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In this week's episode we visit an 'Earthquake House', find out about Romans and Picts battling in Dunning, and learn about the mysterious, three-thousand-year-old Crieff Cursus.

This episode will feature some of the best local food producers, restaurants, cafes, and bars, with a discussion on local produce, menus, atmospheres, and unique features that make each foodie destination stand out.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of the PerthshireHour Podcast. This episode features a discussion of Perthshire’s history, highlighting significant events, people, and places that have contributed to the region's unique character and charm.

Hello and welcome to the PerthshireHour Podcast. Each Wednesday we’ll bring a new episode featuring stories and news about the Perthshire area.

In this 'extra' episode, we look ahead to the forthcoming ten weeks of podcast episodes and put out a call to local businesses, organisations, charities, and creatives that might like to be involved. There's a huge variety of themes and topics ahead of us so have a listen and think about whether there's one or more episodes that you'd like to be a part of. (Please note that both audio and text contributions are equally welcome. You won't have to record yourself if you don't want to.)

This week's PerthshireHour podcast focuses on the Soutar Festival of Words 2023 in Perth from Friday 28th April till Sunday 30th April. Included are summaries of the following events: 'Plaid Song ‘Poems Intae Sangs’', 'Poetry Slam Competition + Performance by Kevin P Gilday', 'Graeme Macrae Burnet: Case Study', 'Emma Grae: The Tongue She Speaks', 'Kirsty Logan: Now She Is Witch', 'Sara Sheridan and Kirsten MacQuarrie: Women’s Voices', 'Fit’s Doric aa aboot?', 'Sally Magnusson: Music In The Dark', and 'Alan Warner: Nothing Left To Fear From Hell'.

This week we look at what's on in Perthshire this coming Easter Weekend. With Egg hunts, Easter menus, a shoe promotion (or two), and... scones?

We're offering something a little different in this week's (very) delayed episode of the PerthshireHour podcast as we point the spotlight at the wealth of poets working in and around the Perthshire area.

With Mothers' day coming up this Sunday, I thought it might be good to feature a few Perthshire businesses run by mums. I contacted a few local business owners over the past week and they were good enough to tell me a little about the skills that motherhood helped them bring to your business, as well as some of the challenges too, not to mention the changes in direction that being a parent had on their business.

This week's episode is a little different. It was World Book Day last Thursday so I reached out to local authors to find out what they did for book day. In this episode, we check in with local authors Helen Grant, David MacPhail, Pauline Tait, Fiona Lowry, Lindsey Gibb, and John Bray (that's me!). 

This week we take some time to hear about the many ways Precious Sparkle in Perth has changed and adapted through the years into the amazingly eclectic and diverse shop they are now. Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to me Dawn, I really appreciate it.

This week's podcast episode includes an interview with Elizabeth Philip from Crieff ConneXions. It was genuinely interesting to find out more about this broad-ranging community support organisation with connections to various different Perth and Kinross organisations.

This week Laura Norval from Bushcraft Bairns was good enough to give me a short interview telling me about this relatively new addition to the Crieff/ Comrie area. Bushcraft Bairns offer a host of activities for children including den building, making woodland jewellery, mini-beast hunts, hand tools, basic woodwork, and more.

This week's episode focuses on three different Perthshire creatives. It's also the first time we've pre-recorded an episode. Hopefully, the episode is still worth a listen despite not being recorded live. 

On this week's #PerthshireHour we talk about Perthshire's multi-award winning independent bookshop the Aberfeldy Watermill, and take a brief visit to the stunning range of homewares and household supplies next door Homer.

In this week's episode, we take a visit to Fun Junction the toy shop to hear about one of their oddest customer requests, as well as learn more about their most popular toys, and about a way that they help customers to make their Christmas spend a little easier.

This week is the first in the new program format which includes a Perthshire story, a social media tip/trick, and a short mention of local events in the Perthshire area.

In this week's episode we look at artistic activities in the Perthshire area including a photography competition in Letham and a pottery beginners handbuilding class at Moka in Crieff. We also look at the 'Warm Spaces' initiative springing up throughout Perthshire with venues offering a warm space to visit and keep warm during the difficulties associated with the rise in heating costs. Many of these spaces also offer various forms of free entertainment (including film showings, games, and other activities) as well as free refreshments.

A quick one this week as I'm recovering from the lurgy. Find out what's happening for Hogmanay all over Perthshire. Then prepare to fill the next few weeks promoting your new business ideas, creative endeavours, events, or whatever else you'd like to tell us about. 

This week we are winding up our focus on Christmas and looking ahead to how we might use #PerthshireHour to become even better connected with one another in the new year. Comments are now open on John's Green Flame Creative website. If you'd prefer not to use social media (or if you lack a Twitter account or similar) you are more than welcome to post any links or descriptions of what you're up to in the comments.

Here is another update on what's on in the Perthshire area. Apologies for focusing so much on Crieff this week. We would love to have more info on what's going on all over Perthshire. If you're from elsewhere in Perthshire please get in touch using the email address provided in the episode (and in the short promo episode) and share what's on in your part of Perthshire.

In the absence of a list of local festive events, we turned our attention to a list of Perthshire businesses, creatives, and organisations who have been using different social media platforms to connect with their audience in unique ways this week. From picture-heavy hospitality on Instagram, to fun community-engaging videos from retailers on TikTok (and no it's NOT just for teenagers), to the tried-and-tested community building, and engagement that can be enjoyed on Twitter and Facebook.

Grab a coffee and hear about a vampire pantomime, Christmas tree tossing, and the secret to getting all your Christmas shopping done in one day in Perth this weekend, in this week's #PerthshireHour.  

Find out more about what #PerthshireHour is and how you can get involved. In this introduction, you'll hear about the origins of #PerthshireHour and find out how to get in touch and get free promotion for your local business, organisation, creative endeavour, event, wellness activity, etc. etc.