🧭 Fife Town Named UK's Most Accessible

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Good morning, Fifers!

Here’s what's coming your way today:

• Fife’s Most Accessible Towns

• Vital Harbour Repairs Continue

• 63 Events to See This Weekend

Let’s jump in, there’s plenty to talk about!

— Duncan

LOCAL HEADLINES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• 💷 Fife Council is reviewing more than 80 trust funds holding £2.5 million after concerns that much of the money is sitting unused instead of supporting local causes. Officials say outdated rules and missing paperwork have left some funds unable to distribute money, with work now underway to modernise or transfer them to active charities and community organisations.

• 🥃 Knockhill Distillery has begun producing premium gins and blended whisky from its family-run site near Dunfermline, with plans to distil and mature its own whisky on-site in the future. The business is focusing on local ingredients and suppliers, including Fife-grown berries for its pink berry gin.

• 🧠 The University of St Andrews is helping lead a major new international project using AI and big data to improve how infectious disease outbreaks are predicted and managed across Africa. The €1.3 million AFRITRAC initiative will train 28 specialists in epidemiology and disease modelling across eight African countries over the next four years.

• ⚓ St Andrews Harbour Trust is moving ahead with the next phase of its planned harbour hub project, with engineering and archaeological investigations due to begin next week at the historic medieval harbour. The proposed development includes an accessible café, marine facilities, harbour offices and heritage displays.

• 🔥 Fife College has launched its first commercial catering gas engineering training programme in partnership with industry body ceda and several Scottish engineering firms.

• 🌿 Fife Council’s Life Chances programme is helping residents into paid work, with 12 participants this year moving into seasonal Grounds Maintenance roles after gaining skills and experience through supported placements. Life Chances placement opportunities are advertised here.

• 🌊 Additional repair work is now underway at the Dysart Harbour sea wall after inspections confirmed that salvaged sandstone blocks can be reused to rebuild and strengthen sections of the structure. The £300,000 works are being carried out while contractors are already on site and are intended to reduce further erosion and lower the overall cost of long-term harbour repairs.

• 🚢 An £8 million transport barge has been officially named Navantia UK Seahorse at the Methil shipyard in Fife, marking a key milestone in the UK Ministry of Defence’s Fleet Solid Support programme. The vessel will support the construction of Royal Navy supply ships by transporting large ship blocks between UK yards, with the Methil facility playing a central role in its operations.

• 💷 A £15,000 Russell Trust Scholarship fund has supported 143 Fife College students this year, helping them pay for essential study materials and equipment. The long-running scheme, which has awarded over £242,500 since 1999, aims to reduce financial barriers for learners across Fife.

TODAY’S TOP STORY

🥾 Fife Town Named UK's Most Accessible

With spring in full swing and the weather finally warming up, many of us will already have been out exploring the Kingdom's walking trails. But it's not just the rural routes worth celebrating, Fife's towns and villages also offer plenty of great places to wander. That view is backed up by Ordnance Survey, which has ranked Britain's most walkable towns, and one Fife village in particular has performed remarkably well.

OS analysed every town and city, along with a 4km buffer around each settlement, to assess walkability. Their model combined national data on roads, paths, and off-road routes with information on elevation, gradients, traffic levels, and street lighting. Green space and Met Office weather data were also included to account for resilience to wind, rain, and muddy conditions. Scores were then adjusted for population size to ensure fair comparisons between places.

Once all the data was processed, Culross ranked fourth overall in the UK, with only Aviemore, Ballater, and Keswick finishing higher. Fife's success didn't stop there either. When it comes to accessibility, the Kingdom dominated: Leslie was named Britain's most accessible town for wheelchairs and pushchairs, with Markinch second, Glenrothes sixth, and St Andrews eighth. Leslie also ranked eighth for winter evening walks thanks to good street lighting and well-maintained surfaces. Check out the full rankings here.

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WHAT’S ON IN FIFE?

Please remember to double-check details with venues before travelling, as events can occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled at short notice, and some will require prebooked tickets.

