Posts Tagged ‘ayrshire’
Outstanding show of work from Turner Prize-nominated artist
A solo exhibition by Turner Prize-shortlisted artist Nathan Coley is currently on show in East Ayrshire. The show of his work is running at the main gallery at the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. One of the UK’s best-known artists, Glasgow-based Coley has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe with both gallery-based and publicly-situated artworks.…
Read MoreRiver Irvine Angling Improvement Association fundraising raffle on March 31st
The River Irvine Angling Improvement Association is a voluntary organisation who represent anglers and clubs along the length of the River Irvine, River Garnock, and River Annick. On Friday 31st March the association will hold a fundraising evening at Barr Castle Social Club in Galston to help raise the £12,000 needed to commission the Ayrshire River Trust…
Read MoreDumfries-shire town of Moffat named as Europe’s first Dark Sky Town
Moffat has been designated as Europe’s first ‘Dark Sky Town’. In February, the Dumfries and Galloway town joined Coll, the first ‘Dark Sky Island’ in Europe, and Galloway Forest Park, one of only four ‘Dark Sky Parks’ in the western world, as one of the best places on earth to study the sky at night…
Read MoreDo you believe in Scotland’s big cats?
This month we carry a controversial piece examining the question of whether big cats are really on the prowl in Scotland. At the moment hotspots for sightings seem to be Aberdeen and Ayrshire. In the latter county local police recently warned the public to be on their guard after they concluded an injured horse had…
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