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Continuing Legacy
For 39 years, the influence of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies on the St Magnus Festival, Orkney’s yearly music extravaganza, was huge. While the Festival is always a celebration of his […]
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Scottish Trivia
Welcome to the home of our extensive Scottish Trivia collection, Q-Aye! If you’re looking for interesting anecdotes and quirky facts about Scotland then you’ve come to the right place. Below you […]
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Crail Food Festival Recipes
The Crail Food Festival 2016 promises to be another helping of the best local produce Fife has to offer… Across the second weekend in June (10-12), Crail’s harbour and halls will […]
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Fish Pie Recipe
Last year one of the products on offer at Crail Food Festival was Mara Seaweed ice cream! It was surprisingly tasty, but this recipe for fish pie is a lot more tempting! Serves […]
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Luxury Coffee Cake
You can’t beat homemade coffee cake – and the East Neuk Cooks know exactly how to give yours that little something extra Ingredients 6oz / 170g Baking Margarine 6oz / 170g Caster […]
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Anster Cheese Scones
The first of our Crail Food Festival recipes comes from Jane Stewart of the St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company for delicious cheese scones… Ingredients 1 lb self raising flour 1 […]
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The Awfey Huge Variety Show
On Wednesday, 22 June, actor/comedian, panto legend and now River City star Andy Gray will host a fabulous show featuring a cast of exceptionally talented children from all over Edinburgh […]
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Byre In The Botanics – Live Music, Dance and Opera in St Andrews
Looking for a great night out in Fife? Byre In The Botanics will host outdoor concerts, performances and film screenings in the beautiful St Andrews Botanic Garden across the summer. Byre In […]
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What’s In A Name? | Part 3
The third part in our series as we continue to explore the history and myths behind some of Scotland’s place names… The Reach of the Campbells There are two Campbel(l)towns in […]
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A… Chaos of Swans?
When startled by a microlight or helicopter, geese and whooper swans have an unusual and dramatically different response… Sometimes the hardest part is getting into the passenger seat from […]
