Fifelive culture familyquality communitysafe Keen house Fife is a great place to live and a life in Education prices, a Fife can take many forms. Live the quiet Fife’s commitment to learning and life in a quaint coastal village or rural improvement is evident across all hamlet or embrace the vibrancy of a educational institutions, from nursery competitive cost thriving market town. Alternatively lose and pre-school provision through yourself in the buzz of a modern city! primary and secondary to further and of living and a Add to this Fife’s buoyant job-market, higher education. first-class housing and high-performing quality of life that education institutions – from pre-school Fife has over 200 schools ranging to university – and the attractiveness of from single class-room village schools is second to none Fife as a place to live becomes clear. to expansive high-schools housing over 2000 pupils. Whatever their rates as a leading seat of learning. The Quality of life scope and size every Fife school is university is internationally renowned The quality of life in Fife is second to united in one thing – the pursuit and is the university- of-choice for none. Fife enjoys keen house-prices of excellence and to ensuring that students from all around the world. and a competitive cost of living in the children experience their learning in a town or in the country, while the great supportive environment that enables Culture road network ensures that the daily them to be all that they can be. This 2010 is Fife’s year of culture. Celebrating commute is easy and that you’re never commitment is evidenced in national Fife 2010 is a year-long programme too far from home! league tables with several Fife schools of cultural events and engagements performing above the national designed to showcase Fife and to raise Free-time in Fife is equally positive. Fife average for examination success. the profile of Fife as a creative and boasts an extensive social and cultural cultural centre. offering. Four principal shopping Three colleges and Scotland’s oldest centres provide access to the best of university are located in Fife. Carnegie, Celebrating Fife 2010 provides a the high street and to unique boutique Adam Smith and Elmwood Colleges collective identity for the arts and crafts, shopping. Pavement cafes, friendly enjoy excellent links with industry and festivals, shows, galas and fairs that can pubs and clubs and award-winning have proud traditions of vocational and be experienced across Fife and which eateries perfectly complement the retail skills-based training and education. create the unique social and cultural experience. The University of St. Andrews regularly identity that defines Fife and Fifers. Communities planning Glenrothes has developed connects Fife with Edinburgh and the Fife and diversity go hand in hand. into an aesthetically pleasing and major motorway network of Scotland The region is made-up of a number thriving modern town. An extensive and the UK. of diverse and distinct communities and varied housing stock, good each displaying their own unique schools, excellent road and transport Commuting pressures in Fife are personalities and characteristics. links, cycle-ways, a large riverside significantly less than that of other park, golf courses, an abundance of urban areas and residents enjoy an Dunfermline public art, an airport and, at its heart, excellent public transport service Dunfermline is the social and a vibrant indoor shopping centre all linking all Fife’s communities. economic centre for West Fife. Situated contribute to creating Glenrothes’ in close proximity to the Forth Bridges unique personality. The town is Rail and the M90, Scotland’s ancient also home to Fife Council and the Fife has 18 stations serving the local capital is perfectly placed to take headquarters for Fife’s police, fire and and national network. Several Fife advantage of Scotland’s new capital’s health services – firmly establishing stations are located on the East Coast strong economy. Recent history has Glenrothes as Fife’s civic and political main line which links London with seen the city experience significant centre. Aberdeen while a number of stations social and commercial growth, are also served by the main highland becoming a location of choice for St. Andrews line to Perth, Inverness and beyond. families, professionals and businesses St Andrews is a busy, cosmopolitan, looking for quality property, housing town overlooking the North Sea Commuters benefit from a direct train and amenities in a convenient and and surrounded by some of the best link to Glasgow Queen Street and with accessible location. farmland in Scotland. It is home to a regular service to Edinburgh’s Gyle, Scotland’s oldest university and can Haymarket and Waverley stations. Kirkcaldy lay authentic claim to the title “the Kirkcaldy is currently the largest town home of golf” courtesy of the world- Air in Fife. It has a good mix of public and famous Old Course and the R&A. The Less than 30 minutes drive from private sector housing and the most town’s international seat of learning, Fife, Edinburgh International Airport extensive retail provision in Fife (rating iconic sporting status and it’s location provides a direct connection to over 99th out of 650 shopping destinations at the centre of a truly stunning 20 UK and Ireland cities and access across the UK). Kirkcaldy is also an landscape combines to create a to over 100 worldwide destinations extremely well connected town. The unique and world-class destination – including direct flights to several of A92 bypasses the town whilst the and a great place to live. Europe’s principal cities, the USA and main east coast rail line dissects the Canada. town – making it the ideal location for Accessibility travel across Fife and beyond through Fife’s has excellent road, rail, air and To the north, Dundee airport also east central Scotland. With the town sea links to ensure quick and easy provides a domestic service to and neighbouring Dysart benefiting transit through Scotland, the UK and major UK cities including London, from significant conservation, overseas. Birmingham and Belfast. regeneration and environmental improvements projects it’s easy to see Road Sea why Kirkcaldy is a great place to live. Driving through Fife is quick and The Port of Rosyth is home to easy. From Dundee in the north the Scotland’s largest freight port and Glenrothes A92 runs through the centre of Fife Scotland’s only direct passenger ferry With wide-open green spaces and connecting the Tay Bridge and north link to Europe – the Norfolkline Rosyth a considered approach to town- east Fife with south west Fife. The M90 - Zeebrugge service. live www.welcometofife.com Fife live