Posts Tagged ‘show’
SCOTLAND THROUGH A LENS: TOM CLARK – AUGUST 2023
Sammi Minion speaks with Tom Clark about his beautiful Hebridean landscape photography, as featured in the August edition of Scottish Field magazine. You clearly know the Western Isles inside out. Are you from there, or did you grow up somewhere else? It’s a place I’ve only been going to since 2021. I’m from Dumbarton, down at…
Read MoreSay cheese! Dog photographer captures hilarious pictures of pooches
A dog photographer who captures hilarious pictures of pooches trying to catch cubes of cheese has raised nearly £30,000 for charity. Carolyne Cowan, 58, started running Catchathon® events in 2019 and has raised £28,500 for dog breed rescue charities. Her husband Alasdair prepares for the events by cutting up a whopping 10kg of cheese and…
Read MoreWorld’s oldest floral clock in Edinburgh is completed
This year’s design on the world’s oldest floral clock has been completed – with more than 50,000 flowers and plants. For 2023, the hugely popular landmark in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens will celebrate 100 years of Flying Scotsman, the world’s most famous steam locomotive. It took three gardeners just four weeks to plant the…
Read MoreBehind-the-scenes at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
These behind-the-scenes pictures show a huge collection of 1.4 million artefacts which are stored at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. Just 2% of Glasgow’s museum’s collections are on display at any one time with most of the remaining objects stored at the resource centre. The collection of fine art, fossils, animals and armour are housed in…
Read MoreWorld sheep shearing champions crowned at Royal Highland Show
The world’s top sheep shearing talent have battled it out at the Royal Highland Show – with 30 countries competing for the top prizes this year. The Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships is the pinnacle for shearers and wool handlers, with teams coming from as far afield as Chile, South Africa and…
Read MoreFirst winner of Fordyce Maxwell Award announced
A former student of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) says he is ‘overwhelmed and honoured’ to be the first recipient of the Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications. Trainee auctioneer John McCulloch, who graduated with an HND in Agriculture at SRUC’s Edinburgh campus in 2021, was presented with the trophy by SRUC Principal Professor Wayne Powell at the…
Read MoreTomatin crowned best whisky in the world
Tomatin’s 36 Year Old single malt has been named as one of the best whiskies in the world. The whisky won ‘Best in Show’ in the whisky category at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2023. Leading figures from the industry come together to judge spirits for the prestigious international contest. ‘Best in Show’…
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Dandie Dinmont Terriers take part in annual derby race
They were once a popular breed in the 1800s, but now less than 100 Dandie Dinmont Terriers are born in the UK every year. The hardy and intelligent dogs take their name from a fictional character in a Sir Walter Scott novel from 1814, although they were around long before that. Known for their distinctive…
Read MoreRenowned sea captain’s watch makes well-timed return to museum
A pocket watch owned by a daring maritime hero has gone on show to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. The silver timepiece, which belonged to Cutty Sark captain George Moodie, is being exhibited in the town where his naval career began. Also on display at Kirkcaldy Galleries is a print and a model…
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