When is this event?
This summer foraging course is an invitation to learn about the edible and medicinal summer plants
found in the grounds of Blair Castle & Gardens. Summer is a special time for foraging and this walk will give us time to celebrate the best of this season, as the plants bring forth the last of their flowers,
nutritious seeds and ripening berries.
The course consists of a 2.5 hour foraging walk, in which you will learn lifelong identification techniques, inspiring recipe ideas, and a wealth of ethnobotanical tales.
During the walk we will move through a variety of habitats – woodland, meadow, hedgerow and garden – taking time to connect with each surrounding environment, noticing their changing flora and subtle variations in character.
We will finish up with a wild tea in Hercules Garden, with time to revise the plants learnt and how best to store them for future use.
All participants will also receive a personalised PDF containing information about all the plants met.
This course will give you:
How to safely identify over 20 edible and medicinal summer plants and trees
Methods and techniques for how best to work with them as food and medicine
A time of mindful walking among beautiful grounds
Exciting recipes to regularly include wild plants in your meals
What to bring:
Shoes that are comfortable and waterproof
Wet weather gear in case of rain
A basket or container
Meeting point:
Meet on the green in front of the castle, next to the ‘The Cannon’ coffee cart.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Cost: £45, kids go free.
FAQs:
Are children allowed? Yes (but must be accompanied by at least one adult).
Are dogs allowed? The pace of foraging walks is quite slow, so if you think your dog will be bored by lots of standing still then this might not be the walk for them!
Upper Deeside Art Society or UDAS was founded in 1992 by a small group of art enthusiasts from the Ballater area. We now have over a hundred members from postal areas AB31, AB34, AB35 and AB36, who work in an ever-widening range of media; acrylics, oils, water-colour, pastels, graphite, ceramics, print making, wood and textiles.
This is our annual art exhibition.
The Focus Arts and Crafts Design Group is proud to be the largest, and longest established craft group in the North East of Scotland. We have been in existence for over 30 years, having evolved from the Gordon Craft Association, which was constituted in 1989. We are a non-profit making association, run on a voluntary basis by local crafters. Our aim is to support and promote the wealth of local art and handmade crafts created by our members.
We run a comprehensive programme of craft fairs at several venues from February to December, including the Aboyne Games. Focus only sells items handmade by our artisan members who enjoy talking to you about their creations when you visit our fairs.
Looking for that unique gift for someone special? Come along and see for yourself what an extensive range of distinctive and lovingly handcrafted products are available direct from our talented artisan members. Our calendar of events can be found here.
It’s the Ballater Royal Horticultural Society Garden Festival weekend and everyone is invited to take part!
More information to follow on the St Kentigerns Summer Fayre! Keep an eye on www.visitballater.com/events/!
FREE ENTRY. Royal Deeside’s annual art exhibition, featuring the artwork of around 40 North East artists working across a variety of mediums. Exhibition includes original paintings, drawings, jewellery and sculpture as well as prints and cards. Open daily in Aboyne’s Victory Hall 10am-6pm between July 20th and August 10th. Find out more about our exhibiting
Get ready yo aim for the bullseye! Join us for an exciting darts event running every fortnightly by Deeside Darts Academy.
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, everyone is welcome to come and have a great time! Entry is FREE but donations are welcome.
Free Entry!
Featuring 20+ fabulous stallholders from across Deeside and beyond, plus one fun fundraising stall from a local charity or organisation.
Stallholders’ fees benefit the V&A Halls.
Sunday 23rd June – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday August 11th – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 13th October – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tayside Young fiddlers are coming to Aviemore village Green to play live traditional music
Another in our season of free outdoor parties, celebrating the space we have by the Spey and the magical community we live in. Music, dancing, food trucks, outside bar.
This time with Hammer and Andrew Thomson. Two record label bosses in their own right, schooled in the electronic music scenes of Glasgow and beyond over the decades. Hammer famously known for his presence on the Feel My Bicep mix series and Andrew’s more recent history has seen him launch Clyde Built Radio, a Glasgow based station showcasing Scotland’s best DJ talent.
Hammer is known for his love of deep rolling arps, old analogue synths and big euphoric
melodies.
Launching 2 labels, Remmah and Italo Hiits over the past few years, he is a hugely popular
festival and club booking at the likes of Love International, Panorama Bar, Glastonbury,
Fabric, Phonox, Houghton and headlined AVA Festival in his hometown of Belfast.
This year, Remmah celebrated its 11th release with a Remmah Rundown compilation
featuring 11 both established and emerging artists, including Optimo’s JG Wilkes, whilst
featuring debut releases from Anna Gram, Kilimanjaro, Stevie Cox and Ysanne. Anna,
Stevie and Kilimanjaro all went on to release huge records on other established labels in
what was a lucrative year for all 3 artists. Following the success of the Remmah compilation
release across the spectrum of the electronic music media – including Mixmag, DJ Mag,
Ransom Note, Electronic Groove and more – the label then released an EP from Rhythm
From Mars and New Delhi’s FILM. Forthcoming on Remmah is an EP from Sonic Juncture,
out 8th December.
What started as a personal label project, has now become a platform to launch new talent
into the industry. Giving space to debut artists from all backgrounds around the world –
including Sublime Sound, Stevie Cox and his release; the hugely successful ‘Sickwave’, a
collaboration with Killimanjaro, after the enormous success of debut EP Muleña EP, a with a
Tornado Wallace remix and Hammer’s biggest self release record so far – the label
continues to go from strength to strength.
Much of his output is road tested on his monthly Rinse FM residency, with shows, mixes and
podcasts for BBC Radio 1, Radio 6 Music, Beats In Space, Insomniac Radio, John
Digweed’s Transitions Radio and Fabric to name a few. Additionally, he has recorded live
streams at the Saatchi Gallery with Feel My Bicep, B2B live stream for Warehouse Project
and Resident Advisor with Sally C, and a Boiler Room show in Vienna.
Hammer will continue creating sell out vinyls on The Hammer Hits white label, like ‘Love
Somebody’ and ‘Strong Enough’. With Hammer, you know there’s always more to come with
a huge new disco edit planned, a track that was tried and tested at Houghton Festival. Plus,
he has created an Italo Hiits label, born out of his fund raising home workouts, giving himself
and his audience a music orientated wellness space that was as high energy as the tracks
he made for it, ‘I Wanna Be Like You’ is a pure slice of Hi NRG nostalgia. With 3 colour vinyl
releases to date, the label is dedicated to his indulgent modern take on Italo Disco.
This year he built his own studio in SWG3, Glasgow, where he continues to make music on
a daily basis and plans to turn it into a space for live sets and radio shows. Hammer’s many
collaborations come from a love of people and creativity. Finishing 2023 strong with
‘Marabou’, a piano led disco track made with Storken and released on vinyl with Running
Back. Hammer’s final release of 2023 was on Permanent Vacation with some big house
sounds on ‘Pearl’. With a vinyl release due out in January on Skylax Records, 2024 is set to
be another big year for the Northern Irish producer, DJ and label head honcho.
Andrew Thomson
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