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***Uniquely Unspoilt - Issue 17 - February 2005***
Compiled by Emma Newlands - emma@uniquescotland.com
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***IN THIS MONTH'S UNIQUELY UNSPOILT***
~Introduction:
---> Welcome back
~Main Feature:
---> Summer golfing events
~Guest Article:
---> Reivers Festival
~Cottages Offers:
---> Readers' only offers
---> This month's special offer code
~Closing comments:
---> Next issue
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***Introductory Comments***
Welcome to the February issue of Uniquely Unspoilt.
This time of year sees many of Scotland?s attractions gearing themselves up for the busier tourist season, and the country?s outdoors is also now becoming increasingly accessible as the days get longer and the weather better.
This issue?s main feature looks at the various golfing events taking place this summer, with international attention set to focus on both the professional tournaments and their excellent scenery.
Our guest article concerns the Reivers Festival 2005, a varied celebration of history and culture in the Scottish Borders.
Please feel free to send in any comments as ever.
Emma
emma@uniquescotland.com
*** Main Feature ***
~~ Summer golfing events ~~
Whether watching in person or on a TV set, golf fans across the world have several treats in store this summer with several key events in the golfing calendar scheduled to take place at some of Scotland's most famous beauty spots.
The first of these is these will be the Barclays Scottish Open which is taking place at Loch Lomond
Golf Club between 7th-10th July, and the event is open to...Full article>>>
***Guest Article***
Our guest article this month has been written by Joanne Golton, area regeneration officer with Scottish Borders Council, on behalf of the Hawick Reivers Festival which takes place in the Borders town from 24-27th March.
The festival celebrates a well-known and romanticised period of history when the borderlands of Scotland and England were the home of the Border Reivers, and it includes concerts, ceilidhs and even re-enactments of historical events. The full programme can be found here.
The organisation of the Reivers Festival is supported by the Hawick Partnership, set up to support various regeneration actions in Hawick, Scottish Borders in partnership with Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Enterprise Borders
~~ The Hawick Reivers Festival - by Joanne Golton ~~
The sounds of horses? hooves, clashing swords and musket fire will ring through the streets of Hawick during the Easter weekend as crowds will flock to the many events that will make up the third Hawick Reivers Festival.
Hawick lies at the heart of reiver country, in what was known as the Scottish Middle March, and this festival not only brings to life some of the region?s turbulent history but also evokes the spirit of the reivers and celebrates its legacy in our...Full article>>>
***Cottage Offers***
++ Readers Only Offers ++
* Last Minute Cottages (promotional code required - see below)
Saturday 26th March - 2nd April 2005 - Jock's Cottage - £265 - sleeps 6
Saturday 30th April - 7th May 2005 - Wester Bunloit - £335 - sleeps 5
* Other Offers
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* This Month's Promotional Code
This issues's code is only printed in the e-mail version of this newsletter. Please subscribe to become eligible for this offer.
***Closing Comments***
Scotland?s events calendar is also getting busier now, and other events taking place in the next couple of months include the Dreich End Festival in Perthshire which runs from 24th-28th February and offers the opportunity to see legendary artists playing live music.
The Aberdeen Jazz Festival is being held from 1st-6th March, and later that month Glasgow is to play host to its International Comedy Festival from 10th-26th.
Till next issue,
Emma
emma@uniquescotland.com
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