlander for actor Craig
Edinburgh actor Sam Heughan has an array of fans all over the world – and there’s a new rival for the hearts of Outlander’s followers. Scots actor Craig McGinlay, best known for his role as Sir Percival in the fantasy film King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword alongside Jude Law and directed by Guy Ritchie,…
Read More100 year old Scottish yacht goes on public display
A stunning century-old William Fife III sailing yacht has gone on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum on the Harbourside in Irvine. Believed to be one of only 50 surviving seaworthy Fife yachts across the world, it was transported to Scotland and donated to the national maritime heritage collection by Canadian Tim Morton. The vessel,…
Read MoreLeading art historian to reveal painting secrets
One of the world’s foremost art historians is to give a talk at the art4you community art school in Stirlingshire. Professor Erma Hermens, senior researcher at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, will visit the studio near Killearn to give an illustrated talk on the evening of Wednesday 21 November entitled ‘The Masters’ Secrets: On how to…
Read MoreThis is the greatest show – to singalong to!
The King’s Theatre in Glasgow have the perfect post-Christmas treat with a singalong screening of hit film, The Greatest Showman in the New Year. Presented by Sing-a-long-a, the team who successfully brought Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast to the sing along screen, the fun will take place on Tuesday 8 January at 7.30pm.…
Read MoreThe story of McGill’s Buses brought to book
The story of Scotland’s largest independent bus operator is celebrated in a new book. McGill’s Bus Services operates throughout the west of Scotland, with its headquarters in Greenock, and David Devoy’s book charts and highlights the firm’s substantial growth in recent years. The present company was founded in 2001, taking on the name of a…
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