The Edinburgh Reporter November 2021

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Learning is key to
children’s future
Duddingston Primary pupils
on Portobello Beach
Drum Major George Blair and Tattoo dancer, Louise Barton, help reveal The Royal Edinburgh
Military Tattoo’s bold and exciting new brand proposition, Performance in a New Light
New approach for
Tattoo in 2022
Year off spent improving the tech behind
the Tattoo with new lighting and projections
THE ROYAL Edinburgh Military Tattoo
will have a new approach as it works
towards its return to the Castle
Esplanade in 2022.
The performances will be set on the
theme of Performance in a New Light,
signalling the Tattoo’s commitment to
the best entertainment. There have
been changes made over the last few
months with increased investment in
certain elements of the show such as
new lighting by Woodroffe Basset
Design, projection and staging.
Tickets will be available on a new
platform with mobile ticketing and a
new viewfinder allowing everyone to
choose their seats. New membership
packages will keep members up to date
with news all year long and allow access
to an early bird booking window.
New members of senior staff include:
Chief Executive Buster Howes and
Creative Director Michael Braithwaite
who are joined by Jason Barrett, in the
role of Chief Operating Officer, while
Andrew Kerr OBE, Chief Executive of The
City of Edinburgh Council, Tricia Bey,
founder of Barwheys Dairy, Chris
Edmonds, Chair and UK Executive Vice
President of Ticketmaster and Lee
Roberts, Managing Director of Canvas
Partnerships, all join the Board.
Chief Executive, Buster Howes, said:
“Performance in a New Light marks a
new era for The Royal Edinburgh
Military Tattoo, and I greatly look
forward to the hard work of the past
many months finally finding tangible
and musical expression in the Show
in 2022.
“We have, whilst the Esplanade has
been dark, set out to reinvigorate who
and what we are, and to develop a fresh,
bold and dynamic brand that will
deliver an even more thrilling event for
our audiences.
“Whilst preserving that which makes
the Tattoo iconic and unique, we will be
increasingly innovative with the Show.
We are investing more in its production
and have recruited new Board members
and world-class appointments to our
Management team to imaginatively
enable these exciting developments.”
Protecting Scotland’s Seas roadshow is
lapped up by schools and youth groups
THE MARINE Conservation Society is to
bring ocean education to thousands of children
across Scotland.
Running until September next year, the
Protecting Scotland’s Seas education roadshow
is a marine-themed experience with a selection
of options for schools and youth groups to
engage with both the marine and outdoor
environment.
The programme has funding from Crown
Estate Scotland, The Britford Bridge Trust and
Scottish Fishermen’s Trust.
There will be online sessions, hands-on
workshops, school assemblies and immersive
outdoor experiences, and a range of ways for
schools and youth groups to get involved.
The roadshow is intended to reach 6,000
children in 50 schools and youth groups
across Scotland.
During this important year for the UK and
Scotland the educational roadshow will help
young voices be heard on issues around climate
change and environmental action.
The workshop will cover topics including
climate science, blue carbon and ocean
acidification, and will offer a chance to get to
know some of the marine creatures which call
Scotland their home.
The Marine Conservation Society hopes to
stimulate youth-led action in citizen science
programmes such as the Great British Beach
Clean and the Big Seaweed Search, to gather
vital data on the health of the ocean and help
build on the charity’s work in changing policy
to protect the ocean.
Schools will receive support to further their
environmental learning skills and visit Scotland’s
coast for outdoor ocean learning.
Kirsty Crawford, Volunteer and Community
Engagement Manager for Scotland at the
Marine Conservation Society, said: “This is a
wonderful opportunity for us to speak directly
to the young people in Scotland about our ocean
and the wider issues around climate change.
“We hope the practical experiments, trips to
the beach and interactive workshops will inspire
children to think more about our Scottish seas
and what we can do to protect them.
“No matter where we live, either beside the
sea or far from it, we can all play our part in
protecting our ocean for the future.”
Campbell Gerrard, Senior Policy Manager at
Crown Estate Scotland said: “As an organisation
with responsibility for managing much of
Scotland’s coasts and seas, we are keen to
support young people to experience, learn about
and look after the marine environment,
instilling values that can be carried into later life.
With Scotland hosting COP26, there is no
better time to launch the programme and start
engaging with and inspiring young people
across the country.”
A reader’s take on climate change
WE ASKED READERS about
the many ways they are
dealing with the effects of
climate change in their
daily lives.
Chartered Forester, Andrew
Heald, told The Edinburgh
Reporter: “We try to take all
the personal steps that we can
in terms of shopping, diet,
travel etc, but we are aware
that we need systemic change
at a national and city level.
“So we try to support
politicians that are committed
to long term real change.
“Professionally I work to
develop and finance large
scale forest landscape
restoration projects that work
with local communities,
restore biodiversity and grow
the timber fibre that we all
use every day.”