Bill Scott

About

I was born and brought up on the Clermiston Mains estate, which was the home of Andrew Ewing for over thirty years. My grandparents, mother and other relatives worked for the Buttercup and my aunts were Andrew Ewing’s housekeepers.

Although I was very young at the time, I still have clear and fond memories of Andrew Ewing - the old man who used to give me half a crown whenever I met him on his afternoon walk. My grandfather also took me out on deliveries to Buttercup shops and to the company’s head office in Leith. I left Clermiston Mains when he was eleven years old but never forgot my idyllic childhood.

I am now semi-retired and live in Northumberland, England.

Along The Watchtower

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A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.

Story Behind The Book

This is the lost story of the man who built an iconic Scottish business before giving it all away in his final ambition to die a poor man. It also tells the inside story of the people who worked for him, based on personal interviews staff who worked for the Buttercup as far back as the 1920s. I wrote the book because I was one of the few who knew the story and had access to the associated photographs. I also knew that if I didn't do it, the story may be lost forever.

Media Links

The Scots Magazine

🔗 http://www.buttercupdairycompany.co.uk/scots-magazine-review.html

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Edinburgh Reporter

🔗 http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2013/04/memories-of-buttercup-poultry-farm/

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Northumberland Gazette

🔗 http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/rise_and_fall_of_a_dairy_1_3828406

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Shields Gazette

🔗 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/cookson-country/remember-the-benevolence-of-the-buttercup-dairy-1-5419715

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Stanraer Free Press

🔗 http://www.buttercupdairycompany.co.uk/stranraer-and-wigtownshire-free-press-review.html

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The Scotsman

🔗 http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/he-founded-the-buttercup-dairy-company-which-had-250-shops-at-its-peak-but-andrew-ewing-s-story-did-not-always-have-a-happy-ending-1-1817822

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East Lothian Courier

🔗 http://www.buttercupdairycompany.co.uk/-east-lothian-couriier-review.html

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BBC News

🔗 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22002652

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Scottish Television News

🔗 http://news.stv.tv/east-central/219845-buttercup-farm-park-to-be-built-on-site-of-andrew-ewings-poultry-farm/

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Edinburgh Evening News

🔗 http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/poultry-farm-now-a-city-park-1-2707517

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Reviews

<h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="margin:0px;padding:.3em 0px;line-height:1.3;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:16px;color:rgb(8,166,95);background-color:rgb(246,240,231);">PAUL STENNING - AUTHOR "A tremendous piece of storytelling." BUTTERCUP CUSTOMER "A cracking book, and story...entrepreneur who absolutely insists he wants to die poor? Gold dust." NORTHUMBERLAND GAZETTE "Bill Scott tells Andrew Ewing's heartwarming story and the eventual demise of the Buttercup Dairy. Well written and well worth a read." THE SCOTS MAGAZINE "A fascinating tale which restores a lost piece of Scottish history, while also telling the story of the man who quietly gave away a fortune in his ultimate desire to die a poor man" STRANRAER AND WIGTOWNSHIRE FREE PRESS "Andrew Ewing was as much a philanthropist as Carnegie" THE SCOTSMAN "He changed the face of Scotland’s high streets and was one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his time, but few today would recognise the name Andrew Ewing. His life story is one of riches to rags, for Ewing died virtually penniless, having given away almost all he owned." SHIELDS GAZETTE "It really is a fascinating story" CUSTOMER REVIEWS "A truly wonderful story of a man whose generosity to people less fortunate than himself was incredible" "I love this book, I've read it twice. This is social history with a difference, written in a more personal way, allowing you more than a glimpse into the life of an extraordinary man, Andrew Ewing ... The book includes many lovely stories from the memories of customers and employees. "Beautifully written with superb pictures. A wonderful insight into a man whose generosity of spirit helped so many less fortunate people." "I loved this book... I found in places I could not put it down and that I was on a journey into the past with a very remarkable man" "By the time I had finished reading your book I felt the same warmth for the very human Andrew Ewing that all that knew him seemed to feel." "For a man to have done so much is inspiring". "'Your book is a work of art - beautiful paper, font, layout and reproductions." "It's excellent. I'm really enjoying the stories and the photographs.. A great tribute to an amazing man". "The quality and attractiveness of the book is quite stunning" "It's a fantastic story"</h2>

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