Posts for October, 2023

An afternoon for fun, flowers, and foliage, you’ll learn how to create a unique and beautiful festive door wreath with florist Maria. Make your neighbours jealous, HO, HO HO!

No prior experience is necessary. All materials and tuition are included. £45.00 per person.

An afternoon for fun, flowers, and foliage, you’ll learn how to create a unique and beautiful festive door wreath with florist Maria. Make your neighbours jealous, HO, HO HO!

No prior experience is necessary. All materials and tuition are included. £45.00 per person.

Mhairi will show you how to transform an OS Map into a stunning bottle table lamp.

You’ll learn how to prepare the map, and then use it to make a beautiful lampshade with hand-rolled edges.

Using an electrical converter, she’ll show you how easy it is to turn your shade into a bespoke table lamp.

It’ll be much admired by everyone who sees it. Get used to being asked “Can you make one for me?”

No prior experience is necessary. All materials and tuition are included. £35.00 per person

During this afternoon of beady fun, you’ll learn basic jewellery-making techniques and skills with Mhairi.

Using gemstones, pearls, beads, crystals, and charms you’ll be shown how to design, create, and craft your own bespoke necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

Bring on the BLING, you can never have too much sparkle!

If you have any broken jewellery, special beads, or other shiny bits you’d like to up-cycle and re-purpose bring them along with you. No prior experience is necessary. All materials and tuition are included. £45.00 per person.

Come and join us to turn on the Christmas Tree Lights on the Village Green. There will be hot chocolate, mince pies, gluhwein, some Christmas carols & loads festive cheer! Children invited to come along at 3.45pm.

Insh Marshes is the largest and best example of a naturally-acting floodplain in the UK. Numerous designations, both national and international, attest to its importance for wildlife. Although best known for its birds, particularly breeding waders and wintering whooper swans, it is also important for a range of other wildlife including insects and plants. Pete Moore, who worked as the Warden of the site for 21 years will explain the importance of the site, look at some of its key wildlife and give an insight into how the site is managed.

Wildlife Artist Chris Rose explores the marine environment beneath the waves, with sketchbook and pencils, for the Wildlife Trusts’ Undersea Art Award.

Diving in the proposed new Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) off the Northumbrian coast Chris discovered an unexpected wealth of marine life.

Hear how he coped with drawing underwater and learn about some of the marine life he encountered and the problems affecting this largely unseen environment.

We can Forest Bathe all year round and during winter we can seek shelter under the vast Scots Pine canopy and with the chance of crisp, clear skies we’ll combine our forest bathing session with star gazing once our eyes have woken up to the darkness and tuned in to our surroundings.

Forest Bathing Walks, or Shinrin-yoku is the practice of immersing yourself in nature; ‘bathing’ in the awesome goodness that trees release into the atmosphere; reaping the benefits from magic little things called ‘phytoncides’ and receiving mental calmness from the fractal patterns, vibrant shades of green and calming blues around us – what better place to do this than the Cairngorms National Park.

We shall aim to be out for 1 hour and I will guide you through a series of ‘meditations’ aimed at opening your senses and reconnecting you with yourself and the environment around you. My co-guide Pete, will spend time interpreting the night sky for us and allowing us time to explore the stars before we finish with tea, hot chocolate and festive snacks to bring our experience to a close and thank the land we have been supported by during the session.

Loch Garten, Abernethy Reserve – meet at Loch Mallachie Car Park.

Author T S Westbrook will be will be talking about his new novel at this free event at Grantown Library.
His new novel S6 – An RB McGehee Scoop ‘A slow-burning missing-person mystery with a topical political angle and great insight into investigative journalism’

Refreshments will be available

Ready, set, run!

New year, new goals. Why not kickstart the year as you mean to go on?

Back for its 5th year, join the team at Fitnessat58° for our increasingly popular Loch Morlich Running Festival. Set for Saturday 6th January 2024 from 10am, this event is located at the heart of the breath-taking Cairngorms National Park.
An event designed for everyone, participants will make their way through the canopy of Glenmore Forest towards the shores of Loch Morlich beach. Whether in competition or simply for fun, take part with family and friends on our 5K or 10K run.

And, if running isn’t your cup of tea, why not sign up to walk the beautiful forest track?

Starting at Hayfield, Glenmore, the day will begin with a warm up session led by Fitnessat58° instructor and Team GB athlete, Sam Cairns. Following the forest tracks, you will then be guided by marshals towards Loch Morlich beach where you will be greeted by delicious home bakes and your team of supporters… not to mention one of our handmade wooden medals to keep as a reminder of your success.