Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Learn traditional skills of gardening in Scotland
Those interested in creating and maintaining a Scottish garden will be interested in a course taking place late next month. Gardening in Scotland: Principles and Practice of Establishment & Maintenance is being held at the National Trust for Scotland’s magnificent Pitmedden Garden, in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The hands-on course is being run by The Scottish Traditional…
Read MoreA tasty Kiwi smoothie will give you a healthy boost
Fresh ingredients make such a difference when you’re looking for something healthy. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a difference, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket – a Scottish independent whole leaf tea company based in Edinburgh. Today we present a simple recipe for a smoothie with a cheeky name – the Kiwi Kick…
Read MoreThe Royal Golf Apartments are well above par
The Royal Golf Apartments in Dornoch are the North Highland Escape that you have been looking for. Everywhere you look there is a website for that! Last minute breaks; exclusive use properties; self-catering accommodation; fully catered packages? The new Royal Golf Apartments in Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands offer a solution combining luxury self-catering within…
Read MoreSeventh heaven for Mactaggart & Mickel
Multi-award-winning housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel have earned a prestigious Five Star rating from the Home Builders Federation – for a superlative seventh consecutive year. The accolade further strengthens the family-owned company’s reputation for high-quality housebuilding and superb customer service. Joanne Casey, director at Mactaggart & Mickel, said: ‘To achieve a five star rating is excellent,…
Read MoreStreet artists to take part in Yardworks Festival
Scotland’s leading multi-discipline arts venue is preparing to welcome street artists from around the world to its third annual Yardworks Festival. This is a two-day, site-wide celebration of live and curated graffiti art at SWG3 in Glasgow. Using SWG3’s buildings, surrounding streets, walls and railway arches as their canvas, 120 world-class artists will take part,…
Read MoreFrom table tennis to rabbit farming to ultramarathon
If I were to tell you a story about a man who was a professional table tennis player but gave it all up and moved to a remote Scottish island to become a rabbit farmer; who was then inspired to start running by watching TV, battled cancer and became one of the world’s most successful…
Read MoreDistillery gets ready to premiere Ten Wee Drams
Raasay Distillery will be hosting a live performance of Ten Wee Drams next month. On April 11, a new set of works for solo bass and contrabass clarinet commissioned and performed by celebrated musician Sarah Watts, will be performed. Sarah Watts has been hosting annual clarinet and bass clarinet courses on the Isle of Raasay…
Read MoreMary Ann’s love letter to her home city – in music
Scots singer Mary Ann Kennedy has released a new studio album inspired by her home city. The latest album Mary Ann, who now lives in the Highlands, is Glaschu, which features songs and poetry celebrating city life past and present. It’s a vibrant 16-track collection of Glasgow vignettes and vivid images, from the city’s main…
Read MoreSpring has sprung as the little lambs appear
They’re synonymous with springtime, so perhaps that’s one of the reasons that the sight of the first lambs of the year always makes us smile. It’s certainly hard not to be enchanted by the carefree little bundles of wool that clearly take so much joy in hopping around and playing together in their fields. In…
Read MoreIt’s whisky v whiskey ahead of rugby clash
There’s a Scottish v Irish clash on the pitch this weekend – and whisky will take on whiskey off of it! Edinburgh whisky experts, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society are hosting the ultimate Scotch vs Irish whisk(e)y tasting to celebrate a big weekend for European club rugby in the capital. Before Edinburgh Rugby host Munster…
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