Scotland
Beautiful photos on show in new exhibition
The beauty of art is that it can be seen and enjoyed anywhere – and that’s very much the case with a pop-up exhibition of Seán Kerr’s photography. Entitled The Wonder of Harris, it can be seen at high-end hi-fi retailer, Loud & Clear, in Glasgow. The Wonder of Harris portfolio is displayed in Loud…
Read MoreAll set for the second wildlife book festival
The second Wildlife Book Festival at the Grant Arms Hotel is taking place next month. Hosted by naturalist, author and TV producer Stephen Moss in Grantown-on-Spey, it will feature celebrity speakers, including British radio and television presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff, and David Lindo, The Urban Birder. The event takes place at the Grant Arms Hotel from…
Read MoreMeet the Maker at an art gallery this Saturday
The Open Eye Gallery is inviting the public to Meet the Maker on Saturday. Taking place on 23 March at 11am, Anna Younie, an Orkney based ceramicist and recipient of the Craft Scotland Graduate Award in 2018., will be speaking about her latest body of work The Brodgar Collection. Working with black stoneware clay and…
Read MoreNTS looking for new board of trustees members
Members of the National Trust for Scotland are being offered the opportunity to apply to join the election process for the charity’s board of trustees. From coastlines to castles, art to architecture, wildlife to wilderness, the Trust cares for heritage sites across Scotland and Trustees will play a key role aiding the Trust in encouraging…
Read MoreThe struggles of young woman in 1990s Glasgow
Walking the Lights is a finely crafted and captivating story of a young actress’ self-discovery and her struggles with the damaging temptations of young adulthood. After becoming distanced from her mother and idle boyfriend, Maddie is hanging onto a bohemian life consumed by excessive drink and drugs despite their paltry funds. This is an insightful…
Read MoreTime running out to enter seafood competition
The countdown is on for chefs to enter Seafood Scotland’s Pride of Plate competition. Closing this Friday, 22 March, the #prideofplate campaign is looking for chefs across Scotland to share a proud seafood dish of their creation to be in with a chance of winning a one-week all-expenses paid stage with world-renowned chef, Gary Foulkes…
Read MoreThe story of Gigha – from pre-historic until today
Just off the Kintyre peninsula lies the small island of Gigha, the most southerly Hebridean isle. Due to a mild climate, fertile land and an advantageous geographical location, Gigha harbours an interesting history. This book takes the reader on a journey of the inhabitants of the island, starting from the settlers of pre-historic times to…
Read MoreMake it a Mother’s Day out to remember
Whether she answers to Ma’am, Mum, Mama or Mummy, The Royal Yacht Britannia is the perfect place to getting ready for female parents to celebrate Mother’s Day. For over 44 years, Britannia was home to one of the most famous mothers in the world, Her Majesty The Queen. Famously described as ‘the one place I…
Read MoreThis new exhibition is literally fan-tastic
An exciting new exhibition exploring the fascinating beauty of hand fans, their meaning, and history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is now open. Opening at the St Andrews Museum, it includes some splendid examples which belonged to Lady Victoria Wemyss (1890-1994), a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Unfolding Fans: The Beauty Within…
Read MoreIs the badger really public enemy number one?
Attacked on all sides, and the victim of government-sponsored culls as well as unimaginable brutality at the hands of criminal gangs, the badger faces a difficult future. It’s a sunny afternoon in a bramble thicket deep in Perthshire woodland. A robin appears and cocks his head in our direction, turning over the newly disturbed leaf…
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