Outdoors
Awards to recognise enterprising former students
A new entrepreneur network for former students of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is being launched at an awards event next month. The SRUC Alumni Entrepreneur Network will allow enterprising former and current students, and staff, to network and share their experiences for the benefit of the whole community. A central focus of the network will…
Read MoreUp, up and away as balloon adventures return
Webster Adventures, Scotland’s premier hot air ballooning company, has started its 2022 ballooning season. Following the pandemic, this is the first time in two years that the business has properly returned to the skies with a full ballooning itinerary, with a curtailed schedule last year and no flights at all in 2020. The booking site…
Read MoreNew Sea Cadets boat station given royal approval
The Princess Royal has officially inaugurated the new Sea Cadets Port Edgar Boat Station in Edinburgh’s picturesque Port Edgar Marina. As Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, the event provided the opportunity for Princess Anne to meet with cadets and watch them as they paraded and got out on the water, enjoying boating, sailing, rowing…
Read MoreA light celebration ahead of the 150th Open at St Andrews
The redevelopment of The R&A World Golf Museum has been completed. The R&A commissioned experience makers Mather & Co to work on the museum, then gave them a further commission to take the narrative and create a live show, this time on the front facade of the world-famous iconic Royal and Ancient clubhouse in St…
Read MoreTurriff Show returns and hosts iconic cattle national show
Show revellers will be welcomed through the gates for the return of Turriff Show this summer. Taking place on Sunday 30 July and Monday 1 August 2022, the event has become renowned throughout the UK as a vibrant show that celebrates the best of the Aberdeenshire region’s farming, food and heritage. Despite the unfortunate cancellation…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Show’s light show comes to Alloa
The Royal Highland Show’s 200th anniversary light fantastic has this week taken it to Alloa. It is showing a series of immersive storytelling installations across Scotland which will animate and project its rich history onto historic landmarks and buildings. Taking place over four weeks in March, The Royal Highland Show Illuminated, produced in association with…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Show will be all light on the night
The Royal Highland Show is marking its 200th anniversary with a series of light fantastics. It is showing a series of immersive storytelling installations across Scotland which will animate and project its rich history onto historic landmarks and buildings. Taking place over four weeks in March, The Royal Highland Show Illuminated, produced in association with…
Read MoreGlad Rags & Cartridge Bags visit Glamis Castle
The ladies of Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags enjoy their inaugural event at historic Glamis Castle while raising funds for Children 1st. As the day dawned, 40 ladies from all over Scotland and as far afield as Cheshire were treated to what must be one of the most spectacular views in Scotland, the private drive…
Read MoreFarmers talk to 20,000 in ‘Talk to a Farmer’ week
Earlier this month, 20,000 Scottish school pupils were given the chance to ask farmers how they produce food and look after their animals. This interaction was all thanks to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), in partnership with e-Sgoil, who delivered the ‘Talk to A Farmer’ programme of sessions via the DYW (Developing the Young…
Read MoreAll set for the Mighty Coe ski and snowboard festival
The UK’s first ever mountain-based ski and snowboard festival is taking place next weekend. Hosted on the mountain in Glencoe, the Mighty Coe event, from 26-27 March includes an impressive line-up of attending snowsport brands alongside a wide range of on-snow and social activity. At the heart of the daytime snow action is a piste-side…
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