Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Exceptionally rare Bowmore goes to charity auction
An exceptionally rare bottling of Bowmore Single Malt whisky has been donated by Beam Suntory to an online charity auction in support of cancer care in Scotland. The Scotch Whisky Industry Charity Auction for Beatson Cancer Charity will feature over 100 rare and prestigious whiskies from Scotland’s finest distilleries with an estimated auction hammer price…
Read MoreAnother look at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
The next episode of a look behind the scenes at a Scottish children’s hospital features more real-life stories. Narrated by David Tennant, The Children’s Hospital goes behind-the-scenes at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital which, each year, gives life-changing treatments to thousands of boys and girls across the North of Scotland. In the third episode of…
Read MoreEnjoy a wee walk in the UK’s biggest national park
Wee Walks Week is back again next month, encouraging us to get out and about in Scotland. Walking is the best form of exercise – and completely free – and walkers are being encouraged to get active in the UK’s biggest National Park. From the 9–15 September the Cairngorms National Park is celebrating and promoting…
Read MoreTen great Scots charities you may never heard of
Generous people across Scotland give more than an estimated £1.2 billion to charity each year. The Charities Aid Foundation reports each year on the amount of giving from across the UK, and it found in 2017 that Scotland accounts for 11.8% of all UK charitable donations, despite representing 8.4% of the UK’s population. Their 2018…
Read MoreTaking a look around Scotland’s Home of the Year
Scotland’s home of the year was revealed to be the White House in in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. The judges of the BBC Scotland show named Lesley Smith’s property as their favourite. Scottish Field was invited to take a look around her stunning home in 2015, as cylindrical shapes and expansive glazing make the most…
Read MoreAll hail the great architect – celebrating Mackintosh
A celebration of one of Scotland’s great architects is to be shown on TV. Mackintosh: Glasgow’s Neglected Genius looks at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s legacy but also reflects on how he was never fully appreciated in his homeland during his lifetime. Celebrated artist and fellow Glaswegian, Lachlan Goudie, a great lover of Mackintosh and aficionado of…
Read MoreTime for tea can boost a vital children’s charity
After her daughter died of cancer, Laura Young set up the Teapot Trust, which provides art therapy for children with chronic illness. She tells Scottish Field about the charity. Why did you set up the Teapot Trust? My daughter, Verity, was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune disease, when she was three. She was eight when…
Read MoreCancer in their canines inspired new raw pet food
A Perthshire raw pet food brand, founded by two friends after three of their four dogs developed cancer, is now shipping more than 140,000 meals every week to UK dog owners. Bella & Duke was set up less than two years ago by Mark Scott and Tony Ottley – they’ve seen double digit growth each…
Read MoreThe Scotsman who was a hero to Albert Einstein
When Albert Einstein, perhaps the most famous physicist of all time, published his special theory of relativity in 1905, he used the opening sentence to mention one of Scotland’s greatest scientific minds – James Clerk Maxwell. Later, when marking the centenary of Maxwell’s birth, Einstein wrote: ‘The theory of relativity owes its origins to Maxwell’s…
Read MoreHave you recently been checked for mouth cancer?
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation is calling all Scots to ask their dentists to conduct mouth cancer screens at their next appointment. This should be routinely included within the price of a dental check-up and should take no more than one minute. Consumer research conducted by HNCF in partnership with YouGov – as part…
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