Posts Tagged ‘Burrell’
Record-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont shares his favourite cycling routes
Record-breaking Scottish cyclist and adventurer Mark Beaumont has shared his favourite cycling routes at National Trust for Scotland’s places. The globe-trotting adventurer has urged cyclists to follow new guidance from NTS to help it protect the landscapes and nature in its care ‘Cycling is the perfect mode of transport to explore some of the National…
Read MorePaolo Nutini donates gig tickets for online charity auction
Paolo Nutini has donated gig tickets to an auction in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity. Celebrities including Ben Whishaw, Joe Lycett, Brendan O’Carroll, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Adam Kay, Alex Horne and Dame Jacqueline Wilson have shown their support for the Piece of Mind: The Brain Tumour Charity Auction. Auctioneers, Lyon & Turnbull, are…
Read MoreREVIEW: The Science Fiction Experience
Self-confessed geek and nerd Peter Ranscombe wants to hear more from The Science Fiction Experience. SOMETIMES when you hear an idea for a show, you know that the producer is on to a winner. The Science Fiction Experience is one of those shows. Created by Dundee-based science writer David Darling, the concept brings together classic…
Read MoreBurrell collection brings in £20m for Glasgow
THE Burrell Collection has welcomed half a million visits since reopening in March and has injected £19.9 million into Glasgow’s economy. That’s according to Glasgow Life, the organisation set up by the local council to run arts venues in the city. The economic benefit generated by the museum rises to £21.1m for Scotland as a…
Read MoreWe visit the Burrell Collection in the Scottish Field podcast
Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has reopened this week following a £68.25m refurbishment – and we’ve been along for a look. The museum, which opened in Pollok Park in 1983, has been closed since October 2016, but as of this week, visitors can view items and collections which have not been seen for decades. The collection –…
Read MoreBurrell Collection reopens after major refurbishment
The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has opened to the public today after a major refurbishment, the charity Glasgow Life has confirmed. The A-listed home of The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park is now a modern, greener museum that will show more of the Collection to visitors and give access to over a third more…
Read MoreThe Burrell Collection nearly ready to return
Reopening date announced for The Burrell Collection in Glasgow following major refurbishment. The Burrell Collection in Glasgow will reopen to the public on Tuesday 29 March after a major £68.25 million refurbishment. Operated by the charity Glasgow Life, the A-listed home of The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park is now a modern, greener museum…
Read MoreBurrell Collection gets ready to reopen
It’s been one of the most talked about cities of the year, now Glasgow is back on the map again for 2022 as it celebrates the reopening of the world-renowned Burrell Collection. Open again to the public in March 2022, The Burrell Collection is home to one of the world’s greatest, single personal collections, with…
Read MoreBunnahabhain’s Net Zero emission target is on course
Bunnahabhain is on-track to become Islay’s first distillery to have a distillation process. They are creating a new £6.5m Biomass Energy Centre will save 3,500 tonnes of carbon per year. This biomass energy centre is powered entirely by forest biomass sourced only 15 miles away and spent malt, known as draff which is a by-product…
Read MoreSixty new bikes and six new stations for Glasgow’s bike share scheme
Glasgow’s popular bike share scheme – and the most environmentally-friendly method of transport to get around the city – has been expanded with 60 new bicycles and six new stations just in time for the start of the UN’s climate conference, COP26. Leading bike share operator nextbike, which runs the OVO Bikes scheme, has expanded…
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