Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Enjoy breakfast with Santa Claus and his elves
Santa is taking time out of his busy Christmas schedule to enjoy a magical breakfast with families at The Bridge Inn at Ratho. Make it a Christmas to remember and bring your little ones to meet Santa and his elves for fun and games, craft activities and photos. Santa will delight the boys and girls…
Read MoreA bowl lot of love for Baxters Soup special design
A design by an Edinburgh-born student has been chosen to appear on a special edition run of commemorative soup bowls to celebrate the 150th anniversary of one of the UK’s most-loved food producers. Baxters launched the competition to help mark its milestone year in partnership with the Glasgow School of Art, challenging students at Scotland’s…
Read MoreNicola Benedetti to celebrate orchestra’s 125th
The world-renowned Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is preparing to perform for the first time with Dundee Symphony Orchestra. It will be in celebration of their 125th anniversary at a special charity concert in Dundee on Wednesday evening (19 December). The one-off concert will help raise funds for Dundee children’s charity Big Noise Douglas and Tenovus…
Read MoreThe Scots family with 40 million Brussels sprouts
With just a week to go until the nation celebrates Christmas, a Scottish farmer has both the honour and pressure of supplying the nation with over 40 million Brussels sprouts as the exclusive prepared sprout supplier at Christmas to M&S. Peter Stirling owns the 400 acre Seahills Farm, located a few miles from Arbroath. He…
Read MoreA winter warmer with black pudding and seasonal veg
Warming comfort food is exactly what we need to keep us going through these cold, dark winter nights. We are delighted to present three video recipes from the award-winning Wendy Barrie, in the run up Christmas, and today, we present our third and final one, for black pudding – with festive medley of roots and…
Read MoreRum distillery set to open its doors to the public
Rum is flowing again from a commercial still in Glasgow for the first time in 300 years. Wester Spirit Co. opened their innovative new distillery last month, and visitors will be welcome to see the process for themselves from next next month. The cutting-edge technology used creates a truly unique, premium spirit which is inspired…
Read MoreNew gin set will be present and correct
A Scottish gin firm is presenting a special release for the festive season. Oro Gin’s new luxury gift box contains a full-sized bottle of award-winning Oro Gin or Oro V, accompanied by an art deco-style balloon glass. Packaged inside a luxury keepsake box with magnetic lid, complete with beautiful gold foil detailing, it’s ready to…
Read MoreRugby whisky is all for a great charity cause
A new whisky for Edinburgh Rugby has been released in time for Christmas – and it’s all for a great cause. Glen Moray is releasing the exclusive Edinburgh Rugby Single Cask Private Edition Whisky. Edinburgh Rugby teammates John Barclay , Scotland rugby captain, and Damien Hoyland, visited the Glen Moray Distillery in Elgin, Speyside and…
Read MoreGlasgow panto to stage autistic friendly showing
Glasgow’s King’s Theatre is to host a relaxed performance of its pantomime with the support of the National Autistic Society Scotland. The relaxed performance of Aladdin will be held on Wednesday 19 December at 1pm for the fifth year running. The relaxed performance creates a theatre experience which is specifically designed to welcome people with…
Read MoreTartan mill campaign is weaving its magic
A tartan weaving brand is over 75% of the way towards hitting its funding target – just days after launching. A bespoke tartan design and manufacturing business Prickly Thistle has built an international clientele since opening its ‘pop up’ weaving mill in Evanton in April after running a successful crowdfunding campaign in early 2018. The…
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