Posts Tagged ‘School’
Top poets support StAnza’s Scotland’s Young Makars project
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, has launched an innovative mentoring programme in the new year to nurture up and coming poetic talent. Scotland’s Young Makars will pilot this month, with a series of five online workshops, led by some of the biggest names in the Scottish and UK poetry scenes. The programme is supported by…
Read MoreTen Scottish tales to appeal to children
Acclaimed children’s writer Lari Don retells ten spellbinding fables from across Scotland. She showcase the magic of Scottish storytelling as we meet fairies and selkies, brave warriors and courageous girls, in spellbinding tales from Scotland, from Orkney and Skye to Perthshire and the Borders. The stories included are The Selkie’s Toes, Tam Linn, The Ring…
Read MoreKirsten and Robin pick up consulting awards
A sheep specialist and a manager with more than 30 years’ experience have picked up special awards from SAC Consulting. The RC Stewart Prize is awarded annually to the person, or persons, who have contributed significantly to the development of consultancy work at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). With Covid affecting last year’s preparations, this year…
Read MoreThe winter solstice marked with special film
Historic Environment Scotland marked this year’s Winter Solstice with a special film. They showcased a new online film exploring the connection between the globally renowned Maeshowe Neolithic chambered tomb on Orkney and the annual celebration which traditionally marks the onset of winter and the year’s shortest day. Presented by HES Orkney Ranger, Sandra Miller, and featuring a range of experts and local people inspired by the Solstice and…
Read MoreChristmas crackers to keep us company on TV and radio
BBC Scotland has a stocking full of festive goodies across television and radio to entertain audiences. There’s plenty to keep everyone entertained across TV and radio on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, to capture the festive spirit. Christmas Classics on Christmas Eve will be broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland from 10-11.30pm. Recorded at The…
Read MoreA glittering future for Scotland’s unwanted jewellery
A drive has been launched to rescue those tangled chains, unmatched earrings and banged up bracelets sitting at the bottom of jewellery boxes around Scotland and give them a glittering new future. The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust (SGT) and Ethical Metalsmiths have teamed up with art colleges to bring the Radical Jewellery Makeover (RJM) – a…
Read MoreUnique opportunity to buy a thriving tourist attraction
A thriving tourist attraction in one of Scotland’s most beautiful locations, offers a truly unique opportunity for commercial buyers looking for their next venture. Bell Ingram presents the Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre comprises a thriving and profitable tearoom, visitor centre, and a charming, detached two-bedroom owners’ residence. Located in a picturesque, rural location on the…
Read MoreCelebrating Vincent Van Gogh in Scotland
A celebration of the man often called the greatest artist who ever lived is coming to Scotland. Festival Square in the centre of Edinburgh will host Van Gogh Alive, ‘the world’s most visited immersive, multi-sensory experience’ that exhibits the life and work of the seminal Dutch artist. Following a smash hit run in Kensington Gardens as London’s must-see cultural…
Read MoreSchool prepares to premiere new composition
Composer Tom David Wilson is leading pupils of St Mary’s Music School through their final practice sessions ahead of the premier performance of his new composition. Imagined Conversation on Blackford Hill which will feature in the school’s first live concert since the start of the pandemic, on Monday December 13. St Mary’s Music School has…
Read MorePupil shortlisted for UK Young Drummer of the Year
Strathallan student Lewis Dewar has been shortlisted to the Top 40 for the UK Young Drummer of the Year competition. The 17-year-old from Fife said he was speechless when he found out he had made the Top 40 in such a prestigious competition. Young Drummer of the Year 2022, which has celebrated rising talent for…
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