Posts for November, 2023

Following our successful Winking Owl Wednesday Street Markets we doing a Christmas Market.
Some our usual vendors plus some new ones joining us for a day of Christmas Cheer. We will have music lights and refreshments. Come along for those last minute Christmas presents.

Alongside The Third Aye jewellery-making classes, this winter you have the festive option to enjoy some mince pies and warm spiced drinks while making a brass festive decoration for your Christmas tree, home décor or to gift to a loved one. If you will allow me, we’ll listen to some Christmas classics to get in the mood!

In this two hour class you will use a saw piercing technique to follow a template or create a design of your choice. We can stamp names, dates or special words onto the finished pieces. Choose your colour of velvet ribbon to tie up your masterpiece for all to admire this festive season.

Suitable for complete beginners, those with some sawing experience will be able to create more intricate designs in the time given. All you need to bring are glasses if needed and everything else will be provided for you.

As with all the jewellery classes, this workshop is private. There are three workbenches in the studio so come along by yourself or bring a friend or family member with you!

There are also daytime and weekday slots available. Please get in touch if you require a specific date and I can try my best to accommodate you. Gift vouchers are available as credit towards workshops.

Lights will be dimmed, the fire will be roaring, mulled wine, mince pies & gingerbread hot chocolate Galore! Selection of beautiful Fine Art, Photography & crafts, including Christmas Gifts & hand painted decorations.

Proceeds from the raffle will go to Marie Curie

We look forward to welcoming you

Fun Quiz Night with superb prizes. Teams of up to 6 persons. Fundraising prize raffle. No need to pre-book – just turn up and register on the night. Please come along and support your local Highland League Football Team!

Join us from 6pm at Lynstock Crescent in Nethy Bridge

We will be piped off by a young local piper at 7pm and create a river of light through the village.

Torches £5 | Hot Chocolate | Mulled Hot Drinks

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.

In our Christmas exhibition we are showing paintings by Jos Mahon, Jackie Hichens and others with a winter theme.

Also winter photography by James Gordon and Lynn Robinson.

We also have a wide range of Christmas themed craft work, Christmas cards and smaller stocking fillers.

Come and get your pressies here and support local artisans.

Our Autumn exhibition continues until Nov 18th with fine art showcasing the beauty of Autumn. We have paintings from Bob Kinnaird, Kirsty Ritchie and Anne Bridgen with photographs from Lynn Robinson. There is also a good selection of glass and other craft work some of which also has an autumn theme. With prints as well there is something for every budget.

Moray’s earliest surviving tower house is reputed to have been built for Scotland’s vilest man- Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch.

Drumin Castle is an impressive medieval fortification standing on a commanding bluff overlooking the confluence of the River Livet and the River Avon.

Once we get to the castle, you’ll learn a bit about the architecture, history, and the notorious Wolf, whose evil deeds continue to cast a long shadow in Moray’s history.

This castle has recently reopened after masonry repairs. Access to the first floor is once again possible via a narrow, stone staircase. Sensible footwear is recommended.

Toilets are not available on site.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

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

“Glenlivet it has castles three, Drumin, Blairfindy and Deskie”. This Heritage Ranger led castle 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 fantastic views over the glen. 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 1586 Blairfindy passed to the Earls of Huntly, another branch of the family, who used it as a hunting seat. A panel above the arched doorway bears the Gordon arms and this date. 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.

Research has shown that the castle was probably burned by troops after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and it was never repaired or occupied after this time. 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.

Please park at the The Glenlivet Distillery car park. The walk will start from outside the stillhouse under the green signpost marked ‘Blairfindy Castle 1/2 mile’ (see last photo).

Access is by foot along a dedicated track. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for changeable weather.

Toilets are available inside The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

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