HERITAGE BOOST FOR HISTORIC MANSION

HERITAGE BOOST FOR HISTORIC MANSION

Bannockburn House Trust has received £40,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Like other local heritage attractions, Bannockburn House had to close its doors to the public in March and replace its summer...
FUNDING BOOST FOR BONNIE PRINCE GARDENS

FUNDING BOOST FOR BONNIE PRINCE GARDENS

Bannockburn House, once used as Bonnie Prince Charlie’s battle HQ, is set to receive nearly £15,000 from the Central Scotland Green Network Growing Food Together Fund. The community owned and volunteer led project is one of nine environmental initiatives to have been...
Where the Wildflowers Grow…

Where the Wildflowers Grow…

Usually May is a quiet and reliable month which gradually leads us into summer with longer days, warmer temperatures and blossom. The early leaves have sprung on most trees, butterflies are on the wing and if you look carefully, you will find wildflowers blooming in...
Rain, rain go away, come again another day!

Rain, rain go away, come again another day!

February is the shortest month but as we have crammed so much into the month it feels as if it must have been at least six weeks long. A Busy Month We have had three poly tunnels erected despite the mixed weather which prevailed almost the entire time the team was...
Grey skies are just clouds passing over

Grey skies are just clouds passing over

To me, poor February seems to be stuck in the middle between Winter and Spring, not sure whether it is one season or the other! Signs of Spring The days are starting to be noticeably longer and there is a faint warmth in the returning sun, but it can still be really...