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Mhairi Morriss is well known in Aberdeenshire and across Scotland for her boundless enthusiasm, entrepreneurial flair and her ability to bring people together from all walks of life. An experienced events manager for major brands, Mhairi took the plunge and founded her own events business in 2014. Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags offers premium experiences

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN – LINDA MELLOR  “My name is Linda Mellor, I’m 56 and I live on the Camusericht Estate, Rannoch (part of the Ben Alder Estates), Perthshire with my partner, Richard, a deer stalker. I was born and bred in Fife, surrounded by gundogs and our horses. My Father, Lawrie Robertson (82

International Day of Rural Women Meet Poppy Baggott, a Rural Surveyor for Galbraith, based in Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway. As well as her professional work for Galbraith, Poppy also works on her family’s beef and sheep farm and is also a wife and mum. Women’s contribution to rural communities often plays a huge part

International Day of Rural Women – Rachel Richards Rachel Richards is a Home Economics Teacher at Kingussie High School who has  made a huge contribution to rural education for her pupils by showing them how to prepare and cook game. As a result of this, Rachel was nominated in the Game Hero category of the 2018

Claire Sadler is a  solicitor and a Vice Chair of BASC (British Association of Shooting & Conservation). She enjoys fishing, horse riding and field sports when time allows. Claire says: “While I don’t come from a farming or gamekeeping background, I have grown up around shooting, conservation and with a ‘field to fork’ approach to

INTERNATIONAL DAY of RURAL WOMEN Mary Bowman of Bidwells Inverness-shire specialises in rural estate management and advice on renewable energy projects. Her career has spanned a wide range of rural sectors. Mary began her professional life working as a deer stalking ghillie in Ardnamurchan, trained as a gamekeeper and then studied rural business management. Mary