Three of the main children's hospital charities across the country have come together, partnering with DC Thomson to launch 2019's 'Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail' . The three charities, Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity , the ARCHIE Foundation , and Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity hope to raise awareness and much-needed funds to support and continue the extraordinary work they do. The trail will see Scotland showcase the biggest art trail in the world, visiting over 150 locations including cities like Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. A call to artists will come about in the next month, and local businesses will have the opportunity to sponsor each of the statues, allowing them to then be auctioned at the end of summer 2019, raising vital monies for the three charities. One of these businesses, Arnold Clark has already jumped on board and not only sponsored but designed one of the statues by dip...
During the summer a friend and I drove to Largs and caught the ferry over to Millport. Millport (Isle of Cumbrae) is a place that I've been going to since I was a child for family days out, but haven't been to in years so it was nostalgic to go back recently. The ferry prices are really fair, and there are regular buses that are in sync with the ferry times, so you don't have to worry about taking your car over to the island. One of the main attractions on the island is the cycle route, hence where it gets it's name 'The Island of a thousand Bicycles'. So naturally, when we arrived in the town centre the first thing we did was head to Mapes of Millport - one of the island's first and number 1 bike hire (and toy shop) - to hire bikes to cycle around the island! There are bikes suitable for all ages, you can even get bikes with carriers for your dog! There's the choice of mountain bikes, town bikes, tandems, 3-seater bikes, 8-seater bikes ...