Category: Press Release

Record-breaking numbers at the weekend’s star-studded Borders Book Festival  

A packed programme of stars from the worlds of stage and screen, current affairs, politics, literature, and sport, as well as four sun-drenched days, brought the crowds flocking at the weekend to the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. A record-breaking footfall of almost 40,000 came through the gates of Harmony Garden,…
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Greens at Gretna Opening Soon as Restaurant and Bar

Gretna Green, Scotland – June 20, 2023 – Gretna Green, the renowned family-owned wedding and hospitality destination, is proud to announce the upcoming opening of Greens at Gretna, as a restaurant and bar on  Friday 23rd June. Greens at Gretna will be the newest restaurant and bar in Gretna, offering affordable and enjoyable dining for…
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The Galloway Glens ‘Long Goodbye’ Summer Events Programme

Are you looking for something do in water, on horseback, on foot or in a seated position this summer? The Galloway Glens Scheme has this week published the final summer programme of events – drawing upon the whole range of work undertaken and partners supported. The Galloway Glens comes to an end in September and…
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Go Rural Map of Scotland launches in VisitScotland iCentres

SCOTLAND’S fantastic range of farm and croft visitor experiences are set for a field day, with the arrival of a new agritourism guide in VisitScotland iCentres. The new map showcasing more than 200 of Scotland’s best agritourism experiences is now available for visitors across the national tourism organisations’ network of information centres. The Go Rural…
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Moon Landing at the Multiverse for Summer Solstice Celebrations

A rock that has travelled 240,000 miles from the Moon will land up at Crawick Multiverse for the launch of a week of events to mark the summer solstice. The spectacular artland and visitor attraction in Upper Nithsdale, on the Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire border, has teamed up with The Open University (OU) in…
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Stars on Stage at the Borders Book Festival

Well-known names from the worlds of stage and screen, current affairs, politics, literature, and sport will this weekend (15th to 18th June) take to the stage at the Borders Book Festival against the stunning backdrop of Melrose’s Harmony Garden, in the Scottish Borders. The Book Festival opens on Thursday (15th June) to a literary fanfare…
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Life Begins at 40 for South of Scotland Tourism Awards

A Dumfries hotel is hosting a double celebration – its 40th anniversary as a family owned business and a showcase for tourism in the South of Scotland. Forty years since it was acquired by the Wallace family, the 91 bedroom Cairndale Hotel and Leisure Club and the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) announced the…
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SOSE Summer Tour 2023

South of Scotland Enterprise will be visiting locations across the region to speak to communities, businesses and social enterprises through its new summer tour. Chair, Professor Russel Griggs, and Chief Executive Jane Morrison-Ross will take part in the tour which will include a series of in-person, online and inclusive sessions, starting in Galashiels on Monday…
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Borders Book Festival launches competition to win weekend at the annual extravaganza this summer

The Borders Book Festival – this year celebrating its 20th edition – has launched an online competition to win a trip to the event at Harmony Garden, Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, this year being held Thursday 15th – Sunday 18th June. Newly launched on the Borders Book Festival’s website, www.bordersbookfestival.org, the competition offers entrants: a two-night bed-and-breakfast stay…
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Galloway County Fair reveals headliners

From Flyin’ Ryan to Riders of the Storm – two thrilling stunt riding acts will be among the prime attractions at this summer’s Galloway Country Fair. The headliners for the two-day event, on 12-13 August at Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, will also have a warm and woolly feel with the…
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