Posts for December, 2022

Join us for a complimentary in-store tasting of Angels’ Nectar Scotch Whisky at Spey Valley Shopping in Aviemore.

Selected by Angels, Shared with Friends

Inspired by the Angels’ share, the traditional name given to the whisky lost to evaporation during maturation, Angels’ Nectar showcases contrasting styles of Scotch Whisky, for you to enjoy.

On taste will be our:
– Angels’ Nectar Original, our Blended Malt Scotch Whisky created from a selection of Speyside and Highland malts. The Original is also available in 200ml, the perfect size for Secret Santas and stocking fillers.
– Angels’ Nectar Oloroso Sherry Cask Edition, our new single cask release matured for 6 years in a former Oloroso Sherry cask and bottled at cask strength of 57.9%. Christmas cake in a glass!
– Angels’ Nectar Cairngorms 3rd Edition, our single cask Speyside single malt, bottled in partnership with the Cairngorms Trust, to support environmental and community projects in the Cairngorms National Park. The perfect gift for those who love the Cairngorms and a dram.

Do join us!

The Osprey Music Society (TOMS) in Boat of Garten will host The Broen Ensemble whose 8 members will perform a programme of Elgar, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

The Osprey Music Society (TOMS) will host Sasha Savaloni on classical guitar, in company with Lee Holland on flute, Mark O’Keefe on trumpet and soprano Alison McNeill. This the premier of a unique programme of pieces arrangewd specially for TOMS.

Tim Horton piano: Benjamin Nabarro – violin: Gemma Rosefield – cello: A return visit from this highly renowned Trio, with a programme of Haydn, Dvorak, Mendelssohn.

Highland League: Strathspey Thistle FC v Rothes FC, Seafield Park, kick-off 2pm (N.B. Note early kick-off). Snack Bar, £50 half-time raffle, covered wheelchair spaces, free seating in stand when available. Parking at ground and at Grantown Golf Club by their kind permission. Overflow car parking at Burnfield Avenue car park. Pitch inspection am on matchday – if in doubt check www.highlandfootballleague.com from 10am.

Highland League: Strathspey Thistle FC v Buckie Thistle FC, Seafield Park, kick-off 2pm (N.B. Note early kick-off). Snack Bar, £50 half-time draw, covered wheelchair spaces, free seating in stand when available. Parking at ground and at Grantown-on-Spey Golf Course by their kind permission. Overflow parking at Burnfield Avenue car park (near museum). A pitch inspection will take place a.m. – if in doubt check www.highlandfootballleague.com from 10am.

Enjoy ‘A Taste of Burns’ Supper with Traditional Piper and The Address to the Haggis. Booking is essential.

In a new series of richly entertaining, and free of charge, dramatised podcasts, Fire Works, award-winning Firebrand Theatre Company will take to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre Sound Stage to guide you on an audio journey through the life and work of the multi-talented novelist, poet, teacher and nature writer Nan Shepherd.

In three 30 minute podcasts, Nan Makes History, Nan In Love and Urban Nan, Firebrand will use Nan’s ground-breaking novels, letters and poems, along with entertaining dramatised scenes, to experience the unconventional author in all her natural and, at times lesser-known, habitats, while trying to explain the mystery of why her greatest work languished forgotten in a drawer for over thirty years.

Abandoned as a girl, Kya raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the marsh girl haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, she opens herself to a new and startling world.

Join us for a 2km trail run around the beautiful Abernethy Forest. Bring your own Santa Hat, wear some red and get into the Festive spirit.
Registration from 10am at Nethy Bridge Games Field.
Entry £5 (all proceeds will go to Abernethy Primary School PTA)
Primary aged School Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please indicate on Facebook if your child is intending on coming to allow us to plan the correct number of medals!