Posts Tagged ‘game’
200 sign up to secure the future of shooting
The British Game Alliance has hit a significant milestone, as 200 shoots have now signed up as members. The BGA is working to grow the market for Assured British Game, and currently have 24 Scottish members, to the benefit of every shoot and game dealer that joins up. Although the primary aim of the BGA…
Read MorePairing food and wine at Creation in South Africa
Peter Ranscombe visits one of the regions on his wine bucket list, Hemel-en-Aarde in South Africa, and enjoys dining with JC and Carolyn Martin at Creation Wines. “WE DON’T run a restaurant,” maintains Carolyn Martin as we sit down to dinner at Creation winery on Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge in South Africa. As I glance around the…
Read MoreA double Scottish date for Canadian singer
A rising Canadian singer/songwriter is coming to Scotland for two gigs. As well as performing a collection of numbers from his third album Beautiful Tragedy, set to be released on Friday, Josh Taerk will also be playing hits from his back catalogue. Since his first album, Josh (released 2014), he has always found new ways…
Read MoreGamekeepers to take on Jamie Oliver and James Martin
Scottish gamekeepers are battling it out with some of the country’s top celebrity chefs to be crowned Game Hero in this year’s Eat Game Awards. The National Eat Game Awards is an exciting initiative aimed at recognising and helping to develop game as a healthy and modern addition to the British menu, as well as…
Read MoreDiscover old skills at New Lanark World Heritage Site
New Lanark World Heritage Site is set to take part in Doors Open Day 2018. Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates heritage and the built environment. It offers free access to over a thousand venues across the country throughout September, every year. It allows visitors to see lots of new and…
Read MoreA sensational seafood extravaganza
Scotland’s Hotel of the Year is holding a seafood extravaganza to celebrate Food & Drink Fortnight. East Haugh House Hotel and Restaurant in Pitlochry, Perthshire, is hosting a Seafood Extravaganza Weekend from today, Friday, 14 September, until Sunday 16th. A specially curated menu featuring individually priced Scottish seafood dishes including scallops, oysters, octopus, and lemonsole,…
Read MoreSeniors got to grips with woods – made from hickory
Three leading senior golfers took a trip back in time to the early years of the professional game as an entertaining prelude to the Scottish Senior Open at Craigielaw Golf Club in East Lothian. It was not exactly the ‘Great Triumvirate’ of Harry Vardon, James Braid and J H Taylor, but Gary Orr, Paul Eales…
Read MoreThe importance of tweed in country life
A Hume Country Clothing’s Archie Hume has had a life-long relationship with tweed. I wouldn’t go quite as far as saying tweed is my entire life. But, life has largely been at, sleep, tweed, repeat since I was knee high to a Singer sewing machine. One of my earliest memories is standing in the shop…
Read MoreAlliance appoints agency to promote game to the public
A top creative agency has been appointed to promote the benefits of game meat to the British public. The British Game Alliance was formed to represent game shoots and promote the sale of their game, and have now chosen Together to lead on creative, digital, social, and brand development projects to do exactly that. The…
Read MoreStéphanie can no longer mask her artistic skills
Having begun her artistic career designing costumes, masks and puppets, Aberdeenshire-based Brazilian artist Stéphanie Vandem later turned her attention to painting and drawing. She discovered a love for the chiaroscuro of Caravaggio and the large compositions and drama of the Renaissance painters while studying in Florence. The struggle of humanity, portrayed in the twisted figures…
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