Local Development Plan – Wiff Waff – Scottish Ballet – World Whisky Day at The Scotsman Hotel – Leave the car….

There is a drop in event today at Drumbrae Library Hub where you will get a flavour of what is on offer from the proposed Local Development Plan. You can also find out how to make representations to the council as to what they should include in it. The LDP is an overview of what the council’s planners wish for in each area of the city and you can find out more here on the council website The council have also made a video to tell you more:-

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News about Wiff Waff Wednesday at Out of the Blue Drill Hall tonight from 6pm to 10.30pm

Wiff Waff is the 300 year old name for “ping pong”, our favourite sport down here at the Drill Hall!

If you’re into table tennis, great food and great company, then get yourselves down to the Drill Hall on the 15th May.

DJ Johnny G will be providing the tunes, and the Drill Hall Cafe team will be serving up delicious snacks to keep those energy levels up for some serious ping pong action!

Wiff Waff Wednesday is on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

Doors open from 6pm,  game registration from 7pm and competition from 8pm – 9.30pm.

For those of you on Facebook, you can folllow all the Wiff Waff action here.

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On 22 May Scottish Ballet are staging Highland Fling at the Festival Theatre.

Director & choreography: Matthew Bourne

Music: La Sylphide – Herman Severin Løvenskjold performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra

Presented exclusively by Scottish Ballet, Highland Fling is a ‘romantic wee ballet’ choreographed by Olivier Award-winning Matthew Bourne.

Inspired by La Sylphide, and with a wickedly wry Scotch twist, Highland Fling follows the antics of James – a young Scot with sex and love and rock and roll on his mind.  Recently married to his beloved Effie, his addiction to excess finds him in the fateful company of a beguiling gothic fairy who leads him on a downward spiral into a weird and wonderful world far from the realities of life on the mean streets of Glasgow.

Highland Fling was originally produced by New Adventures.

A little taster here….and booking details here

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World Whisky Day coming up later this week and here is what The Scotsman are doing about it:-

Join us for 3 Days of Whisky fun 17th – 19th May as
The Scotsman Hotel Celebrates Whisky Day

Not content with the one day allocated for World Whisky Day -18th of May – we’ve decided to make a three day event of it.

Join us for an exciting selection of whisky cocktails, including:

Striding Scotsman
Highland Ice Tea
Whisky Sour

All for the price of just £7.50

The event is being celebrated the world over… but nowhere as enthusiastically as Scotland – the home of whisky.

Take a look at all the whiskies currently on offer at our North Bridge Brasserie and you’ll understand the special premium that we put on all our whisky.

Our expert bar staff are ready and waiting to assist you in your choices… or to make you the perfect whisky cocktail.

Pop in for World Whisky day and let us take you on an epic journey in search of the perfect tipple.

To make a booking or for further information please call 0131 556 5565

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The Scottish Government would like you to leave the car at home… and they have made a video to tell you about it!

Today’s photo is of some council workers cleaning up The Royal Mile a few weeks back. The closing date for comments on The Royal Mile Project is 17 May.

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