Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
And just like that, we're over halfway through the shortest month. February may be the shortest month but it has been a particularly busy - and blustery one. We hope you haven't been too badly unaffected by storm Éowyn. Fingers crossed we have a bit of a break before Floris, Gerben and Hugo pay us a visit! (If you want to suggest storm names for future consideration, send an email to nameourstorms@metoffice.gov.uk). Just for fun, let's put your general knowledge to a 'short' test...
READ MOREYou may remember that back in October we issued a newsletter aimed at creating a bit of two-way support – you follow our Instagram handles and in turn we’ll share yours in a future newsletter and encourage our database to follow you too. All this with the aim of boosting all of our accounts and making rural businesses better known.
READ MOREWe've summarised some of the key events and anniversaries coming up in 2025, many of which present great opportunities to showcase your rural business and form new partnerships.
READ MOREThe Chinese Spring Festival/Lunar New Year will be celebrated this year on 29 January by over 1.5 billion people worldwide. This auspicious event presents a significant opportunity for businesses to showcase their offerings to China's rapidly expanding middle class. As the appetite for Scottish luxury goods, including whisky, salmon, cashmere, and tourism, continues to rise in China, the time has never been better to explore export opportunities.
READ MOREIn case you missed my previous email over the festive period, I wanted to share some important news: my business partner and friend, Ross (Monty) Montague, has made the tough decision to step down from Scene & Herd due to ill health.
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Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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