Posts for April, 2025

This will be the first of our ‘Cinema Takeover’ events! Join us for a 2 hour workshop dancing to the hits from Mama Mia, enjoy a complimentary screening just for us of Mama Mia at the Grantown Community Cinema.

🌺🌺 Inspired by the music of ABBA and the iconic moves from the hit musical, this workshop is perfect for all dance lovers. You’ll learn fun, feel-good choreography set to your favorite songs – expect an afternoon filled with laughter! 🌺🌺

This workshop will bring the sunny, summer joy of the movie all the way to Grantown.  Who doesn’t love a bit of Mamma Mia’s ridiculously fun energy!? ☀️

Fancy dress optional, but totally welcomed – let’s go Dancing Queens! 

Spaces will be limited so make sure you and your friends grab your tickets early for this exciting event to avoid disappointment.

Date: Saturday 26th July 2025

Time: Dance Workshop 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Movie Screening: 5.00pm – 7.00pm – Rated (12)

Venue: Grantown YMCA Community Centre, 80 High St, Grantown on Spey, PH26 3EL

Tickets £25.00 per person

16 years and up

“Glenlivet it has castles three, Drumin, Blairfindy and Deskie”. This easy guided walk will take us to the 16th century tower house of Blairfindy and begins outside the iconic Glenlivet Distillery. On the walk in we’ll enjoy stunning views over one of Scotland’s most famous glens. You’ll learn a bit about Glenlivet’s rich history and some whisky history too.

Blairfindy Castle was completed in 1564 by John Gordon. In its heyday Blairfindy was a fine example of a three storey L-plan tower house and even today shows a remarkable degree of preservation. A project to stabilise Blairfindy Castle took place in 2019, funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership, a programme supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The castle is now open to visitors for the first time in decades and has been specially adapted to encourage nesting birds and pollinators.

Join Glenlivet & Inveravon Heritage Ranger Lydia for a talk on Pictish art and symbol stones. We will be looking at four Pictish Stones discovered in the churchyard of Inveraven, which has been a site of spiritual practice and pilgrimage for centuries. This tour will provide an overview to Pictish art and culture and will show how the Picts contributed to the shaping of modern Scotland.

Access to Inveraven Church is off the A95 about half a mile north the entrance to Ballindalloch Castle, and can be found by following the brown tourist sign directing visitors down the single track road to the Inveraven Pictish Stones.

Parking is available at the bottom of the drive before you arrive at the church or in front of the church building.

As we will be outside, please dress appropriately for changeable weather.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs may attend but must be leashed as there is often livestock on site.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

Please note that toilet facilities are not available on site.

Come along on the last Thursday of the month for 5 months and have fun creating and printing.
Join me in our Aviemore studio where each month we will experiment and play with a new printing style while meeting other creative folk.

April 24th – printing with Lego to make occasion cards

May 29th – mark making/printing with your recycling to make small drawstring bags

June 26th – screenprinting with hand cut stencils to make a wooden wall tile or coaster

July 31st- mark making/printing with found objects in nature to make wrapping paper

August 28th – Screenprinting with hand cut stencils to upcycle one of your own pieces of clothing

Thursday Print club runs from 7pm-9pm
You can book just one week = £20
Book for all five weeks = £90
Adults only
Class hosted by Timber + Stitch

Our resident tutor Angus Grant will teach you a simple clay technique to make a finely finished and functional piece of pottery.

You will also decorate your handmade quaich with textures and patterns.

Pieces will be glazed and fired by Angus after the class. Items can be collected in person from the studio or posted to you (postage must be paid on the day of the workshop.)

Our resident tutor Angus Grant will teach you a simple clay technique to make a finely finished and functional piece of pottery.

You will also decorate your handmade quaich with textures and patterns.

Pieces will be glazed and fired by Angus after the class. Items can be collected in person from the studio or posted to you (postage must be paid on the day of the workshop.)

Join us in the tipi for an intimate evening of song and merriment with the gorgeous pairing of Rachel Sermanni and Louis Abbott, dear old friends of The Dell. We really can’t wait to have them back and for them to kick off the first of our ‘In the Woods’ gigs for 2025.

Rachel Sermanni, originally from just along the road in Carrbridge, is a renowned writer, musician and artist who has been gracing the Sottish folk scene with her stunning vocals and poetic song writing skills since 2011. Add in to the mix the unique and captivating voice of Louis Abbott of Glasgow based band Admiral Fallow, along with his witty banter and crowd pleasing chat, and we have ourselves a beautiful night of music and laughter in the tipi. Rachel and Louis are no strangers to performing together and with their wonderful chemistry and mesmerising voices that complement each other so beautifully, you will definitely be left wanting more.

Doors and bar opens at 7pm with music starting at 8pm, we look forward to seeing you here!

Featuring artworks by four brilliant female artists – Helen Bruce, Penny Godlington, Shona Cammack and Tania Mackie. These paintings are inspired by the shoreline, sea and sand.

St Patrick, St Brigid of Kildare, St Hildegard of Binger, Abelard and Heloise, Goliards and Le Roman de Fauvel- meet them all in mediaeval sacred chant, satirical song, and dances.

Rebecca Tavener of Cappella Nova and Canty (soprano) with Bill Taylor (harp, clarsach and psaltery) with another programme of wonderful early music

Friday 28th March at 7.30 pm (drinks available in the church hall from 7.00 pm)

Admission free (Retiring collection)

Talk hosted by The Grantown Society. Drinks may be taken through from the bar.