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.
2024 has been designated as the Year of the Camelid by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This is a fitting tribute to these remarkable animals. We can all learn a thing or two about this group of creatures, which includes camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos.
READ MORE...and just like that, we're almost halfway through the shortest month! It's been an exceptionally busy one for the Scene & Herd team with the launch of OnRECORD, a personal recording service, aimed at capturing rural voices for posterity. OnRECORD helps rural families, communities and organisations to preserve unique voices, stories and memories for the future with professionally captured and expertly edited audio recordings of guided conversations.
READ MOREThe Chinese Spring Festival/Lunar New Year, celebrated on 10 February by over 1.5 billion people worldwide, marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. This auspicious event presents a significant opportunity for businesses to showcase their offerings to China's rapidly expanding middle class.
READ MOREAfter lots of lovely feedback on last week's episode with 91-year-old East Lothian farmer Willie Logan, and the launch of OnRECORD to capture memories of Scottish agriculture, we are re-sharing this chat from our archive.
READ MOREWe, the Scene & Herd team, are so excited to have this week launched a brand new project. OnRECORD is a personal recording service, aimed at capturing rural voices for posterity.OnRECORD helps rural families, communities and organisations to preserve unique voices, stories and memories for the future with professionally captured and expertly edited audio recordings of guided conversations.
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