We are delighted to report that, following a difficult few years post Covid, the team at The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre is now in a position to offer all of the original stitchers FREE access to the gallery for life. If you worked on a panel, this is your chance to take them […]
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Something very special for Christmas 2025 – Alexander McCall Smith poems at the Westminster Carols by Candlelight MS concert, 2025 – with Simon Callow among the illustrious readers At the link below, you will find readings of four of Sandy’s poems (new) at the Westminster Carols by Candlelight MS concert which took place
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Inverness Castle has undergone a complete transformation in recent years. And now – as a brand new visitor experience – it has thrown open its doors anew and welcomed its first visitors. Public tickets are on sale NOW and the castle is open – a soft launch. The formal opening will take place in
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Big News! Alexander McCall Smith is to guest on BBC Radio 4’s Take Four Books this weekend, 30 November 2025, talking about his latest (and already much loved) stand-alone novel The Private Side of Friendship and with reference of course to No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Previous guests on the programme include Karl Ove Knausgaard, Katherine Rundell, Chris Kraus, Philippa Gregory, John
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StAnza, the internationally renowned poetry festival, returns to St Andrews from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March, 2026 With a global reputation for hosting an innovative, inspirational festival in a beautiful place, StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is proud to be back in St Andrews showcasing poetry from around the world. The festival theme for
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Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith this Autumn – Part One Photographs by Emily Macinnes for Braemar Festival at the Fife Arms and Jan Rutherford on the tour. Alexander headed north to the Highlands last week for the Braemar Literary Festival at the Fife Arms Hotel and surrounding area. Alexander was delighted to take part
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Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith – Part Two SouthAlexander is taking to the road (and rail!) again next week to meet readers in the South and South West of England. This is one of his favourite areas of the world. He looks forward to catching up with friends old and new – booksellers, readers, fellow
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Great Tapestry scoops Inclusion Award The Great Tapestry of Scotland team is proud and pleased to announce that the centre was awarded the South of Scotland Thistle Awards regional award for ‘Inclusion’. The centre now qualifies for the National awards in November. What the judges said… Ranked in the top 10% of Tripadvisor listings worldwide,
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Looking back at the Great Tapestry of ScotlanD Twelve Years in the Public Gaze Twelve years ago this month (September), The Great Tapestry of Scotland went on display in the vaulted entrance to the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. It was not the first time the public had seen it, various panels
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