Happy New Year! We have lots of exciting events planned for 2012, kicking off with some great stargazing events in the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park. We hope you will be able to make it along to some of them, bring your friends and family too! Events coming up… Stargazing for beginners, Kirroughtree visitor centre [...]
The third annual Charity Christmas Fair will be held on 11th and 12th November 2011. Venue – The Stable Courtyard Buildings and Christmas Marquee Start your Christmas shopping in good time and visit the Fair where there will be variety of stalls providing plenty of choice for Christmas food, presents and decorations. Enjoy a festive [...]
Walking towards Ballantrae on the cliff tops A NEW walking trail is set to link the Ayrshire coast with the West Highland Way. The route, named the Firth o’ Clyde Rotary Trail, will join the Mull of Galloway in the south with Milngavie in the north. And Ayrshire’s coastal path will play a central part [...]
Now that we are coming to the end of the holiday season fancy a quiet but refreshing weekend to smooth the frazzled nerves before the Christmas onslaught. (Sorry to mention it so early but yes, Christmas is round the corner.) The Log fires are lit, the rooms are cozy, perfect for a relaxed night in [...]
From 10.30 am ’til 4.30pm on Saturday 8th October – whatever the weather – at Alton Albany Farm, Barr, Near Girvan, Ayrshire KA26 0TL. Award winning garden photographer, Andrea Jones will be leading a practical session, especially looking at close up photography and colour. She’ll be demonstrating to the group in the morning, giving [...]
Kelso Racecourse’s new season opens on Sunday 2nd October with the very popular Family Day which features the Border Principal Race. The first Sunday meeting will see Hazel Peplinski assume her New role of Clerk of the Course in place of Anthea Morshead who has relocated to the South of England. A familiar [...]
The weather has given us a mixed summer, some glorious sunshine but also some torrential rain. Visitors will have had to have both rain jackets and sun cream to hand at all times. September is a very busy month for cycling in the Scottish Borders with a number of fantastic events for visitors and locals [...]
Hundreds to lace up their boots for walking festival THE popularity of the annual Scottish Borders Walking Festival, which returns to Hawick next week, has attracted the highest number of bookings in its 17-year history. After other host towns pulled out of the running due to funding concerns and only nine months to plan, working [...]
Summer 2011 will see visitors and art lovers flocking to Kirkcudbright as a diverse array of art exhibitions springs up all over town, including the much-anticipated ‘Glasgow Boys’ collection, which will be showing until the end of August at the Town Hall. Surprise yourself and discover Southern Scotland. As always The Whitehouse Gallery will be [...]
Summer McMahon (5) uncovers a tractor specially gift-wrapped to mark the 10th birthday of the National Museum of Rural Life at Kittochside, East Kilbride. Image © Paul Dodds The museum will offer free entry to all visitors on 3 July to celebrate its anniversary. .Free entry on Sunday 3 JulyIt’s our birthday, and we’re celebrating with [...]