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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.

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Paint the Town Red: The Impact of Window Painting for Awareness Weeks and Seasonal Events

Painting your windows isn't just about aesthetics; it's a vibrant and effective marketing strategy. Read on to discover how this simple, cost-effective approach can transform your business and connect with your community.

OnFARM Podcast: Eat Sleep Ride founder Danielle McKinnon

Danielle McKinnon runs Eat Sleep Ride, a social enterprise in Lamberton, East Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. Her work, with horses at its heart, focuses on empowering young people and amplifying often unheard voices, especially from low-income and rural communities.

YOUR business featured on the OnFARM podcast…?

As you know, the OnFARM podcast puts out episodes every Monday morning during term time. (Have you listened yet? podfollow.com/onfarm) Would you like to have your business featured? Or maybe you or somebody you know has a great story to tell? Either way, featuring on the podcast is a great way to get PR and exposure.

Want more followers on Instagram?

Then let’s use the power of working together. This e-newsletter goes to a good few thousand people. Send me a reply and let me know your Insta handle. I will follow you AND we will also do another newsletter which features all the handles I’ve been sent so that everyone else can follow you too.

Are you bored?

My husband has a saying that “only boring people get bored”. I used to think he was right and encourage both myself and others to keep busy all the time, but I’ve been thinking about it a bit recently and, I hate to say it, but I actually think that – shock horror – my husband might be wrong!‍