A look back at the landy restoration

A look back at the landy restoration

Evenin’ all Today we have taken some time to share with you some of the nuts and bolts of our operation; namely the restoration, and the first tentative steps of our lovely land rover Bessie. At 51 years old, it was hardly surprising that she spluttered out the shed she had been resting in for good few years, but when she did so in December 2011 I would be fibbing if I said that she filled...

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Learning on the job

Learning on the job

It might be the clouds that have blotted out the sunshine, or the impending rain forecast for the rest of this week, but this afternoon I am rather feeling the strain of Wild Rover’s endeavours to cook fresh, local and seasonal. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t swap it all for a week in a burger van (how you can possibly buy a burger and a bun for 15p, and sell it for £4 under the guise of...

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Tried it, loved it!

Tried it, loved it!

Tried it, loved it! Not even the petrol shortages could hamper our old landy on her way to the ‘Try It’ event in Cupar last Saturday. Complete with the 7 Stanes Bike Stunt Team, the event at Duffus Park was the antithesis of the week’s fuel dramas. From wee ones to mums and dads, everyone got on board the sustainable theme by bringing their own bikes for ‘Dr Bike’ to take a look at and...

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Well stocked

Well stocked

As featured on the British Street Food Awards website this March, here’s a wee piece Catherine wrote on the sterling efforts made by Beth Berry to get Stockbridge Market on the map. Well stocked Public spaces within urban environments have existed to facilitate human interaction for hundreds of years. Used well, they can generate social cohesion, a sense of community spirit; not used at...

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