57th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics
"LHC Phenomenology"
17- 29 August 2003
John Burnett Hall, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9JF, Scotland
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57th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics "LHC Phenomenology" 17- 29 August 2003 John Burnett Hall, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9JF, Scotland |
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Social Programme
The following events have been arranged. If you wish to reserve places
in advance, please return the emailed questionnaire to the SUSSP secretary
in advance of the school. Payment for reserved tickets should be made on
registration at the school.
Sunday August 17: 19.30-21:00 p.m.: Reception and Welcome Party, John Burnett Hall (free)
You will be welcomed to the School with a dinner and a Welcome Party after
the dinner. A bar will be set up in the John Burnett Hall where students may
purchase drinks.
Wednesday August 20: Excursion: Falkland Palace (£10.00)
Departing 2.15 p.m. from John Burnett Hall.
Falkland became a Royal Burgh in 1458, when the Royal Palace of Falkland was so named by King James III. Falkland was the hunting-place of the Stuart kings and queens, and dates from around 1450. Mary, Queen of Scots spent some of the happiest days of her tragic life 'playing the country girl in the woods and parks'. The Palace was built by James IV and by James V between 1501 and 1541. It replaced earlier castle and palace buildings dating from the 12th century, traces of which can still be seen in the grounds. The roofed South Range contains the Chapel Royal, and the East Range the King's Bedchamber and the Queen's Room, both restored by the National Trust. The Keeper's Apartments in the Gatehouse are also on display. The palace contains fine portraits of the Stuart monarchs and two sets of 17th-century tapestry hangings. The garden, designed and built by Percy Cane between 1947 and 1952, contains three herbaceous borders enclosing a wide lawn with many varieties of shrubs and trees. Here also is the original Royal Tennis court the oldest in Britain still in use - built in 1539. There is also a small herb garden border featuring quotations from John Gerard's book Herball (1597).
See the National Trust of Scotland Information
If you have time you are recommended to sample Scottish home baking in Kind Kyttock's Kitchen at Cross Wynd in Falkland.
http://www.taste-of-scotland.com/kind_kyttocks.html
Wednesday August 20: 8.00 p.m.: Whisky Tasting (free!)
An illustrated free talk on the art of whisky making kindly provided by
representatives from Chivas Regal to which all are welcome.
Throughout the talk, one will have the opportunity of sampling a
number of malt, grain and blended whiskies, as we are taken on a trip
of discovery of the subtle tastes and aromas involved in the art of
whisky making. A link to the Chivas Regal website is provided:
http://www.chivas.com
You can read more about Scottish whisky in the following:
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/scotland.html
http://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk
http://www.webcom.com/tli/whisky
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/glossary.html
http://www.maltwhiskytrail.com
Saturday August 23: Visit to Edinburgh and the Military Tattoo (Fare £10.00)
Departing 1.15 p.m. from John Burnett Hall.
The charge is for the cost of transport only. The coach will set passengers down at the east end of Princes Street, which is ideal both for shopping and sightseeing. An Edinburgh sightseeing map will be provided. From Princes Street it is only a short walk to the Scott Monument, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
http://www.electrum.co.uk/pubs/
We also have 20 tickets available, priced £9.00 each for the last night of the world famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Tattoo is held every year on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. The performance on this evening will start at 7.30 p.m. and lasts 90 minutes. The coach will depart from Edinburgh at approximately 11.15 p.m. returning directly to John Burnett Hall.
Alternatively you can soak up the atmosphere and have dinner in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh International Arts Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
http://www.electrum.co.uk/pubs/
http://www.edinburghrestaurants.co.uk
Sunday August 24: Excursion: Glamis and Dunnotar Castles (£15.00)
Departing at 9.00 a.m. from John Burnett Hall.
A full day coach excursion, beginning with a visit to Glamis Castle which is the home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and has been a royal residence since 1732. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, spent much of the childhood at Glamis, and it was the birthplace of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret. The castle is the legendary setting for William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
http://www.great-houses-scotland.co.uk/glamis/
Time permitting there will also be a visit to Angus Folk Museum in Glamis village, a picturesque row of 17th century cottages that contain relics of the domestic and agricultural life of that period. Description can be found on the National Trust for Scotland web-site
After lunch we will visit the spectacular Dunnotar Castle. This formidable stronghold stands on an isolated crag 160 feet high, two miles south of Stonehaven. It was built between the 14th and 16th centuries, and is approached from the landward side by a narrow rocky gorge. In 1297 William Wallace stormed Dunnottar and is alleged to have burned to death the entire English Plantaganet garrison. Franco Zefferelli used Dunnottar as the location for his film Hamlet (1990). The castle does not have a dedicated web-site but is a popular place for visitors. Descriptions and photographs can be seen at
http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~millebe/Scotland/Dunnottar/
http://www.thewilsonfamily.net/me/scotland/aber/DCP01739.JPG
http://www.scottishscenery.org.uk/mailout/dunnotb.JPG
From Dunnotar we will return to John Burnett Hall via Montrose and Dundee.
Thursday August 28: School Banquet, John Burnett Hall (free!)
A special evening —
a short reception followed by a celebratory School Scottish Banquet —
followed by an evening of Scottish music and dancing —
a traditional Scottish Ceilidh with the Dunedin Dancers, a Scottish Country Dance Group based in Edinburgh, Scotland, but with members throughout the UK and overseas. They will be demonstrating Scottish and highland dancing, and afterwards will be helping participants as they dance to a local ceilidh band.
http://www.dunedindancers.org.uk/
http://www.dunedindancers.org.uk/images/DunedinLauriston1L.jpg
Other activities around St Andrews on your own time:
Himalayas Putting Green (approx. £0.90 per round)
The John Burnett Hall is adjacent to the 18th green of the Royal and Ancient Golf Course at St Andrews. The local St Andrews Ladies Putting Club, also next to the 18th hole, named the 'Himalayas', consists of a course of 18 holes on a terrain which gives the course its name. Students can go to the Himalayas Putting Green in their own time and try their luck at putting through the 18 holes of the course. To see a Hong Kong visitor's description and a view go to:
http://www.glink.net.hk/~kkkl/himalay.htm
Byre Theatre (approx. £12.00 per person)
The Byre Theatre was re-opened in 2001 by Sean Connery. Plays are put on at the theatre during the summer period. A description of the plays and programme can be found at the Byre Theatre web-site: http://www.byretheatre.com
