Posts Tagged ‘tweed’
Art gallery celebrates its successful first 12 months
The Gallery Melrose is celebrating its first birthday this month. It has been a year of discovery and excitement, of growing, learning, building expectations and going with the flow. The Gallery Melrose sell paintings, pottery, wood carvings, ceramics, glass and jewellery all handmade by skilled artistic people living within a few miles of the town.…
Read MoreIconic Scottish sites to turn purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Famous Scottish landmarks are turning purple today to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day. The one-day campaign demands a focus on earlier detection to improve survival rates. People around the world are uniting to ‘Demand Better’ for patients and survival. The annual one-day campaign is an initiative of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, which is comprised…
Read MoreViews wanted on historic bridge between Scotland and England
Members of the public are being invited to give their views on the Union Chain Bridge in the Borders as part of ambitious plans to safeguard its future. Scottish Borders Council (SBC), Northumberland County Council (NCC) and community group Friends of the Union Chain Bridge are jointly working on a £7.8m project to secure its…
Read MoreA very busy five days for Gaelic-speaking youngsters
The village of the Geàrrannan Blackhouses, in the Isle of Lewis, will be bustling this week as eighteen Gaelic-speaking secondary school pupils take part in 5 Latha 2017. Now in its sixth year, 5 Latha offers a unique opportunity to participants to experience life in a Gaelic speaking community, taking part in a programme of…
Read MoreHRH The Queen bestows a Royal Warrant on Highland tailor, Campbell’s of Beauly
One of the oldest and most established tailoring specialists in the Highlands, Campbell’s of Beauly, have been granted the Royal Warrant for the supply of tailored goods to Her Majesty the Queen. The workshop in Beauly has for many years been making suits for the Balmoral Estate and has held two previous Royal Warrants since…
Read MoreMusto announced best Country Clothing & Footwear 2017 at Beta International
Earlier this week, outdoor clothing brand, MUSTO, won best Country Clothing & Footwear 2017 at Beta International for their Women’s Lightweight Machine Washable Tweed GORE-TEX®. This women’s tweed jacket is exceptional. Not only is it made in a tweed that can be machine washed without it discolouring or becoming rough, this jacket is completely waterproof. The…
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