Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Entries wanted for schools pipe band championships
A schools piping competition which is already the biggest in the world is set to grow even more. Organisers of next year’s Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships say they expect over 150 schools from across Scotland to be represented. Event organiser Patrick Gascoigne said the predicted boost is based on the number of school pupils…
Read MoreStrathallan School remembers its war heroes
A Perthshire school hosted a series of commemorative events this term to mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice. Despite Strathallan School being only a year old when the outbreak of war was announced at the end of the summer of 1914, the school did not escape tragedy. Each year on Remembrance Day, the names…
Read MoreWhisky and chocolate at the heart of new tour
A Scottish distillery has introduced two brand new tours as part of its visitor experience. The Clydeside Distillery is offering The Whisky & Chocolate Tour offers visitors a unique combination of delicious artisan chocolates, made by local Glasgow chocolatier Stacy Hannah Chocolates, with five carefully selected 10ml drams of Single Malt Scotch Whisky and The…
Read MoreTranquil setting close to the side of a loch
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 MoreChocolat author to give free talk at Scottish school
The writer of a best seller which was turned into an international hit film is to visit a Scottish school. Bestselling Chocolat author Joanne Harris, with Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and writing, will visit McLaren High School in Stirlingshire next Monday, 19 November, from 4.30–6pm. Book Week Scotland is…
Read MoreBudding racehorse owners can join the Tartan Crowd
A new scheme has been launched in Scotland aiming to train horses to compete at the Scottish Grand National and Queen’s Cup at Musselburgh. The Crowd Racing Tartan Crowd will provide members with exclusive ownership opportunities including stable visits, a share of prize money earned by the horses, social events at Perth Racecourse, and the…
Read MoreRest and Be Thankful – with a cocktail in hand
Our third and final exclusive cocktail made with Scottish spirit Aqua Vitae is ready for you to try. This week, we have presented three cocktails to bring to you, made with Aqua Vitae, the new spirit from Lindores Abbey in Fife, where the journey of single malt whisky first began in 1494. It’s a spirit…
Read MoreScottish 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 MoreChanging the garden as the children mature
Having lived in their family home in Edinburgh since 2003, Derek McGowan and his partner Lesley Marshall felt it was time to give their garden an update. As the children got older it became clear their garden needed a modern overhaul in order to keep up with the families changing lifestyle. ‘Previously the kids used…
Read MoreFree event to advise on building strong farm businesses
Building a resilient farm business by successfully navigating the industry’s complex regulatory, economic and political landscape is the subject of a free event in Stirling this month. The roadshow, organised by full-service law firm Ledingham Chalmers, together with property consultancy Galbraith and chartered accountants Johnston Carmichael, is the second of four sessions taking place across…
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