Posts for November, 2021

Fireworks after the Christmas Parade

Join us as we team up with the fabulous folk at Grantown East Highland Heritage and Cultural Centre for our first Christmas Market.
We shall have a variety of stalls, hot food, miniature train rides and of course SANTA!
More info to follow and please email cath.wright@speysound.com if you would like to book a stall.

SAVE THE DATE – SUNDAY 7th NOV 2021, 11:00 until 15:00.
Grantown East will be hosting a Car Boot Sale, come along and grab yourself a bargain.
For those looking to book a pitch please check out our online booking system below.
Happy buying and selling.
https://grantowneast.com/car-boot-sale-booking/

Join artists Louise Emslie and Louise Kernaghan on an artful walk exploring concepts of boundaries within the Cairngorms Connect project area.

Through a series of creative exercises that Louise and Louise will guide you through, we will ask ourselves ‘what does it feel like to walk along a section of the mapped edge of the project and what will we discover along the way?’

No previous art experience required, and all materials provided!

Meet at Hayfield car park, Glenmore.

We’ll be walking a total distance of 6.5km, at a gentle pace along a smooth gravel track. All ages welcome (with a responsible adult for U18)

Join us for our festive shopping weekend with plenty of activities and fun for all the family.
Local, independent shops, an outdoor Christmas market and art/craft fair selling local produce/goods, entertainment and fantastic food and drink.

Car Boot Sale & Market
​Saturday, 23rd October 2021
​10am – 4pm

We will be holding a car boot sale and market to raise funds for the museum at the Grantown Showground on 23rd October.
​Clear out your cupboards and make space in your garage. This is your chance to make £££££ from your clutter!

Buyers admitted from 10am.
​Free entry and parking.

Set up for sellers we be from 9am:
Cars £10
Vans or cars w/trailers £15.

Join the Warden for this special tour, where you will get up close and personal with the wonderful waders and wildfowl that spend the winter on Insh Marshes!

– Experience parts of the site not normally open to visitors

– Find out more about our winter residents, including whooper swans, geese and goldeneye, and learn some ID hints and tips

– Learn about the maintenance of our wetland habitat and future plans for the reserve

This will be a walking tour (approximately 3 miles) and will go through rough ground which may be muddy, so sturdy boots or wellies are essential. Please also make sure you have suitable warm, waterproof clothing. We will stop for lunch out on the reserve, so please come prepared with a packed lunch and drinks. All levels of knowledge and experience are welcome.

Numbers are strictly limited and pre-booking is essential. Suitable for age 12+; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Happy haunting this October, as we bring a feast of Halloween activities to Blair Castle! With prizes to be won, add our broomstick hunt and spooky wood activity trail to your half term holiday plans.

Running from the 11th – 29th October.

Activities are included as part of our standard ticket options, with an annual season pass a great way to enjoy this event and selected events in the future.

Andy works for the world renowned Hutton Institute and in collaboration with the charity Plantlife they are studying the biodiversity in the soils on the top of the Munros in the Cairngorm National Park, and how this can be sustained in the face of climate change. You will be surprised by the amazing diversity of organisms living and thriving in these harsh environments.

Steve fulfilled a life-long ambition when he jumped on his motorcycle and set off to circumnavigate the world. Last year he shared his journey from Argentina to Alaska with us and now he returns to describe an, even more, epic journey!