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The things I’ve learned…

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my days in the Edinburgh Uni main library and thought I might share some of the things I’ve learned (through a mixture of experience, Google and evesdropping!) since I mixed my work venue up a little bit. Each floor in the Edinburgh Uni main library is over an acre in size (something many of you can relate to I’m sure)

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A Day of Reflection

The UK National Day of Reflection took place yesterday, 3 March. The day is an opportunity to remember our loved ones who've died, support people who've been bereaved and to look forward with hope for a brighter future.

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Are you sincere?

Sincerity. It’s a word that I read the other day and really started to think about. Since Monty became ill back in September, we have witnessed so many truly sincere good wishes from so many wonderful people. I have no doubt that every one of the people who has got in touch genuinely wishes Monty back to full health. But in other aspects of our lives, are we really always sincere? If you said yes to that then I’m sorry, I don’t believe you!

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A Few Things We Can Learn From Camelids: Lessons in Resilience, Resourcefulness and more

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.

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Taming Your Dragon: Effective Strategies for Dealing with Dominant Colleagues

The 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.

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New Project Launched This Week...

We, 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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The First Time

How often have we tried something, or witnessed others trying to do something, and not been great at it?I still refuse to go ice skating because the first few times I tried, I was hopeless (and now I never go because I simply can’t afford the inconvenience of breaking my wrist!) and I often hear my ten-year-old daughter showing reluctance to do something because she isn’t yet good at it.

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Tickets are now on sale for the RHET 2024 Fundraising Gala Dinner!

RHET is holding their second fundraising gala on Saturday, 2 March at Ingliston, Edinburgh. This black-tie evening is being held to celebrate RHET's 25th birthday. Guests will enjoy a three-course meal of delicious Scottish produce and an auction with a wide range of exciting experiences and prizes.

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Key events and anniversaries in 2024

We've summarised some of the key events and anniversaries coming up in 2024, many of which present great opportunities to showcase your rural business and form new partnerships.

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Tip of the Day – can you help?

Hello and welcome to the first Scene & Herd newsletter of 2024. We all hope that you had a lovely festive season. We certainly did. Our top tip (courtesy of the wonderful Delicious Magazine) from this Christmas is to roast your potatoes in advance of Christmas Day and freeze them so that you only have to reheat them on the day. Game changer!

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