Jeweller Dinny Hall to give designer talk in Scotland

Fashion Foundry, the incubator and talent hub, its to launch its 2020 Designer Talks series with iconic British jeweller Dinny Hall. She will be giving her first major talk in Scotland on 25 March in Glasgow at Erdington HQ on Queen Street. The inaugural talk promises to be a no holds barred look back across…

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Matt Baker to host Sir David Attenborough Edinburgh event

BAFTA award winning television presenter Matt Baker is today announced as the host of the Hunter Foundation’s charity dinner with Sir David Attenborough next month. Matt will join a number of famous faces in Edinburgh on Tuesday 18 February, with Grammy award winning Nicola Benedetti CBE and Hue and Cry both performing during the event.…

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Show your love for Glencoe this Valentine’s Day

The National Trust for Scotland is asking people to show their love for Glencoe this February by giving a Hug of Heather. This new campaign will help thatch the roof on a reconstruction of a long-lost 17th century turf cottage. Six hundred hug sizes bundles of heather are required for the roof of the turf…

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Dundee designer to fly Scottish flag on Netflix

A Dundee born contemporary womenswear designer Dr Hayley Scanlan is set to hit our screens in the much talked about Next in Fashion TV show. Dr Scanlan, who studied textiles at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, features in the show which debuts on Netflix tonight (Wednesday 29 January). Next in Fashion brings…

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Folk royalty returns for Celtic Connections

Scottish folk royalty Christine Kydd will perform her much-anticipated solo album Shift & Change for the very first time at Celtic Connections 2020. Christine will play Drygate Brewery on Saturday, 1 February. An iconic name in Scottish folk song – as a singer, teacher, choir director, folklorist and animateur – and after taking a 20-year…

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Volunteers wanted for Big Garden Birdwatch

This weekend (25-27 January), RSPB Scotland is celebrating over four decades of Big Garden Birdwatch, and asking people to join in with the citizen science project by dedicating just one hour of their time. Last year over 32,000 people took part across Scotland, and house sparrows took the top spot for the 8th year running,…

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Snowdrop Festival blossoms around Scotland for 2020

Winter will soon give way to spring and snowdrops will bloom across Scotland, carpeting the country with this popular flowering plant. From 25 January to 11 March, 35 of Scotland’s finest gardens, woodlands, and estates will open their doors for the 14th year of this beloved festival. Properties including the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Attadale…

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Brash McKelvie – The lost treasures of the woodshed

Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie found some old friends during a look in the woodshed. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…

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Arbikie Distillery celebrates major US export deal

Family-owned luxury spirits producer Arbikie celebrated its fifth birthday by signing an agreement that will see its brands exported to selected states in the United States. The Angus-based sustainable, field-to-bottle distiller has agreed a substantial distribution deal with a leading US importer. The distiller, which launched in 2014 with Scotland’s first potato vodka, distils vodka,…

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See inside The Balmoral in the World’s Greatest Hotels

Edinburgh’s The Balmoral is to feature in a TV series about the World’s Greatest Hotels tonight, Friday. This brand new Channel 5 series features the world’s most iconic and amazing hotels from around the world. With each episode dedicated to a single world famous hotel, the show will unravel what it takes to become an…

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