Upcoming Events

TALK POSTPONED, INCLUDING POSTPONEMENT OF AGM. The twenty seventh AGM of FOIL at 6.30pm will be followed at 7.30pm by chocolatier Charlotte Flower giving a talk about her chocolates and a tasting. A forester by training and experience Charlotte drifted into Perthshire some 15 years ago and now lives on the south side of Loch Tay. Looking to find a new career direction, her foraging habit, combined with an introduction to the world of fresh fine chocolates, sparked a business…

A unique, behind the scenes insight into the heritage of Scottish baking with 7th generation masterbaker Iain Campbell in his family's working bakery. In this informative but informal class you will learn the basics of sourdough bread making, including: the difference between wild yeast and bakers' yeast and their effects on the bread creating your own starter and how to keep it alive make a simple Pain de Campagne plus rye varieties.

In collaboration with GSFF we're screening a selection of exciting recent short films from young and emerging talent from across Scotland.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO HEALTH CRISIS. Focussing on Sally’s career and writing, Gillian Wade will chat to Sally about her latest book, “The Ninth Child”. This event will be held in The Chapel at Innerpeffray. All tickets £10.00 The Chapel can be cold please remember to dress warmly. Refreshments served in the Schoolroom from 7.00pm Sally Magnusson is the daughter of the broadcaster and writer Magnus Magnusson and his wife Mamie Baird. She graduated from the University of…

The latest in the excellent Exhibition on Screen series is linked to the recent Lucian Freud: The Self Portraits show at the Royal Academy, London

Jen Hogg has enjoyed careers as a litigation solicitor and small business owner but is best known for reaching the semi-final of The Great British Sewing Bee series 5 (2019). She now runs sewing and knitting workshops around the country; is involved in the brokerage of surplus from a major Scottish cashmere mill and promotion of sustainable sewing generally; has been commissioned to write for national magazines and international websites and has a product line in development. She is a…

The Peanut Butter Falcon is a modern Mark Twain-esque adventure starring Shia LaBeouf as a small-time outlaw turned unlikely coach who joins forces with Zak, a young man with Down Syndrome on the run from the nursing home with the dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Dakota Johnson stars as Zak’s loving, but stubborn, carer.

Continuing with our theme of television celebrities, in June FOIL members will be treated to an evening in the company of Jilly McCord, who is best known to some as a finalist in the cooking television series MasterChef. However, looking at her entry in Wikipedia, that is certainly not her only claim to fame. Jilly played lock in a successful career in Woman’s’ Rugby Union but in 2002 was told that she would not make the national team unless she…