Monthly Archives: June 2014
Nirvana, Inspiration and a Fantastic Family Day Out
For art lovers it is nirvana, for gardeners, an inspiration, and for everyone else, Jupiter Artland has all the ingredients for a fantastic family outing – space for the kids to be unleashed, animals within patting distance and mouth-watering cake.
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From the Med to the Minch – A Painting Journey across Europe
Currently and until 28 June, The Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh’s Dundas Street has an Exhibition of some wonderful landscape and other paintings by Stuart Herd who lives in Tarbert where he has a Gallery and a studio. His paintings are, … Continue reading
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Minty
Christina Banach’s Minty, set in Fife, is the latest book to cross my desk. Coincidentally, the last three books I have had to read have all been about life after death, in one way or another.
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Edinburgh’s Thistle Foundation Benefits from Poscode Lottery
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have generated an incredible £41.5 Million for more than 1,200 charities, good causes, and grass roots organisations since launching in 2008 including for local charity, Thistle Foundation, who received £10,000.
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Blooming Winners at Gardening Scotland
With Chelsea on telly providing the perfect appetiser for Gardening Scotland 2014, green fingered enthusiasts were keen to see the gold medallists of Ingliston and to cast their own votes for the I Dig It Award.
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Celebrating seabirds on the May
A two-day seabird celebration will take place on the Isle of May national nature reserve on the 14-15 June. Organised by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), there will be experts on hand to talk about the puffins and other birds which make the … Continue reading
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