Posts for February, 2024

Heritage Ranger talk: Inveraven Church & Pictish Stones

Join Glenlivet & Inveravon Heritage Ranger Lydia for an introduction to 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 of 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. Please note that toilet facilities are not available on site.

Well behaved dogs may attend but must be leashed.

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

We’re very pleased to be presenting this short film about the multi-generation snowsports-loving family, of Olympian Lesley McKenna, and their lives in the Cairngorm mountains.

Commissioned by Patagonia, directed by Hannah Bailley and shot by Rupert Shanks.

This will be followed in the lounge by our folk session, kicking off at 9pm.

Tickets here: https://thrawnastubbornlyscottishsnowf-0653.splashthat.com/

This is a two-day workshop, based at Badaguish Outdoor Centre, covering the fundamentals of painting landscapes in oil. We will be learning how to create landscape paintings with depth, strong composition and beautiful colour in oil. The workshop will also cover the fundamentals of painting in oils, including how to use solvents and mediums, as well as techniques and application of paint.

Suitable for beginners or those who have some experience of painting in other mediums.

Our studio for the weekend will be the large and bright conference space at Badaguish Outdoor Centre, near Aviemore. Badaguish is situated in a woodland clearing, with views of the Cairngorm mountains. We will be making the most of our stunning location and will be painting outside in the local area, as well as spending time working in the studio.

This is a two-day workshop covering the fundamentals of painting landscapes in oil. We will be learning how to create landscape paintings with depth, strong composition and beautiful colour in oil. The workshop will also cover the fundamentals of painting in oils, including how to use solvents and mediums, as well as techniques and application of paint.

Suitable for beginners or those who have some experience of painting in other mediums.

Our studio for the weekend will be the large and bright conference space at Badaguish Outdoor Centre, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park. Badaguish is situated in a woodland clearing, with views of the Cairngorm mountains. We will be making the most of our stunning location and will be painting outside in the local area, as well as spending time working in the studio.

Accommodation is not provided, but there are several accommodation options on-site at Badaguish, including heated camping pods for individuals and couples and forest lodges for larger groups. These can be booked on their website here or by emailing bookings@badaguish.org.

More information and booking at www.shonacammack.com/workshops

Blythe Duff recently celebrated 40 years in the industry. Her career has spanned award-winning theatre, television, radio and film.

We will be showing the film ‘The Bough Breaks’ which has, at its heart, the work of visionary conservationist and ecologist, Alan Watson Featherstone. His charity, Trees for Life, has been restoring Scotland’s ancient Caledonian forest since the 1980s.

The film also explores the wider ‘Rewilding’ movement and how its model of large-scale forest restoration can mitigate some of the global conservation and climate crises currently threatening life on Earth.

Alan’s personal journey illustrates the urgency for more individual responsibility in the stewardship of our planet and the enormous legacy one man can gift to the future, by staying true to his personal vision.

This award-winning film (75mins) was produced by the small team at Mousehole films and the screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the film makers.

Tea and coffee will be available.

Contributors to the film include those listed below, who each explain how Alan’s approach has inspired them and why it is so important we follow his lead:

– George Monbiot (Orwell prize-winning journalist, activist and author of Feral and Regenesis)
– Roy Dennis MBE (pre-eminent conservationist and author of Restoring the Wild)
– Dr Duncan Halley (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research)
– Shaila Rao (Ecologist, Mar Lodge Estate/BBC Springwatch/Winterwatch)
– Dr David Hetherington (Ecologist and author of the Lynx and Us)
– Dr Louise Ross (University of Aberdeen’s School of Biological Sciences)
– Paul, Sophie and Louise Ramsay (Bamff Wildland)
– Lynn Bowser (Argaty Red Kites)
– Molly Doubleday (RSPB Capercaillie Advisory Officer)

Boat of Garten’s Family Fun Day is back!! Put the date in your diary today!
The day will be packed with family fun and games, a Makers Market and Food Trucks with awesome cuisine.
📅 Saturday 22 June 2024
⏰ 12:00
📍 Boat of Garten Community Hall
If you are interested in holding a stall, or showcasing your produce, please get in touch.

Join us for Burns Night here at the Craigendarroch. Enjoy a delicious supper with a traditional address to the haggis and bagpipes played by James Cooper.

You’ll taste four spirits including gin and rum made at Lost Loch Distillery near Aboyne on Royal Deeside, while listening to the story of the Lost Loch, how Haroosh began and why we made Scotland’s first absinthe, Murmichan.

The event will only go ahead with a minimum of 4 guests – if the event is cancelled, your fee will be refunded in full.

Join us for a traditional evening of food, festivites and more. Bring your own bottle. Booking essential Enquiries and tickets available from Helen Barton
07701078207
helen_barton@hotmail.co.uk