Scotland. Your beloved Alba is waiting to welcome you back! While it may not be possible to travel here at the moment, we are excited to welcome you back with open arms .. and June’s WeeBox has all you need to dream today, travel later! Where will this WeeBox take you?
‘Haste ye back’ is our warm, Scottish way of saying you are always welcome here. It is a Scottish song written by Robert Wilson, who was born in 1907. He was an early presenter of the weekly BBC TV programme ‘The White Heather Club’ which ran from 1958 – 1968. The show featured Scottish songs and dancing and always ended with Andy Stewart and the cast singing, “Haste Ye Back”.
We’ve included the lyrics below so you can have a wee sing song yourself!
“Haste Ye Back”.
Haste ye back, we love you dearly,
call again, you’re welcome here.
May your days be free from sorrow,
and your friends be ever near.
May the path o’er which you wander
be to you a joy each day.
Haste ye back, we love you dearly,
haste ye back on friendship’s way.
Haste ye back, we love you dearly,
call again, you’re welcome here.
May your days be free from sorrow,
and your friends be ever near.
May the path o’er which you wander
be to you a joy each day.
Haste ye back, we love you dearly,
haste ye back on friendship’s way
Listen to Andy Stewart bring Haste ye back to life on our WeeSounds soundtrack 🎶
Can you guess which songs one of our Scottish makers, Brave’s founder and designer, Thomas added to the list this month?? Think Caledonia and ‘Great Cities’! Thomas has also included an exclusive discount for our WeeBox Clan to accompany he limited edition Caledonia print tucked up inside June’s WeeBox.
Take advantage of our 20% discount on all Brave gifts across their website:
CODE: WEEBOX20 and visit www.bravescottishgifts.com
Over the past year or so, travel restrictions have meant that many of our wonderful WeeBox Clan have not been able to visit our bonnie wee country in what feels like forever. During these times, it has been our pleasure to curate and share wee bits of Scottish happiness with you each month. However, this month we’re pushing the boat out that wee bit further and want to help you really escape to Scotland by sharing the perfect experience to allow you to dream now, travel later.
Although we haven’t had many visitors recently, the people of Scotland have been working hard to create virtual resources to help you recreate that feeling of being in Scotland from the comfort and safety of your own home and we are so excited to share some of them with you here.
This resource allows you to travel all over Scotland – from cities such as Edinburgh, to our stunning islands, such as Orkney – thanks to the magic of Google Maps!
This travel blogger has put together a number of resources to allow you to explore Scotland’s deep culture and history through links to virtual museums and historic sites. As well as this, included is a list of documentaries about Scotland to prepare you for when we can finally welcome you back.
Walk through Scotland’s history with these resources put together by Visit Scotland, taking you from the Bronze and Iron ages, right through to 19th century Fife!
This wonderful website is a collation of a number of 360° views of various stunning Scottish locations. Pop your earphones in, get June’s WeeSounds playlist on and relax as you immerse yourself in this stunning collection – it’s almost as good as really being there!
With this collection of resources – and there are many more out there – it’ll feel like no time before you’re packing your suitcase, attaching your Harris Tweed luggage tag and setting off for bonnie Scotland. Don’t forget your map!
Haste ye back WeeBox Clan! Love Amy and all at WeeBox HQ x