Friday, 8th May

Spring Florals Watercolour Workshop - Illustrating seasonal Spring flowers, experimenting with loose style watercolour techniques to convey the textures.
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Off The Rails Arthouse, Ladybank | 🎟️ £90

Glee Regional Final 2026 - Fife’s finest young voices take the stage for the 2026 Glee Regional Final.
📁 Stage | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £14+

Friday Night Slides - 1/10th scale Electric RWD Drift cars only, and must be running Buzz Break or DS Racing LF4 tyres.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Parkgate Community Centre, Rosyth | 🎟️ £5+

Friday Night Fever - The Racewall brings all the action from BriSCA F2, Saloon Stock Cars & ORCi Ministox.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Cowdenbeath Racewall | 🎟️ £18.50

Eld Varg - Plus support from Temporal Prophet and Grufus.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £10+

California Schemin' - Based on Gavin Bain’s autobiography of the same name, which was later re-printed as Straight Outta Scotland.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £6.50+

Elvis Tribute Night - Get ready to rock and roll with the king’s greatest hits live at our epic Elvis Tribute Night!
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Auchtertool Village Hall | 🎟️ £20

Jessies - From the producer of Dragged Tae the Steamie comes an award-winning new comedy that’s fierce, funny, and full of heart.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £26.50+

Kevin Jordan and Reece Hillis - A mix of Soul, Country, and Rockabilly live throughout the evening.
📁 Music | 🕢 8:30pm | 📍 Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

Saturday, 9th May

Sonny Webster Olympic Lifting Seminar - The seminar is suitable for all levels, including complete beginners who haven't touched a barbell.
📁 Sport | 🕢 9am | 📍 Aeternum CrossFit, Lochgelly | 🎟️ £190.30

Wildlife Wander at Coul Den - Join Fife Coast and Countryside Trust for a gentle guided walk around Coul Den, a wildlife‑rich local nature reserve.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 9:30am | 📍 Coul Den Local Nature Reserve | 🎟️ Free

Meeting Hawthorn - Join local herbalist Rosy to meet and learn about one seasonal herb at a time
📁 Food | 🕢 10am | 📍 The Wynd, Falkland | 🎟️ £33.22

May Market Weekend - An array of Scottish food and drink traders, live music and street food.
📁 Markets | 🕢 10am | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ Free

Introduction to Willow Weaving Workshop - A beginner’s workshop where you'll make a few fun items from beautiful, flexible willow.
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Forgan Arts Centre | 🎟️ £77

Traditional Breadmaking - On our fun and informative bread-making course, you’ll learn a recipe to bake your own loaves at home.
📁 Food | 🕢 10am | 📍 Greener Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £54

Beginners’ Workshop: Painting Plants in Watercolour - Basic drawing skills, page layout, observational skills and an introduction to watercolours and working outdoors.
📁 Art | 🕢 11am | 📍 Craigtoun Country Park | 🎟️ £25

Embracing Change: Sip & Paint - A free daytime wellbeing session for women to unwind, connect, paint, and hear inspiring stories.
📁 Art | 🕢 11am | 📍 Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

Exhibition: 100 Years Of Television - Learn about how it all began, what new technologies came as a result, go in front of a studio camera and more.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 11am | 📍 Museum Of Communication, Burntisland | 🎟️ Free

Needle Felting Workshop - Learn how to make felted cards, framed pictures & small decs.
📁 Art | 🕢 11am & 2pm | 📍 Off The Rails Arthouse, Ladybank | 🎟️ £20.21

Henry Harris: Book Signing and Q&A - Relaxed gathering with chef & author Henry Harris, celebrating his new book The Racine Effect.
📁 Talk | 🕢 12pm | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ £12.50+

Paper-Making with Seaweed - Discover more about our remarkable seaweeds and make your own tactile and unique seaweed craft papers.
📁 Art | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Craigtoun Country Park | 🎟️ £30

JazzWorks - For lovers of jazz and all music that surrounds it, from the keenest and best musicians in town.
📁 Music | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat Station Visit - Come and get a behind the scenes look at Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat Station.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 2pm | 📍 RNLI Anstruther Lifeboat Station | 🎟️ Free

Art in the Garden: Ink Drawing Workshop - Join Fife-based artist and experienced art teacher Tori Bishop for an afternoon of developing your ink drawing skills.
📁 Art | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Ravenscraig Walled Gardens | 🎟️ £35

The McDougalls: Farmyard Fun - A Singalong Adventure for all the Family – Live on Stage!
📁 Family | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £15.50

Bear Burning - Part whisky festival, part community gathering, part unmistakable spectacle, Bear Burning is one of the most distinctive events in the Scottish whisky calendar.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 4pm | 📍 Lindores Abbey Distillery | 🎟️ £25

2026 May Speed Weekend Day - David Philp Commercials National Hot Rods European Championship, 1400 Stock Cars European Championship, and more.
📁 Sport | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Lochgelly Raceway | 🎟️ £16

Rock Choir in Concert - Rock Choir is the nation’s most popular, local and award-winning contemporary choir.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Leslie Town Hall | 🎟️ £10

Kings of Marigold - Performing Abbey Road in full & many more Beatles favourites
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £12

Grand Plan At The Café - Emerging Scottish DJ and producer Macka taking time out of his breakout year to play an exclusive set.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Cafe Continental, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £9.05

How Can I Keep From Singing? - Join the Priory Singers for their spring concert of music that brings hope and light into troubled times.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Crail Parish Church | 🎟️ £5+

Ready Steady 60’s Show - Step back in time as this four-piece live band brings the energy and excitement of the swinging 60s.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £25

Mànran - Mix of bagpipes, fiddle, accordion, whistle, and flute - layered with guitars, drums, and bass - creates a dynamic, uplifting sound.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £26

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - An experiment to separate virtue from wickedness in his own nature results in the respectable Dr. Jekyll releasing the demon within.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £15.50+

The McCommitments - A band celebrating the iconic 1991 movie soundtrack The Commitments.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £27.50

Tommy Bentz Band - Blending the soulful grooves of Van Morrison with the raw, southern rock edge of The Allman Brothers.
📁 Music | 🕢 8:30pm | 📍 Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £11.55

Sunday, 10th May

Fife Race for Life - Just by signing up, you'll make a difference, and whether you raise £10 or £200, every penny matters!
📁 Sport | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Varies

Spring Hot Hatch - Come along and watch an incredible variety of around 140 cars from across the generations take to the circuit.
📁 Sport | 🕢 8am | 📍 Knockhill | 🎟️ £12

Create Colourful Summer Flowers in Tin - Enjoy a fun one-day workshop creating a vase full of colourful summer flowers in tin.
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Off The Rails Arthouse, Ladybank | 🎟️ £65

May Market Weekend - An array of Scottish food and drink traders, live music and street food.
📁 Markets | 🕢 10am | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ Free

Intermediate Workshop: Painting Plants in Watercolour - Advice on paints, paper and brush types, wet on wet, wet on dry, creating texture and other useful tips and techniques.
📁 Art | 🕢 11am | 📍 Craigtoun Country Park | 🎟️ £25

Sewing Classes - Sewing experience designed especially for kids, during which they will have the opportunity to make their own tote bag, pouch, or hair accessory.
📁 Children | 🕢 11am & 1pm | 📍 Craigtoun Country Park | 🎟️ Free

Speed Crafting - Rotate through six exciting craft stations, each designed to inspire and challenge you!
📁 Art | 🕢 11am | 📍 Craigtoun Country Park | 🎟️ £20

Dunfermline City Artisan Market - Monthly showcase of local talent, creativity, and craftsmanship!
📁 Markets | 🕢 11am | 📍 St Catherine's Wynd, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

Culross Community Market - Enjoy a fantastic day of local shopping, delicious food, and live music.
📁 Markets | 🕢 12pm | 📍 Culross Green | 🎟️ Free

