Members of the Bo'ness Town Trust Association enjoyed a group visit to the House of the Binns on Saturday. The historic House was home to the famous Dalyell family, including the former Father of the House of Commons, the late Tam Dalyell MP. The trip was supported by funding from Falkirk Council. The Association thanked… Continue reading Group enjoys visit to House of the Binns
Category: heritage
Free Roman talk
PR Store boss Adrian Mahoney is hosting a free talk on the Roman Antonine Wall (the sister site to Hadrian's Wall) on Tuesday 24 February. Book a free ticket, and get more details, on Eventbrite. Tickets / info Infographic: NotebookLM by Google.
Putting Castle in the picture
PR Store boss Adrian Mahoney has been combining AI and photography skills to produce artwork like this. The image shows Blackness Castle near Edinburgh. The castle is a popular filming location for shows like Outlander, and sits west of the Forth Bridges and Queensferry Crossing. You can visit the castle, which is managed by Historic… Continue reading Putting Castle in the picture
Check out the James Watt podcast on Spotify
James Watt is a Scottish engineer and inventor who changed the world. His improvements to the steam engine drove the Industrial Revolution. His success was so great that a unit of power was named a Watt in his honour. In early 2020, The PR Store produced a podcast reflecting on the 200th anniversary of Watt’s… Continue reading Check out the James Watt podcast on Spotify
Romans march on Kinneil
Roman soldiers are due to march on historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness this weekend. The Antonine Guard re-enactment group will be out in force setting up camp as part of a heritage day. There will also be tours of the mansion and the wider Kinneil Estate, and demonstrations of Roman crafts and artefacts. The Britannia… Continue reading Romans march on Kinneil
Go Roman and enjoy free family events
A festival dubbed “2000 years in the making” is back this weekend. Big Roman Week kicks off on Saturday, September 17 - promising walks, talks, family events and heritage tours. The festival aims to raise awareness of the Roman Antonine Wall and its surrounding landscape. This year, events will take place in Bo’ness, Falkirk and… Continue reading Go Roman and enjoy free family events
Celebrating Bo’ness Roman relic
IT’S been dubbed one of Britain’s best Roman relics. It’s featured on a Royal mail stamp. And it inspired an amazing replica – which takes pride of place in Bo’ness. Now the Bridgeness Slab is being celebrated during the area’s Big Roman Week festival, which kicks off later this month. A film about the famous… Continue reading Celebrating Bo’ness Roman relic
New Year brings new content to updated Bo’ness audio guide
Put your best foot forward and step back in time . . . . The audio guide to the Bo’ness foreshore has been updated with new content for the New Year. Bo’net – one of the organisations behind the initiative – is encouraging people to download the free guide and explore the area’s amazing local… Continue reading New Year brings new content to updated Bo’ness audio guide
Queensferry’s war heroes remembered
Soldiers who made the “ultimate sacrifice” are being remembered by local historians.Queensferry History Group has produced a new book and website highlighting the men from the town – and neighbouring Dalmeny – who went to fight in World War I but never returned.The beautifully-illustrated “Queensferry At War” book, which covers 70 pages, is complemented by… Continue reading Queensferry’s war heroes remembered
Speak up and help preserve Bo’ness heritage
Can you help preserve some Bo'ness mining heritage? A charity project is looking for people to talk about the town's Kinneil Colliery and its final days. A researcher from The PR Store will record audio interviews with local people and these might be used in interpretation/audio points/installations on the Kinneil foreshore (or used online). In… Continue reading Speak up and help preserve Bo’ness heritage