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Come along to our friendly craft group on a Thursday. Bring your own portable craft project, or use some of our donated materials for a small donation. Want to learn a new craft? Our members are happy to share their skills. Refreshments available and chat with fellow crafters.
Takes place almost every Thursday – check our facebook page for updates!
Sarah White from the RSPB will talk about Cairngorms Connect – Landscape Scale Restoration. Open to all.
SHADES OF SAMMY is the first ever performance series of the band, featuring classic Big Band hits from the Jazz Master Sammy Nestico as well as contemporary tunes. The sizzling energy and impressive repertoire that this talented collective will put on stage is the perfect entertainment for this Sunday afternoon.
The most magical time of year wouldnt be complete without a trip to a Christmas Market, so join us for Boat of Garten’s popular Christmas Market here at the Community Hall.
Enter our Winter Wonderland and shop local and support the best of our local businesses, crafters and charities.
The Hall will be providing a BBQ, hot and cold drinks, home baking and some mulled drinks too to warm you up.
Tables are already starting to go, so if you have products you would like to sell at our market, get in touch – 01479 831123
On December weekends in the run up to Christmas, our Paddocks are filled with tinsel and decorations, kids can complete a festive quiz (please bring a pen!), and Santa himself comes to visit. We don’t run a grotto as such – instead Santa wanders round the exhibition area greeting visitors as he goes (occasionally he even has chocolates to hand out!).
As always, around four of our beautiful reindeer will be on display, though please note that they are across the other side of a fence and we don’t guarantee that they will come over to be patted. There is also an informative exhibition with lots of information about our herd, reindeer in general and other wildlife in the vicinity.
The Paddocks are self guided and are perfect for children and for visitors who are unable to go on the Hill Trip. They are wheelchair and pushchair accessible, and as well as being able to see the reindeer, there is lots of information about every aspect of reindeer. Do bear in mind that the daylight does start to go from about 4pm onwards in mid-winter, and while there are floodlights in the Paddocks, visibility will unavoidably be a bit reduced.
Please note that whilst you will get a close up view of the reindeer here, there is no direct contact with them and no opportunity to feed them.
After the success of our annual Christmas Fayre last year, we’re delighted to be hosting it again in 2023.
Each year as winter draws in around the Cairngorms, its mountains and forests turn into a magical winter wonderland. So what better place to host a cosy Christmas market than nestled amongst the Narnia-like pines at Badaguish?
This year we are delighted to have an alpaca walk, come and meet the alpcas! We have over 35 stalls with a wide variety of gift ideas from local crafters and producers. From food and drink to Christmas homeware, something for everyone.
There will be hot food and drinks along with activities for the children before they meet Santa.
All the stallholders donate an item for our charity raffle, so lots of great prizes to be won on the day!
Proceeds from show entries to Munlochy Animal Aid
Pedigree, Novelty (including fancy dress) and Obedience Classes. Any dog over 6 months can be entered, whether pedigree or mongrel. Come along and have some fun!
Don’t forget to bring some cash for the Raffle and Bottle Stall! Refreshments: home baking, soup and sandwiches
TROPHIES, ROSETTES AND PRIZES
Entries for Pedigree classes 1-7, Novelty classes 9-11 and Obedience classes 18-20 up to 1pm, Judging starts 1pm
Entries for SCC Members Competition class 8 and Novelty Classes 12-17 up to 2pm
Only undocked dogs and legally docked dogs may be entered for exhibition at this show
No C.C., Res C.C. & J.W. winners in Pedigree classes. No Obedience C.C. winners or bitches in season in Obedience
Can you provide a prize or prizes for our Raffle and Bottle Stall?
Raffle prizes can be anything
Bottle Stall prizes can be any drink in bottle or can and non-alcoholic or alcoholic
Phone Elspeth on 01479 811666 to arrange collection or just bring on the day
Judges: Juliette Burnside – Pedigree and Novelty Classes
Sue Williams – Obedience Classes
Information: Denise Barley 01808 511733 and Elspeth Byrne 01479 811666
The annual Cairngorm Ski Club Snowsports Equipment Sale offers Snowsports fans an excellent opportunity to buy and sell second hand and new ski and snowboard equipment and clothing. Here you can find a wide range of competitively priced equipment to suit all budgets. Goods can be closely inspected and boots tried for fit with ski club members and coaches are available for advice.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE CAIRNGORM SKI CLUB SALE HELP SUBSIDISE OUR CORE WINTER PROGRAMME, SUPPORTING ALL OUR YOUNG SKIERS.
Singer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson grew up in Elgin. A trained cellist, singer, composer and pianist from St Mary’s Music School of Edinburgh, Siobhan has 15 years of international studio production experience including in New York, Paris, Budapest and Scotland. After a 5 year stay in Paris, France, she returned to Scotland where she is currently scoring her first short film recording with string orchestra.
Her performance is truly mesmirisng and she can silence a room with a mere whisper. She’s recently had great acclaim and her album ‘There are no saints’ was shortlised for Scottish Album of the year.
We are delighted to host her at the Dell for a full gig on the Friday night followed by a serene, acoustic supper club on the Saturday night.
Our Supper club is an incredibly intimate experience with a four course menu sourced as much as we can from the woods and gardens around the Dell. Think long tables, new friends, warm atmosphere, fire blazing and some really special acoustic interludes.
Capercaillie and Session A9 fiddler Charlie McKerron brings you his music in a more intimate atmosphere with his creative collaborators Tim Edey (guitar, melodeon) Ross Ainslie (whistles, pipes) and marc Clement (guitar, vocals) “You can expect an evening of amazing music and entertainment from these award winning musicians. Their virtuosity and sheer joy of performing together will always shine”
Charlie explains “The combination of the two guitar styles of Edey and Clement are electric and can only inspire and make you want to play”
Ross Ainslie comments “I love the improvisation thrown in, there is freedom within the music”
This concert is in our woodland Tipi here at the Dell of Abernethy in Nethy Bridge. If you havent yet been to a performance with us, The Tipi has open sides and very limited seating for those that require it (please notify us).
Parking is a five minute walk from the Tipi.
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