Scottish Agritourism Sector Lead Honoured as Rural Rising Star

Scottish Land & Estates has announced the finalists for this year’s Helping it Happen awards which are supported by headline sponsor NatureScot and focus on estates, farms, rural businesses and individuals enabling success in rural communities.

Caroline Millar, sector lead for Scottish Agritourism, is nominated for the Rural Rising Star award alongside Claire Taylor, a specialist broadcaster and writer on agriculture, food and the rural environment and Laura Warrender, a land manager and a board member of the Galloway and South Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere and Scottish Land & Estates.

Other awards will be made for contribution to the environment, tackling climate change, conservation, education, communities, farming innovation, rural business, tourism and property.

The Helping it Happen awards enjoyed a record-breaking number of nominations this year across 11 categories.  Scottish Agritourism members also nominated are:

The Innovation in Farming Award 
Arbikie Highland Estate
Cowbog Farm / Wilson’s Farm and Kitchen

The Rural Property Award
Active Kids Adventure Park

The Working with Communities Award 
Ardkinglas Estate

Scottish Land & Estates’ Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Laing said: “We are delighted to receive a record-breaking number of nominations for this year’s awards and these stories of success from all over Scotland never are inspirational. A number of categories have been being hotly contested and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to celebrate with our finalists and winners at the awards ceremony in October.”

The Helping it Happen Awards ceremony will be held on 5 October at The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh.