Posts Tagged ‘schools’
Retired GP marked his 100th birthday with art show
Centenarian Dr Perry Harrison celebrated his 100th birthday with an exhibition and sale of paintings inspired by his time as a rural GP. Prior to his passing in late 2016, he told Scottish Field about his life and love of painting. Talk us through your career in medicine. During the war I was a medical…
Read MoreCelebrating the era of silent film at the 10th Hippfest
Doctor Who and Withnail and I star Paul McGann is coming to Scotland for the acclaimed Hippfest silent film festival. McGann, who also starred in The Monocled Mutineer, is to perform a live narration at L’Homme du Large, showing as part of this year’s Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo’ness. The tenth festival, running from…
Read MoreA seven bedroom home with history and distinction
A distinguished seven bedroom period villa, of substantial proportion, offering sophisticated and spacious family living accommodation, set over three floors. Presented for sale by Rettie and Co, Comely Park Houses is a most-impressive, category C-Listed house, which has successfully evolved through the passage of time, to afford modern family living in a refined setting. Comely…
Read MoreSkiing success for Strathallan School students
Strathallan School has ranked second in the UK for Giant Slalom after students ski to success. Three pupils sped to pole position at the British Schoolgirls’ Race in the French Alps. Luka Hughes-Tosh, Iona Ross and Maisie Morgan took to the slopes in challenging conditions, explained parent Fiona Ross who accompanied them on the trip.…
Read MoreAn imposing country house for sale at £1million
A recently refurbished country house dating from the 1900s is now available for around £1 million. Whitehill is presented for sale by Galbraith. The house provides bright, well proportioned and well appointed family accommodation which benefits from oil fired central heating, a modern kitchen, ample bathrooms/WCs and excellent built in storage space. There is a…
Read MoreThe growing appeal of living in the north east
Property consultancy Galbraith has witnessed a healthy start to the New Year, and 2020 looks set to be an exciting time in the Aberdeenshire property market as it bounces into action. With green spaces aplenty and one of only a few UK cities to have a beach, Aberdeen is the perfect location for family living…
Read MoreScots children choose Bookbug Picture Book winner
The Scottish Book Trust has revealed the winner of the 2020 Bookbug Picture Book Prize is The Station Mouse by Meg McLaren, published by Anderson Press. More than 13,000 children across Scotland cast their votes for the award online. The award is run by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and…
Read MoreVolunteers wanted for Big Garden Birdwatch
This weekend (25-27 January), RSPB Scotland is celebrating over four decades of Big Garden Birdwatch, and asking people to join in with the citizen science project by dedicating just one hour of their time. Last year over 32,000 people took part across Scotland, and house sparrows took the top spot for the 8th year running,…
Read MoreRetained firefighter is the new head of Gordonstoun
A retained firefighter and leading educationalist has been named as the new head of one of the best-known schools in the country. Richard Devey (53) says he intends to continue to respond to emergency call-outs as part of the Gordonstoun crew after he takes up the new role, making him the first Head of an…
Read MoreNew headmaster for Belhaven Hill School
Belhaven Hill School has appointed a new headmaster as it nears its centenary. The Board of Governors of the school have announced the appointment of Olly Langton as the school’s seventh headmaster from September 2020, after the current headmaster, Henry Knight, steps down. Henry and his wife Susannah have decided to move on to new…
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