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Inspiration: Motivation to beat hibernation
With shorter days and leaves on the ground, it signals we’re heading back into winter, sometimes with the urge to shut ourselves away during the colder months. This week, FINDRA Ambassador Owain Williams provides some motivational tips to help you keep active outdoors through winter. The nights are “fair drawing in” as the…
Inspiration: Suzy Devey
Last year Suzy Devey called into FINDRA HQ and we chatted about her adventures. We’ve since caught up to discover what she gets up to on the trails and mountains around Lochaber. Hi Suzy, can we start by asking you where you live and what you do? I’m based in Fort William in the…
Inspiration: Postcard from Danny O’Callaghan
FINDRA Ambassador Danny O’Callaghan and his partner headed on a road trip to the north west of Scotland taking in some classic trails on the mountain bike. With our European road trip plans scuppered by Covid-19, we headed north of the border on a grand tour of Scotland and what a tour it was.…
Inspiration: Moira Forsyth
This week we meet with Moira Forsyth, Dumfries & Galloway mother of three who helped establish the MTB Centre of Scotland and shares her love of trekking in Nepal and a childhood experience of being capsized by a submarine on Loch Long! Hi Moira and can we start by asking you where you live…
Inspiration: Ross O’Reilly from Straight Cut Bikepacking
This week we’re back on the bike with with inspiration from mountain biker Ross O’reilly, founder of Straight Cut specialising in handmade and custom bikepacking bags. Hi Ross and can we start by asking you where you live and what you do? Hey, I’m Ross I live in Edinburgh and am the founder of…
Inspiration: Postcard from Torridon & Sutherland
With no contributors to the Journal this week, Alex asked me to write a post on a recent break to the north of Scotland for some time off. It’s been pretty hectic since joining FINDRA in March and it was good to finally get some sea and mountains and what was initially planned as…
Inspiration: A sense of place
FINDRA is founded on 4 key principles; these are the 4 Pillars of the brand. Each of them is woven into everything we do. These pillars are PLACE, DESIGN, ENVIRONMENT and WELLBEING. A sense of place is important to FINDRA; Scotland is the backdrop to the FINDRA story and the inspiration behind my designs.…
Inspiration: Hollie Leonard
This week as part of our Sunday Inspiration series we meet Friend of FINDRA Hollie Leonard who’s very much into all things outdoors. Hi Hollie and can we start by asking you where you live and what you do? Hi, my name is Hollie Leonard and I am based in the West End of…
Summer update from Alex
Dear Friends of FINDRA How are you all? I hope you’re doing well and Covid-19 has not had too negative an impact on you or you family and friends. What a strange time we’ve all been living through these last few months. Who would have thought back in January as we celebrated a New Year…
Inspiration: Ziggy Campbell
As part of our inspiration series, we meet Friend of FINDRA Ziggy who is a musician and artist working from home in his renovated schoolhouse in the Scottish Highlands. Hi Ziggy and can we start by asking you where you live and what you do? I live in the rural West Highlands of Scotland…
Inspiration: Steven Shand
For today’s post we chat with Friend of FINDRA, Steven Shand who shares his love of exploring Scotland both locally and further afield. Hi Steven, great to catch up again and welcome to the FINDRA Journal. We’ve met many times before, but maybe you can introduce yourself to those who don’t know who you…
Inspiration: Owain Williams
This week we welcome the last of our newest Ambassadors Owain Williams. Owain lives in nearby Edinburgh and has a passion for running and kiting! Introduction Early in 2020 we launched a campaign to find new male brand ambassadors and we were inundated with applications. Selecting only 3 was difficult and with the arrival…
