The author of the Gin Clan Fiona Laing will be giving masterclasses on Scottish gin at the Big Big Gin Festival at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on 26 and 27 April.

The festival brings together all things gin over three sessions and Fiona will join a line-up of experts for breakout sessions for festival-goers who want to learn a little more about the spirit. Fiona’s masterclass will look at what makes gin Scottish.

The popular festival has gin makers, live music and plenty of food to pair with the array of gins to sample. For tickets and further information head to www.bigbigginfestival.com

Hear Cedric Robinson and Lindsay Sutton on Open Country – Changing Tides at Morecambe Bay – @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003zc7 … Their new book, that covers the subject in more detail, ‘Sands of Time’ is out in early May http://www.gnbooks.co.uk

Cedric Robinson will be signing copies of the new book Sands of Time at Carnforth Bookshop on Saturday 4th May from 11am to 12:30