Posts Tagged ‘education’
Children discover the impact of World War I on their area
A new education resource exploring the impact of the First World War on East Dunbartonshire has been launched. The new teaching and learning resource features stories from the EDLC archives and local studies collections – many of them are new discoveries from the East Dunbartonshire’s War research volunteers, who have spent the past two years exploring the lives of…
Read MoreReading with Dogs scheme gets a pet on the back
Bannockburn Primary has been exploring an innovative use of therapets through pilot project Reading with Dogs in a bid to support their pupils’ education and wellbeing. The school has welcomed lovely dogs Dylan and Scruffy, along with their owners Elspeth and Anne-Marie to the school on a weekly basis as part of a successful two-year…
Read MoreTen new conservation apprenticeship places are up for grabs
Historic Environment Scotland is offering 10 new conservation internships based in Stirling, Edinburgh and Fort George. Each of these internships will last at least 12 months, with opportunities available in a wide variety of conservation areas, including climate change science, conservation science and technical aspects of traditional construction materials. Students interest in applying have another…
Read MoreBusinesses called to attend Lochaber tourism event
Businesses throughout Lochaber are being invited to attend a special tourism day. Lochaber Chamber of Commerce is inviting tourism-related businesses throughout the area – the outdoor capital of the UK – and further afield, to attend Tourism Day. The event is being held in partnership with Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries, at the Moorings Hotel, Banavie, on…
Read MoreDOSCA take the top spot at TradFest 2017 Battle of the Folk Bands
The penultimate night of TradFest 2017 saw DOSCA – one of Scotland’s most promising trad acts – reign victorious, after a panel of judges declared them the winners of the debut Battle of the Folk Bands competition. DOSCA – an energetic five-piece ensemble of bagpipes, flute, guitar, bass and drums – had stiff competition from HECLA, The Iona…
Read MoreAdagio Edinburgh teams up with Cyrenians to celebrate the legacy of hospitality at the Old Sailor’s Ark
Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile, has launched a charity partnership with Cyrenians, a charity which works with those in Edinburgh and Scotland who have been excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey. The partnership follows the launch of the Adagio’s ‘Old Sailors Ark’ campaign, to gather memories and photos to celebrate the…
Read MoreButchery at Balgove
Balgove Larder is currently running a range of butchery masterclasses from its steak barn and farm shop near St Andrews. In an effort to keep pace with current food trends for sustainability and provenance, I signed up and found myself driving over the Forth Bridge on a glorious Saturday morning while mentally preparing myself to…
Read MoreScottish Opera’s youth company present Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
Scottish Opera’s Connect Company – made up of talented young singers, instrumentalists and stage managers aged between 16 and 21 – presents Purcell’s chamber opera, Dido and Aeneas, at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock this Spring. Over one weekend (8 and 9 April), the Company stages three performances of this tragic tale of love…
Read MoreScotland’s first social enterprise pub unveils a chef training programme for young people
Scotland’s only social enterprise bar group has unveiled a chef training programme that aims to give disadvantaged young people the necessary qualifications for a career in catering. Beer for Good group said the programme was the next step in the creation of an academy for catering and hospitality staff, and that it was already looking…
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