It’s been a busy start to the year for our coordinators in the Scottish Borders – Lesley and Ann. January saw the reintroduction of Crucial Crew, a fantastic safety event, held in kelso, led by the Police. We had time with every P5 in the borders, over the 3 weeks event, talking about farm safety…
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) is thrilled to celebrate the success of the Farmers Choir fundraising event on Saturday evening, where supporters from across the rural community gathered for an uplifting evening of music and helped raise over £7000! Hosted in the warm and welcoming facilities of the RBS Gogarburn Conference Centre, the evening…
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) is thrilled to announce a creative collaboration, that brings together culinary expertise, media talent and educational storytelling. Working alongside podcasting and media students from City of Glasgow College and renowned chef, educator and broadcaster Gary Maclean, we have produced engaging audio content for our brand-new festive story: “Carrots for…
RHET ACI recently managed to take Borrowfield Primary School’s Forest School Group of P4-7s along to the 2025 Scottish Ploughing Championships. This event moves around the country and so it was only in Angus this year and the chosen venue was Arbikie Farm, just a few miles outside Montrose. The visit built on the Tractor…
Pupils on Arran recently got hands-on with healthy eating as part of the Royal Highland Education Trust’s (RHET) Journey of Food – The Story of Vegetables programme. The initiative, which aims to help young people understand where their food comes from, brought RHET Project Coordinators Jane Cameron (Ayrshire and Arran) and Carol Littlewood (Angus and Year of…
As the seasons shift and the evenings grow darker, there’s still so much to enjoy outdoors. Autumn is a truly magical time — full of vibrant colours, crisp frosts in the early mornings, and sunshine (on a good day). If you’re looking for fun and simple ways to enjoy this season with young family members,…
The Farmers Choir will take to the stage in Edinburgh on Saturday 29th November (7pm -10pm) in support of rural charity, the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET). For the first time, the choir will perform at the RBS Gogarburn Conference Centre, with an evening of uplifting music that everyone will enjoy and fundraising to support…
See the wide range of fruit and vegetables the pupils at Borrowfield Primary have been able to harvest! They have sweetcorn, beans, cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes and a whole lot more! Some the the harvest was eaten by the pupils and some was sold from the school gate for a donation. What a successful harvest!
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) Perth & Kinross is delighted to announce the arrival of a brand-new trailer to help transport its wide range of educational resources — including Daisy the fibreglass cow — to schools, farms, and community events across the region. The purchase of the trailer was made possible thanks to the…