Posts for September, 2023

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.

The Boat of Garten Car Boot Sale is back for a final time this year, and we are holding this one indoors, so no need to worry about the weather!

From 12:00 to 15:00, join us for a fun-filled afternoon of treasure hunting.

Start decluttering and gather your goodies, because this Car Boot Sale is your chance to sell them all! And guess what? We’ve got you covered with a complimentary table!

Secure your stall today for just £10!

Simply contact the Hall to book: info@boathall.org.uk // 01479 831123

The most magical time of year wouldn’t 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 and support the best of our local businesses, crafters and charities that the Cairngorms has to offer.

The Hall will be providing a BBQ, hot and cold drinks, home baking and some mulled drinks too to warm you up.

Contemporary circus meets inventive folk music in a wild, tender celebration of our enduring relationships with the landscape and each other.

Made especially for village halls by local artist Ellie Dubois and composer Sarah Hayes, Hold Fast is a spellbinding family show exploring our community and the water running through it.

Held at various locations:

Fri 8 Sept // 7:00pm // Kincraig Community Hall
Sat 9 Sept // 7:00pm // Newtonmore Village Hall
Tue 12 Sept // 7:30pm // Talla Nan Ros Community Hall, Kingussie
Wed 13 Sept // 7:00pm // Nethy Bridge Community Centre
Fri 15 Sept // 5:00pm // Carrbridge Village Hall
Fri 15 Sept // 7:30pm // Carrbridge Village Hall
Sat 16 Sept // 7:00pm // Boat of Garten Village Hall
Mon 18 Sept // 5:00pm // Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Mon 18 Sept // 7:30pm // Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Tue 19 Sept // 5:00pm // Grantown Grammar
Tue 19 Sept // 7:30pm // Grantown Grammar

An evening with Karen Dunbar – Star of Chewin’ the Fat – at Boat of Garten Community Hall

Get ready for an intimate weekend of music in the heart of the Cairngorms this autumn.

Braemar Folk Festival returns with packed mainstage concerts in the atmospheric surrounds of St Margaret’s, while cosy venues throughout this quintessential highland village come alive with foot-stomping jam sessions, bespoke workshops and informal acoustic sets.

Nestled in the upper reaches of the Dee valley, among the mountains and Caledonian pine forests, there is plenty of opportunity to roam in the hills, swim in the rivers and lochs and enjoy the stunning nature and landscapes that this special part of Scotland has to offer.

Braemar Folk Festival is now an established and growing focal point in Scotland’s cultural calendar and was a finalist for ‘Event of the Year’ at the 2022 BBC Trad Music Awards. This October’s event is set to be the biggest yet.

Arrive in Braemar on the Friday afternoon and get into the festival vibe, with a welcome session led by some of Scotland’s top young trad talent in the local pub. We’re spoiled for great talent with an all-star, all-female line-up for our opening night concert, featuring Scots Singer of the Year Beth Malcolm and the powerhouse string group Kinnaris Quintet, with the tunes going on afterwards right into the wee small hours.

Saturday’s packed programme features workshops for beginners and improvers, a guided walk to reach a truly unique fireside concert in a mountain bothy*, plenty of opportunities for informal jamming throughout the day before you dance the night away to the sounds of the Low Light Listening Lounge and high-octane Elephant Sessions.

On Sunday, we’ll take things at an easier pace — with more workshops and a farewell session before you wind your way home.

While we want you to come to Braemar, stay the whole weekend and really soak up the festival atmosphere we know that accommodation options in the village are limited. That’s why this year we’ve put on a Festival Bus, to take you to and from our Friday and Saturday night concerts, and opening up more accommodation options throughout Deeside.