by Catherine Bradley | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Rescue Begins Major National Funding Secures Emergency Works at Bannockburn House Good news really does come in threes! Bannockburn House Trust is delighted to announce that three major heritage funders have awarded a combined £325,432 to support urgent...
by Catherine Bradley | Jan 22, 2026 | Events, History, Latest News, Uncategorized
Possets, Princes, & A Proper Bannockburn House Night In… Winter has always had a way of creeping into the bones. Long before central heating, antibiotics, or the luxury of staying home with a hot water bottle, people in the 17th and 18th centuries...
by marketing | Nov 29, 2024 | Gardens, Uncategorized
I was struck by curiosity recently that several friends imagined we wouldn’t be doing much gardening for the next few months as it was ‘too cold’, ‘too wet’, ‘too dark’ or that ‘there just isn’t anything to do at this time of year. ‘ Winter is actually a busy...
by marketing | Dec 17, 2021 | Gardens, Uncategorized
A rest for the gardener Now, at last, the gardener can rest a while in the dark days of winter as the year’s end approaches and the New Year lies on the horizon. Gardens that months ago were brimming with a heavy crop of fruit and vegetables long since harvested, now...
by marketing | Dec 22, 2020 | History, Latest News, Uncategorized
History group volunteer Anne Monaghan discusses Hogmanay traditions as we wave goodbye to 2020 and look forward to 2021: Who remembers when Hogmanay involved “First Footing” and all the preparations done before that First Foot could be welcomed in? Nowadays...
by marketing | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Unusually, for early June it has been raining a lot recently but when out and about, it seems to me that many of our wild animals don’t seem to mind this too much and some creatures and plants positively thrive in the damp, cooler weather. I have watched on an almost...
