Places to see in ( Glenrothes - UK )
Places to see in ( Glenrothes - UK )
Glenrothes is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. Glenrothes is located approximately 30 miles from both Edinburgh, which lies to the south and Dundee to the north. The name Glenrothes comes from its historical link with the Earl of Rothes who owned much of the land upon which the new town has been built; Glen (Scottish for valley) was added to the name to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray and in recognition that the town lies in a river valley. The motto of Glenrothes is Ex terra vis, meaning Out of the earth, strength, which dates back to the founding of the town.
Planned in the late 1940s as one of Scotland's first post-second world war new towns its original purpose was to house miners who were to work at a newly established coal mine, the Rothes Colliery. Following the failure of the mine the town developed as an important industrial centre in Scotland's Silicon Glen between 1961 and 2000 with several major electronics and hi-tech companies setting up facilities in the town. The Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC), a non-departmental public body, was established to develop, manage and promote the new town. The GDC supported by the local authority oversaw the governance of Glenrothes until the wind-up of the GDC in 1995, after which all responsibility was transferred to Fife Council.
Glenrothes is the administrative capital of Fife containing both the Fife Council and Police Scotland Fife Division headquarters. Home to Fife's main concentration of specialist manufacturing and engineering companies, several organisations have their global headquarters in Glenrothes. Public services and service industries are also important to the town's economy. Major employers include Bosch Rexroth (hydraulics manufacturing), Brand Rex (fibre optics manufacturing), Fife College (education) and Raytheon (defence and electronics). Glenrothes is unique in Fife as the majority of the town's centre is contained indoors, within Fife's largest indoor shopping centre, the Kingdom Shopping Centre.
The town has won multiple horticultural awards in the Beautiful Scotland and Britain in Bloom contests for the quality of its parks and landscaping. It has numerous outdoor sculptures and artworks, a result of the appointment of town artists in the early development of the town. Public facilities include a regional sports and leisure centre, two golf courses, major parks, a civic centre and theatre and a college campus. The A92 trunk road provides the principal access to the town passing through Glenrothes and connecting it to the wider Scottish motorway and trunk road network. A major bus station is located in the town centre providing regional and local bus services to surrounding settlements.
The most prominent landmarks in Glenrothes are the River Leven Bridge, the Tullis Russell factory chimneys, Raeburn Heights; a residential tower block and Fife House; an office block, both of which sit at the western corners of the town centre. The River Leven Bridge, which spans Riverside Park and carries the town's Western Distributor Road, is a cable-stayed bridge that was completed in 1995. The bridge was designed by Dundee-based Nicoll Russell Studios, Architects and was commissioned by the Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC) as a landmark creating a gateway into Riverside Park that could be seen from further afield.
Glenrothes has a planned road network with original masterplans establishing the principle that through traffic be bypassed around the housing precincts by a network of Freeway and Highway distributor roads. These would connect each precinct to the purposely designed town centre and to the industrial estates. The town has direct dual-carriageway access to the M90 via the A92 Trunk Road. The A92 passes north/south through the town and connects Glenrothes with Dundee in the north and Dunfermline in the southwest where it merges with the M90. This gives Glenrothes a continuous dual-carriageway link to Edinburgh and the major central Scotland road networks.
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Set 1: Scotland volleyball team exhibition game, Glenrothes 20 Dec 18
Set 1: Scotland volleyball team exhibition game, Glenrothes 20 Dec 18
Clydesdale v Aberdeenshire
The Scottish Premier Division champions visit Titwood for the 2010 match against the only team that defeated them in 2009...
City of Edinburgh v City of Glasgow Ragazzi, 2018 Men's Scottish Cup Final
Fifth set of the Men's Scottish Cup Final, City of Edinburgh 3 v 2 City of Glasgow Ragazzi (25-20, 22-25, 24-26, 26-24, 15-13), 2018 Men's Scottish Cup Final, University of Edinburgh Centre for Sport and Exercise, Sat 21st Apr 2018.
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Richard Brickley- President of Sports Disability Fife
We went to the Michael Woods Sports and Leisure Centre in Glenrothes, Fife, to speak to Richard Brickley MBE about Disability Sport Fife and the opportunities they provide for both, volunteers and aspiring athletes.
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Trans World Soccer - Glenrothes Athletic - 'The Ultimate Player Experience' (UK)
Highlights of Glenrothes Athletic on 'The Ultimate Player Experience' (UK) with Trans World Soccer.
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Under 10s Games 22-23 Quarter Finals
Game 22: Norton Cyclones v Dundee Ducks
Game 23: Crusaders v Hornets
u16 Placing Game: Dundee vs Bullets
Falkland v Folkton and Flixton - 22 July 2018
Falkland v Folkton and Flixton, The Cricketer National Village Cup Quarter Final at Scroggie Park, Falkland, Sunday 22nd July 2018
just day at training part 5
lomond colts our SFA community club based at lomond centre in glenrothes fife all training for boys team Thursday 6 till 7.30 pm at auchmuty high school for girls team 6 till 7.30 pm at auchmuty high school
Dizzyfish Glasgow Ruckus Vs Kirkcaldy Knights. 1st period 13th May 2018
Dizzyfish Glasgow Ruckus Vs Kirkcaldy Knights.
Scottish Ball Hockey UK conference
1st period
13th May 2018
TUG OF WAR ( TEAM FKEE )-SEMI FINAL
Johnboy McCallum V Jevenijs Andrejevs - International Light Heavyweight Contest
May 18 2018 Gilvanbank Hotel, Glenrothes Fife Scotland.
Forfarshire Cricket Club 1st XI vs Falkland CC at Mannofield in Murgitroyd T20 Semi Final
Forfarshire Cricket Club 2015 Murgitroyd T20 Semi Final on a wet Mannofield against Falkland CC. Falkland batted first posting 98-5 and in reply Forfs crossed the line in the 10th over, winning by 9 wickets. Ryan Watson finished on 54*
{Masterton trophy} {Edinburgh v stewarts Melville } stewarts Melville batting first made 106
22/5/18
just a day at training part 2
lomond colts our SFA community club based at lomond centre in glenrothes fife all training for boys team Thursday 6 till 7.30 pm at auchmuty high school for girls team 6 till 7.30 pm at auchmuty high school
Edinburgh South Soccer School
Boys Final, Flying Scots International Invitational
Deciding 3rd set from Boys Final of the 2018 Flying Scots International Invitational, University of St Andrews Sports Centre, Sun 2nd Sep 2018.
Flying Scots East [Blue] 2 v 1 Flying Scots West [Red] (25-9, 24-26, 15-7)
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ELECTION 2015: Scottish National Party Interview (North East Fife)
We speak to the SNP Candidate for North East Fife, Stephen Gethins, in advance of the UK General Election on Thursday 7th May.
HIBSF Live Stream 2017 - Billiards Alan Shepherd (Scotland A) v Jack Wise (England B)
The fifth match of the Billiards Competitions. Alan Shepherd (Scotland A) v Jack Wise (England B)