Posts for September, 2024

Discover the hidden secrets of Grantown-on-Spey and its heritage with an expert local guide and musical contributions to lighten the mood and your steps. Meet at The Grantown Hub. Cash or card payment before departure.

Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup, Round 1: Strathspey Thistle FC v Sauchie Juniors FC, Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey, kick-off 3pm. Hot snacks, half-time raffle, merchandise, match programme & team-sheet. Parking at ground and at Burnfield Avenue Car Park (200m.) Covered wheelchair spaces in stand.

Enjoy a traditional Scottish Hogmanay Gala night this New Year’s Eve, complete with champagne reception, four course gala menu and traditional ceilidh.

There will be live entertainment to celebrate the bells, and then we party to the early hours!

Champagne reception at 6.00pm, dinner served from 6.30pm, then music from 9.30 pm onwards.

• £100 per person including crackers & hats

• Children 3 – 12yrs £50

• Under 3’s dine for free

• Champagne reception

• Four-course festive meal

• Traditional piper to see in the New Year

• Live music



SAMPLE DINNER MENU

– Roasted parsnip & apple soup.

– Truffle chicken terrine, tonka bean aioli, broad bean & confit lemon.

– Smoked trout fillet, lemon & dill mayonnaise, pickled vegetables.

– Roast butternut squash and quinoa, pomegranate vinaigrette, beetroot, rocket.

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– Roast rump of lamb, green pea and mint puree, dauphinoise potato, rosemary jus.

– Honey & mustard glazed gammon, fondant potato, wholegrain mustard gravy.

– Fillet of Sea Bass, parmesan roasted potato puree, chive champagne sauce.

– Roasted cauliflower steak, chili & garlic salsa, smoked cauliflower puree, blue cheese sauce.

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– Mango & coconut brulee cheesecake, mango coulis, coconut ice cream.

– Raspberry meringue roulade, wild berry compote, raspberry sorbet.

– Salted caramel chocolate tart, chocolate sauce, butterscotch ice cream.

– Selection of Scottish cheese, biscuits, chutney, grapes, celery.

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Tea or Coffee and mince pies

Terms & Conditions:
1. Available on the 31st December only.
2. Provisional Bookings can be help for up to 14 days before a 25% deposit is required to secure your booking.
3. Full prepayment is required by the 1st December.
4. If the deposit is not been received within 14 days then your booking is automatically released without prior notification.
5. All prices include VAT at the current rate.

Pipers to welcome you to lunch with crackers on the table. Santa will be paying us a visit on Christmas Day with gifts for all the children.

Please advise at time of booking what time you’d like to dine (see below), and the age of your children, for Santa research purposes!

First seating at 12.00 pm
Second seating at 3.00 pm
Third seating at 6.00 pm

• Package price £85 per person • Children under 12 £42.50. Children under 3 eat free

Terms & Conditions

• Offer is subject to availability
• A credit/debit card is required to guarantee the booking
• This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer

Married to the Duke of Gordon at 17, Jane became a leading hostess in Edinburgh, friend and principal Patron to Robbie Burns. In London society she became a close friend and “fixer” to William Pitt and Dundas as well as a mediator between King George 111 and the Prince of Wales. Back in Badenoch she was a zealous agricultural improver and founded Kingussie. Tonight’s Talk sets out to convince the audience that Jane Maxwell was and is, indeed, Scotland’s most remarkable woman.

The Cairngorm’s National Park is the UK’s largest and is one of the most important places for nature in the UK. It is home to around 18,000 people and is visited by around 2 million people each year. The Park has seen significant changes since it was designated 20 years ago. This Talk will look at the changes that have occurred, the work of the Park Authority and what are the big challenges for the next 20 years.

Time spent sailing the West Coast of Scotland and beyond provided Alan with time to reflect on ancient landscapes, navigation by the stars and the development of modern navigation technology. Alan will trace the origins and influences of Gods, emperors, explorers, empires and scientific developments that opened navigation and exploration around the globe. This will be a fascinating presentation that draws on history and personal experiences and has shaped the globalised world we know today.

A chance encounter between James Lamb from Dunkeld and Tashi Lama, a Buddhist monk from Tengboche monastery that coincided with a massive avalanche at Everest Base Camp changed both their lives and led to an enduring partnership and, following the devastating earthquakes that hit Nepal in 2015, the establishment of The Little Sherpa Foundation. The Foundation is focused on supporting the Sherpa communities living in the Solu Khumbu area and funds the rebuilding of clinics, schools and infrastructure and the provision of grants and bursaries.
This evening will include illustrated Talks focussed on the mountains and Sherpa communities living in this part of Nepal by Cameron McNeish and James Lamb along with a film “Sherpa Speak” made by BAFTA award winning film makers Richard Else and Meg Wicks. There will also be a raffle and items for sale, including signed prints by James Hawkins.
Cameron McNeish is the well known walker, mountaineer, author and broadcaster. He is also a trustee of the Foundation. James Lamb is a walker and trekker who was in the Solu Khumbu when the Everest avalanche struck and established the Little Sherpa Foundation. Richard Else and Meg Wicks are film makers best known for their work on the BBC Adventure show.
This is sure to be a great evening with dramatic mountains, fascinating cultures and communities and inspiring activities and all in support of a wonderful, local Foundation.

Sam reached the summit of Everest at 4.45am on Thursday 18th May 2023, but this was only possible due to extensive and rigorous physical and mental preparations over the previous 2 years. As a Team GB biathlete, an ultra marathon runner and founder of “Fitnessat58” Sam was already in good physical shape, but the rigour of high altitude climbing requires particular preparation – and only those with absolute determination and mental resilience will finally get to stand “on top of the world.”
Sam Cairns stays in Kingussie and leads a hectic life as director of “Fitnessat58” plus also being a co-founder of the successful “The Lunchbox Boys.”
This Talk will take us through the highs and lows of the preparation along with the experience of climb itself – a dramatic and very personal story.

It’s easier than ever to find green toiletries and beauty products, but which ones should you choose? Come along and hear some local experts, from Oriflame and Weleda, talk about the options out there, then please share your own green beauty tips. What products have you tried? And which would you recommend?
Open to all.