Strathleven Artizans welcome STV

The Artizans went national as Scottish Television visited the new Robert the Bruce Heritage centre. News reporter Kelly Ann Bishop and her camera crew arrived at the centre to interview artist Duncan Brown, the Artizan’s historian Stuart Smith and to film the guys in medieval costume.

Everyone connected have worked around the clock in the last 6 weeks in preparing the new centre and creating this marvellous transformation which will hopefully attract visitors form all over Scotland and around the world. However the centre is not complete as the Artizans are not ones for resting on their laurels, and hopefully they’ll be a few surprises in store.

There’s not many train stations like this one in Scotland and hopefully the uniqueness will be a focal point in making the public interested in travelling to Renton to pay homage to our greatest ever King. Who knows what kind of attractions and interest it may bring in the future.
John Yellowlees representing Scotrail was very pleased with the station and commented it was nothing he imagined it would be and enjoyed his visit very much.

The visiting cameras and media interest will finally put the Artizans on the map and help to inform people of the Royal lands that once surrounded Renton. Historian Stuart Smith very proudly informed STV of the historical links and dates taken from ancient documents proclaiming this famous site, and in doing so, brought events forward seven hundred years.

The organisation took a giant step today from all its hard work over the past few years and we’re all very proud of this great achievement which will appear in the media history books.

The official opening will be in March 2010 and will opened by our Patron the Earl of Elgin, living relative of King Robert the Bruce.
A big thank you from the Artizans to everyone for all the hard work and ideas and once again congratulations on this eventful day. Well done all!!

Respects to King Robert the Bruce.

By Paul Hunter