19 June 2008

Media Releases

On Tuesdays throughout July the Rangers at Linlithgow Peel are hosting a series of Nature Detective events that will take families back to basics with fun and games for everyone to enjoy.

13 June 2008

Media Releases

Historic Scotland takes visitors on a journey back to 1297 with a special event being held at East Lothian’s Dirleton Castle. The De Vaux’s of Dirleton on 22 June will explore a period in time when the De Vaux family were in residence at the castle and the lives they led during a time of political unrest in Scotland.

13 June 2008

Media Releases

Culture Minister Linda Fabiani MSP visited members of Auchinleck Summer Project today (Friday). The 18 young people built a garden as a memorial to the men who died working in Ayrshire’s mines over the past two centuries. A local competition to design the garden was won by Jay Spiers from Auchinleck Primary School and Jamie Dabronski from Auchinleck Academy.

10 June 2008

Media Releases

Historic Scotland has announced it is to go ahead with a £12 million project to return the royal lodgings at Stirling Castle to their Renaissance magnificence. The result will be a major new attraction that is predicted to raise castle visitor numbers to around 480,000 a year – compared to around 398,000 in 2007-08.

9 June 2008

Media Releases

The Rangers at Holyrood Park host two free events this June, delving into the past of the area and going back to basics with traditional crafts. The events demonstrate the diversity of the work taking place at the Ranger Service, and the breadth of expert knowledge that the Ranger team has.