Posts for August, 2025

Carrie Fertig is delighted to be participating in North East Open Studios at St. Margaret’s Saturday 13th – Sunday 21st September, 2025. Carrie is an interdisciplinary artist working in performance, video, sculpture, and installation and also a metalsmith and maker in flameworked glass, the latter often getting incorporated into her performances and videos.

The DoonThaBrae Enduro Series is back for 2025!


Here it is the final showdown of the Tartan Enduro Series! We’ll be wrapping up the epic season with Round 4 at Bike Glenlivet on 14th September!

Glenlivet Mountain Bike Trail Centre is the perfect place to end the series in style, with stunning scenery, variety of trails and seemingly endless improvements to the trail centre. Expect a party atmosphere to celebrate an incredible season of grassroots Enduro and crowning our series winners! With Laggan, Aboyne, and Tarland, it will all comes down to this. Who will take the top step? Who’s just here for the good times? Either way, you don’t want to miss this one!


Save the Dates: 2025

• Round #1 – 18th May

• Round #2 – 29th June

• Round #3 – 17th August

• Round #4 – 14th September


What to Expect:

•Thrilling Trails: Explore the diverse and challenging terrains that Scotland has to offer. From technical descents to smile inducing flow trail, each stage promises an unforgettable ride.

•Unmatched Scenery: Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes of Scotland. Picture-perfect vistas will be your backdrop as you navigate through the course.

•Friendly Competitive Spirit: Test your skills against some of the best riders in the country. The DoonThaBrae Enduro Series is not just racing though; it’s a celebration of passion, sportsmanship, and camaraderie and a great day out.


Spread the Word:

Share this announcement with your fellow riders, friends, and family. Let’s make the DoonThaBrae Enduro Series 2025 a series to remember!

Come and join us for karaoke at The Star in Kingussie!

Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims, the regret of not saying ‘I love You’, the moon & how it pulls, bare feet on wood floors, the soft glow of a house plant, ‘what even is consciousness?’, strange dreams lingering in quiet mornings…

Come and see Rachel at The OBI!

Wayward Jane’s music is a modern interpretation of American folk and Old Time traditions, blending roots music with fresh, nuanced arrangements and original songs.

Their rich sound features fiddle, clawhammer banjo, double bass, guitar, wooden flute and close vocal harmonies. Wayward’s live shows have a joyful energy, expressing the fine musicianship and playful chemistry of the four long-time friends.

Ranging in mood from bouncing, energetic tunes to tender and soulful songs, Wayward Jane tend to leave audiences with a glow in their hearts.

Come and see them at The OBI!

The Poozies have been mistresses of cosmic shape-shifting for a miraculous 34 years. Pioneers from the beginning, with a healthy dose of sass and irreverence, they paved the way for sparkly women folkies in a beardy man’s world.

The band continue to be anchored by the glorious bass of founding member Mary Macmaster’s electro-harp, while the irrepressible riotousness of Eilidh Shaw & Sarah McFadyen’s twin fiddles and the shimmering joyfulness of Mike Bryan’s guitars burst off to happily explore other musical dimensions.

Come and see them at The OBI this September!

Breedon Highland League: Strathspey Thistle FC v Inverurie Loco Works FC, Seafield Park, kick-off 3pm. Parking at ground and at Burnfield Ave car park. Ground is 10mins on foot from town centre. Snacks, drinks and hot food. Half-time raffle, merchandise and team-sheets. To book hospitality packages or sponsorship, contact: hospitality@strathspeythistlefc.uk.

Put on your best Halloween outfit and join us for some spooky fun on Thursday 30th October from 5.30pm.

Book your 30 minute time slot online. The last tour is at 7pm.

Fancy dress is encouraged and pizza and drinks will be available in our restaurant. There will also be a firepit on the castle forecourt where you can toast marshmallows.*

* Marshmallows on long sticks will be sold on the night.

Grantown’s YMCA Community Centre Haunted House is back and it’s better than ever!

Bring your family, bring your friends and have ‘spooktacular’ fun this Halloween.

Take a tour around this Victorian building at night as it turns into a Haunted House with ghouls and ghosts around every turn.

Families with younger children are invited from 5pm to 6pm. There will be hot drinks for sale and sweetie bags for all. Donations welcome.

Grantown YMCA Community Centre is hosting a night of curry, quiz questions and good laughs.

Tickets cost only £10pp which includes a selection of delicious food from a curry and sundries buffet.

Also included is a multiple round quiz which is open to groups of up to 6 people and there will be a fully-licenced bar as well.

Booking is essential.