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Out for the Weekend

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Nicola Meighan

Inspiration for getting out and about at the weekend with Fiona Stalker.

Fiona Stalker offers inspiration and insight into what is happening across Scotland as the weekend approaches. Includes gardening and weather news.

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Fiona Stalker chats about bothies with Geoff Allan, author of The Scottish Bothy Bible.

Author of The Scottish Bothy Bible, Geoff Allan joins Fiona in the studio to talk about some of the most underrated buildings in Scotland and why they are so important to hill walkers. 

The first Braemar Mountain Festival takes place this weekend and we hear from organiser Sue Harper about what's in store. 

Reporter Claire White recently went to the Aberdeen Football Club's Community Trust to find out what they get up to and ended up on an over 65's walk around town. 

Schoolgirl Danielle Marr tells Fiona about why she has decided to volunteer with the RNLI and why the organisation is so important. 

Staying in the water, Fiona went to chat to the captains of this Saturdays Aberdeen boat race. There was fighting talk as both teams get ready to compete!

With the weather warming up it's time to dust off the bikes, but what about teaching little ones to ride? We hear about how to get little feet peddling. 

Back at the Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust Claire White finds out more about what the Trust does for local school children. 

Have you ever wondered what connects Robert Burns to a milkshake on Duke Street, Glasgow? Well wonder no more as Andrea Pearson tells Fiona about the walking lunch tours she leads around the city. 

How do you play polo in a city with no horses? You play on a bike of course! Out of Doors presenter Mark Stephen went along to join the Glasgow Bike Polo club for a game. 

The Highland Wildlife Park has an amazing array of animals from wolves to polar bears as Fiona found out on her recent visit. 

And we hear about a festival that is celebrating Women in Science. Jon Urch from Dundee University tells Fiona what we can expect.

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