Posts Tagged ‘School’
Wigtown Book Festival starts later this week
Scotland’s National Book Town is gearing up for a friendly invasion of book lovers when the annual Wigtown Book Festival gets underway this week. Authors and authorities of every kind will be talking about a multitude of subjects including new evidence about the Viking Age Galloway Hoard – one of the greatest discoveries of buried…
Read MoreFormer manse in a peaceful village setting
Muirton House is a delightful, C-listed former manse which, although being set in village location, offers spacious accommodation in a secluded and private setting. Presented by Galbraith and set over two floors, the house, on Church Road, Luthermuir, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, has undergone a degree of sympathetic internal renovation which has retained many of the traditional…
Read MoreMarine painter Rob Andrew’s work is all at sea
When it comes down to it, there are very few places that rival the love and inspiration of home. Such a phenomenon is shared by marine painter Rob Andrew who, after working in Czechoslovakia and South Africa, returned to the north east of Scotland to pursue and develop his passion for painting. Drawing on a…
Read MoreA coastal bungalow with views over a loch
A pretty detached traditional bungalow located in a wonderful coastal position with views over Loch Fyne is now for sale. 5 Letters Way, in Strachur, Argyll and Bute, is presented to the market by Robb Residential. It enjoys an excellent position from where there are spectacular and often dramatic, north-westerly seascape and landscape views, located…
Read MoreFrom the Isle of Skye to the Playboy Mansion
Danny MacAskill makes YouTube videos viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. His secret? Riding his bike with the same spirit of adventure he had as a child growing up on the Isle of Skye. I got my first bike when I was four years old. By the time I was five…
Read MorePrivate woodland surrounds a detached bungalow
A beautiful home on the coast of Loch Fyne is now available on the property market. Presented by Robb Residential, Olbia is a lovely detached bungalow set in tranquil woodland and riverside gardens close to the coastline of Loch Fyne at Inverneill, near Lochgilphead, on the west coast of Scotland. The house is completed in…
Read MoreMacCrimmon pipes up for a fun children’s book
Young MacCrimmon and the Silver Chanter is a comical children’s story tells the story of a piping school and the struggle of a young pupil, Donald MacCrimmon, to master the instrument. When a Fairy Queen steps into help, she does so with a warning, presenting Donald with a life changing dilemma. Based on the tales…
Read MoreHow a Scots-Italian family is reviving a village and its grape
Peter Ranscombe visits I Ciacca winery in Italy’s Comino valley to find out how a local grape and a local village are being brought back to life. WALK down most Scottish high streets and it’s hard not to spot the influence that Italian families have had on their new homes. From Janetta in St Andrews…
Read MoreAn attractive home in a quiet conservation area
A beautifully presented family home in well-maintained private gardens is on the property market. Presented by Robb Residential, Enterkin is a handsome detached house which dates from the 1950s. It is completed in white painted harled finish under a slated roof. The house stands amid mature, well stocked and private gardens. The accommodation is generous,…
Read MoreScots singer Emeli Sande celebrates our buskers
Multi-award-winning Scots singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé mixes a diverse melting pot of musical talent in an inspiring new four-part BBC Scotland series. In Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony, the renowned recording artist hand-picks her six favourite buskers from the streets of Scotland to join her in an uplifting concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and world-class…
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