2026 May Speed Weekend Day - David Philp Commercials National Hot Rods European Championship, 1400 Stock Cars European Championship, and more.
📁 Sport | 🕢 12pm | 📍 Lochgelly Raceway | 🎟️ £16

Community Sauna - Our wood-fired sauna is held outdoors at the beautiful Kinghorn Loch. Come and relax, restore, and step into the new year.
📁 Sauna | 🕢 12pm & 2:50pm | 📍 Kinghorn Loch | 🎟️ £5+

Write ON - Friendly and no-pressure creative writing group for amateur and unpublished writers.
📁 Art | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Junkyard Jam - A journey into the junkyard to discover what musical magic can be made from all that mess.
📁 Children | 🕢 1:30pm & 3:30pm | 📍 Laidlaw Music Centre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £11

Out of the Blue - An evening celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell, exploring her most loved album Blue, and other favourites from her extensive songbook.
📁 Music | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £27.50

Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat Station Visit - Come and get a behind the scenes look at Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat Station.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 2pm | 📍 RNLI Anstruther Lifeboat Station | 🎟️ Free

NBSD Showcase 2026 - Nat B’s School of Dance proudly presents our annual Showcase.
📁 Stage | 🕢 3pm | 📍 Rothes Halls, Glenrothes | 🎟️ £13.50+

Monday, 11th May

Musical Theatre Toning - Class is suitable for all levels, with a full body workout that uses showtunes to make exercise feel like a performance.
📁 Sport | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Dunfermline Learning Campus | 🎟️ Free

Multi-Day Festivals & Events

Bluebell Flower & Fairy Trail - A stunning carpet of bluebells is set to transform the grounds of Hill of Tarvit Mansion House & Garden this spring.
📅 Thu, 23rd April - Sun, 17th May | 🕢 All day | 📍 Hill of Tarvit Mansion and Gardens | 🎟️ Free

Building No.3 Dock Exhibition - An exhibition curated by the Methil Heritage Friends showcasing a huge part of the history of the local area.
📅 Wed, 8th April - Sat, 30th May | 🕢 11am-4pm | 📍 Methil Heritage Centre | 🎟️ Free

Hayley Matthews Art Exhibition: Wild! - A vibrant new collection of original paintings and prints by self-taught artist Hayley Matthews.
📅 Tue, 7th April - Thu, 25th June | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Lochgelly Centre | 🎟️ Free

Pins and Needles Exhibition - The exhibition showcases previously unseen or rarely-seen items from the museum’s textile collection.
📅 Thu, 9th April - Sun, 23rd August | 🕢 10am-4pm (Mon-Sat) & 11am-4pm (Sun) | 📍 Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | 🎟️ Museum Admission

Living Colour: Celebrating 200 Years of the Royal Scottish Academy - Experience the incredible range of RSA artists represented in this specially curated show from OnFife’s collections.
📅 Sat, 28th March - Sat, 5th September | 🕢 10:30am-4pm (Mon-Sat) | 📍 St Andrews Museum | 🎟️ Free

Unearthed - Step back in time to where it all began in our latest family-friendly exhibition.
📅 Sat, 21st March - Sun, 6th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

The Wemyss Ware Cat Trail - Trail of 17 large-scale Wemyss Cat sculptures, each standing over 1.7 metres tall.
📅 Sat, 25th April - Sun, 6th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

Dear Earth - An exhibition exploring how artists are responding to the increased fragility of the world around us.
📅 Sat, 21st March - Sun, 13th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Carnegie and the RSA: A Celebration of the Carnegie Travelling Scholarship - This exhibition celebrates the wide-ranging impact of the Royal Scottish Academy’s Carnegie Travelling Scholarship as part of RSA 200: Celebrating Together.
📅 Mon, 23rd March - Sun, 13th December | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum | 🎟️ Free

Kirkcaldy Boot & Mart - Indoor and outdoor market held every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.
📅 Sat, 10th January - Wed, 16th December | 🕢 9am (Wed, Sat, & Sun) | 📍 6 Michelson Drive, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

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