Posts for May, 2022

After a bit of delay, it’s back, so we hope you can join us for our eighth Vintage Day, Vintage cars, motorbikes, stationary engines, buses, tractors, choppers, auto jumble, BBQ, stalls and more – fun for all the family

On 3rd June, there will be birds of prey display from the Huntly Falconry Centre.

On 4th June, there are plans for 70 corgis to gather together on the lawns of Balmoral! The dogs will be a mix of Pembroke Welsh corgis and Cardian Welsh Corgis assembling in front of the castle to capture this memorable moment on camera.

On 5th June, the Leeds Pipe Band will play on the lawn at 11 am 1 pm and 3 pm.

The castle offers a unique ‘Balmoral Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea’ ticket throughout the entire weekend. This includes an extra special afternoon tea served on fine bone china in the Balmoral coffee shop (from 1 pm – 4 pm).

With your admission ticket (£15 per adult, £6 per child), you are also welcome to take your picnic to the grounds and enjoy it on the lawns. The admission ticket includes an audio tour (about 90 minutes) in which you will learn about the grounds, gardens and royal life. There will also be an extraordinary ‘Life At Balmoral’ exhibition to mark the occasion. A perfect pursuit for a Jubilee weekend!

Ballater – Platinum Jubilee 2022

Our organising committee has been working hard
behind the scenes to create a fun-filled programme of
events, to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June.

Our programme of entertainment is almost complete.

Here’s an overview of what is planned (more details to follow):

Thursday, 2nd June

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Lighting of the Beacon Ceremony

on the Green

Piper, Cornet player, Laura Pike’s ‘Keep on Singing’ Choir joined by

Ballater Community Choir and Primary School,
Ballater Charitable Chiels to light the Beacon.

Event hosted by Fiona Kennedy

Friday, 3rd June

Afternoon – Service of Song @ Glenmuick Church
Fiona Kennedy, Ballater’s Community Choir,
Aberdeen University Choir, and Irene Watt, Harpist

Evening – Ballater Films presents
‘A Royal Night Out’

, Victoria Hall

Saturday, 4th June

11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Hobby Horse Race Tote and

1950’s style Games on the Green

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 1950’s Themed Afternoon Tea (with entertainment), Victoria Hall.

7:00 pm – Live streaming of the Buckingham Palace Concert, Victoria Hall

Sunday, 5th June

11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Big Jubilee Lunch on the Green

(bring your own picnic)

Jubilee Tree planting with Lord Lieutenant, Sandy Manson

Stage on the Green

Hosting a music/dance extravaganza by: ‘Keep on Singing’ Choir, Music4U,

Vintage Girls, Gillia Jack Singing Tuition,
Abbie Smith’s Scottish Dance Group,

Eileen Pike & Frank Thomson (formerly of the Jack Sinclair Television Show Band),

Pipe Band, Phoenix Theatre & DJ Slim Ade

Come and join the fun. It’s going to be FAB-U-LOUS!

Recitals for Wrigglers’ are concerts especially tailored for babies and toddlers delivered by professional violinist Louise Bevan and cellist Clea Friend. The music is performed in an informal environment where the children are allowed to move around and express themselves! Programmes last 30-40 minutes and provide an original, educational and interactive experience of live classical music suitable for the whole family.

Startcatchers and Superfan Performance are bringing Little Top, a magical first circus experience for babies’ birth – 18 months!
Be transported to a playful, upside down, topsy-turvy world where people can fly, patterns fill the air, & anything is possible.
Little Top invites babies and their grown-ups to experience spectacular balances, astonishing tumbles and inventive juggling all in a specially-designed set that miniaturises the magic of the Big Top.

An evening of live music and dancing all to raise funds for a great cause. All proceeds in the aid of Robert Andrew Munro Foundation.
Some of the finest musicians from Strathspey and beyond in the line up including:
Dougie Burns and the Cadillacs, Blind Broken, Ailsa Villegas, George Gordon, Kyle Powell, Howard & Christine, Anne Dickson!
Learn to dance Salsa with Frankie!

There will be a bar on the night together with teas, coffees, home baking and a raffle.

Come and join in all the fun with afternoon teas, games for all the family, and a best-decorated cake competition themed: Queen Jubilee (any size cake) with adult and child categories entries to be handed into the village hall between 12pm & 2pm

Join us in celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee, one of the hundreds happening across the UK. Dress up, bring out the flags and bunting, bring food to share and we will provide music, film, drinks, games and a whole afternoon of fun and nostalgia.

If the sun shines, we will lunch outside on the games field.

Artisans from across the highlands gather in some of the most beautiful venues in order to exhibit and sell their wares . Arts, Craft and Foods come together under one roof – a lovely experience for all ages

Artisans from across the highlands gather in some of the most beautiful venues in order to exhibit and sell their wares . Arts, Craft and Foods come together under one roof – a lovely experience for all ages