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Join Lisa as she takes a look at some of the fabulous features we have in store for you in "The People's Friend" Special 209.

Arran, to Goatfell summit and back in three hours Kerry MacPhee breaks the record for the fastest cycle of the West Highland Way Polly Pullar talks to Helena Cochrane, a photographer capturing stars and galaxies Sound Of Scotland up-and-coming Scottish artists on collaborating to make music for Tenement TV Carina’s Kitchen our resident chef makes mouth-watering burgers     Take a bike ride into the past at Sinclair Bay, near Caithness spiritual Isle of Iona Author Fiona Erskine challenge...

Features Sneak Peek: May 8, 2021 Issue By Willie Shand’s hike in the Menteith Hills is the delightful cover feature in our May 8, 2021 issue. The 700-acre Lake of Menteith is Scotland’s only lake. In extremely cold winters it can completely freeze over, which excites Scotland’s curlers. That means it’s time for a Grand Match or “bonspiel”.  The last bonspiel here was in 1979, when several thousand curlers and spectators took to the ice. People even drove their cars across the f...

Slàinte Mhath Euan Duguid explores the rising prevalence of fake rare whiskies flooding the market Meet the team behind Scottish cartography company Harvey Maps Fiona Russell tackles a long trail through the Lairig Ghru A Pentland Escape there is adventure to be found close to Edinburgh in these rolling hills   The Great Gear Guide, Around Scotland events, and reviews of the best hotels and restaurants will keep you right this month.  

In this week's Editor's Diary, Angela is reminded of her last visit to "Friend" contributor Polly Pullar, and all the lovely animals she met.

Kenny MacAskill discusses the Scottish land reform struggle Slàinte Mhath A new dram aimed at a less traditional market is shaking up the whisky world Pedal Power Why e-bikes might be your new favourite exercise Grab your camera and get snapping to enter our annual Photographer of the Year competition Scotland’s Islands The Hawaii of the north, Tiree is a Scottish paradise   The Great Gear Guide, Around Scotland events, and reviews of the best hotels and restaurants will keep you right th...

Special Sneak Peek: Special 203 By Not only are there features and fiction galore but there’s a free crafting mini-mag. Read on to find out more. Viva Valencia! Dianne Boardman visits Valencia, one of the most beautiful and cultural cities in Spain. Perfect for sunshine most of the year, it has an ornate gothic cathedral where a weekly water court is still held in traditional costumes, as it has been for over a thousand years. We will take in the labyrinth of cobbled streets and 15th-cent...

And not only is it surviving, it’s thriving! No other women’s magazine has reached this milestone. The “Friend”, after all, is the longest-running women’s magazine in the world. As certified by Guinness World Records, no less! Exactly 152 years ago, on January 13, 1869, the very first issue was published. It quickly found it way into the hearts of its readers and has remained central to their lives ever since. To mark the occasion, I thought I’d share some of my favourite “Friend�...

Slàinte Mhath Bladnoch is Scotland’s most southerly distillery – and possibly its hardiest Explore 400 years of history from Greyfriars Kirkyard North East, from castles to crafts Meet Finlay Wild, one of Scotland’s best hill runners   The Great Gear Guide, Around Scotland events, and reviews of the best hotels and restaurants will keep you right this month.