Scotland’s Year of Stories – Parliamentary Reception
Lyn Brown, STGA Chair, and Gillian Barrett, Association Manager, attended the Year of Stories Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday 14 December. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate stories inspired by, written, or created in Scotland. As tourist guides, storytelling is … Continued
Scottish Thistle Awards 2022
STGA member Kenneth Bramham was honoured and delighted to be asked to join the judging panel for the Best Visitor Attraction Experience for two areas: Lothian and Borders and Central, Fife and Tayside at this year’s awards. The former was won by Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions and the latter by The Helix, Home of the Kelpies.
A Graduation Celebration for new Blue Badge Guides
The Battle of Bannockburn
‘Bannockburn’ was a key battle in Scottish history. This article for Scotland’s Year of Stories will summarise the importance of the battle while also explaining how visitors to Scotland, as well as Scots themselves, can relive the experience in the town of Bannockburn, nowadays part of the city of Stirling in central Scotland.