April 2008 Events in Highland
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April 2008 What's On for Highland Perthshire
Easter to 26th May (anytime to suit you)
Treasure Hunt
Pitlochry - Rannoch
Your opportunity to go around the 81Km Etape Caledonia cycle
route by car or bike and have a bit of fun too! To enter
the treasure hunt visit the businesses on the sheet and look for
an Image of Schiehallion the fairy mountain. Note the
letter on it and make a phrase.
Great Prizes a 2 night stay for a family of four
at the Weem Hotel
a meal for e at Post Taste, Kinloch Rannoch.
download your treasure hunt form from
www.cyclehighlandperthshire.com or pick one up from most
accommodation providers/businnesses around the area etc.
1st March - 8th April 2008
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15 2BG
Malize McBride - The Red Centre - following on from her
near-sell out exhibition in 2006, Malize returns with work
inspired by her visit to Australia. tel: 01887 822896
Email:
info@aberfeldywatermill.com
Every Wednesday from April to September 10am -
12noon
Heather, hills and Hamish - Trek with an estate ghillie 2hr
ride.
Blair Castle Trekking Centre
Take a guided tour through the stunning hills and heather
moors of Atholl. Following old drover tracks, perhaps catching a
glimpse of roe deer, grouse and red squirrels as buzzards fly
overhead. The ride will be guided by Hamish, an estate ghillie,
who will be able to answer questions on stalking and heather
management. The two hour ride is suitable for beginners and
experienced riders. £35 per person (£45 including
three-course lunch)
www.blaircastletrekking.co.uk
Wednesday 2nd April 2-4pm
Solo Handbell Ringing by Heather I. McLean
Dunkeld Cathedral
one of the country few accomplished handbell soloists.
Solo ringing is most unusual. It is fascinating to watch and
lovely to hear. Performances in Dunkeld Cathedral on most
Wednesdays throughout the summer, Also group ringing
occasionally. Contact Tourist Information Office, Tel: 01350
727688 Thursday, 3rd April 12am - 3pm (Booking
Advised)
Affordable Housing for Birds: Building Nest boxes for the Woods
-
The Scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore
Help us build cosy bird-boxes for our feathered friends. Free if
donating them to the woods or £3 to take away. All included with
tour of the Crannog Centre.
Meet: The Scottish Crannog Centre. Kenmore. Tel. 01887 830583.
www.crannog.co.uk
Thursday & Friday 3rd & 4th April 7.30pm
Heartland Film Society presents - Volver (Spain 2006; 121
minutes)
The Locus Centre, The Square, Aberfeldy.
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her husband
Paco, who is always drunk. Her sister, Sole, is separated and
works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. When an old aunt
dies back in the village of their birth, the past returns (volver)
in a twist of mystery and suspense. Members free, visitors
pay £4. no need to book.
Thursday 3rd April 8pm
This is Scotland... and You're Welcome to It!
Castle Menzies, by Aberfeldy.
an evening of Highland Pertshire Music & Comedy with Alan
Brown. Licensed Bar
Tickets £6.Tel:01887 820982 or
www.broonsreel.com
Friday 4th April 7.30pm
Codebreakers - The Story of the Allied Codebreakers
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
This new show from Dr Mark Baldwin reveals one of the Second
World War's most fascinating and famous stories, that of the
Allied Codebreakers who deciphered coded Nazi messages and used
the intelligence to hasten the Allies' victory. Tickets
£13.50
Telephone Box Office 01796 484626 E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Saturdays in Spring
Family Saturdays during Spring.
Blair Castle Blair Atholl
Dawn Land Rover tours with a game-keeper from 7.30am – 10.00am
Children’s tours of Blair Castle from 10.30am – 12noon
(pre-booking advised)
Falconry display at 12.00 noon. Fairy cake decorating
workshop at 2.30pm
Organic farm tours from 2.00 – 3.30pm (on Saturday 22 March,
Saturday 12 April, Saturday 3 May and Saturday 31 May only)
A family ticket to Blair Castle cost £20.50 for 2 adults and 2
children. Farm tour tickets are £15.00. Dawn Land Rover tours
are £25 for adults and £15 for children. Falconry handling
sessions will also be available for £15 per half hour.
Tel 01796 481207
www.blair-castle.co.uk/infocentre/family-days.asp
Saturday 5th April, 7.30am – 10am
Dawn Landrover Tour
Blair Castle Caravan Park, Blair Atholl.
Take a tour into the hills and see the morning wildlife
including black grouse and red squirrels.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Tel 01796 481355 Cost: Adults: £25, Children:
£15
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Saturday 5th April 10am-12noon
Spring Squirrel Ramble
Black Spout Wood Car Park Pitlochry
A family ramble through Black Spout Wood to look for the sights
and signs of Squirrel Nutkin’s relatives! Find out why
Perthshire and Pitlochry is such a great place for these
critters. Booking Essential. Contact - Perth & Kinross Council -
Countryside Ranger Service
Telephone - 01738 475349 Email:
naflobley@pkc.gov.uk
Web
www.pkc.gov.uk/countryside April
Saturdays 10m – 4pm
Nature Detectives
Highland Adventure Safaris Dull by Aberfeldy
Description: Fun for all the family. Pick up a leaflet at the
safari reception, follow the clues and answer the questions to
enter the prize draw. Try your hand at pond dipping in our
discovery garden and come face to face with our largest land
mammal the red deer in our deer park.
Meet: at The Safari Lodge. Free Entry. Tel 01887 820071.
info@highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
Every Saturday 11am and 2.30pm
Once upon a Time... presents Story Time
Cafe Biba, Pitlochry.
Pitlochry's very own Mobile children's Bookshop and Story
Centre, Cafe Biba Atholl Road Pitlochry.
Book shop open all day till 3.30pm.
Saturday 5th April 7.30pm
The Creation by Haydn - Pitlochry & District Choral Society
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Creation is the perfect oratorio for this time of year,
celebrating the dramatic arrival of light and life on earth, as
described in the biblical book of Genesis. Accompanied by
the organ and the woodwind and brass sections of the Angus
Chamber Orchestras, with soloist from Edinburgh. Tickets
£12. Telephone Box Office 01796 484626 E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Easter to 26th May (anytime to suit you)
Treasure Hunt
Pitlochry - Rannoch
Your opportunity to go around the 81Km Etape Caledonia cycle
route by car or bike and have a bit of fun too! To enter
the treasure hunt visit the businesses on the sheet and look for
an Image of Schiehallion the fairy mountain. Note the
letter on it and make a phrase. Great Prizes
a 2 night stay for a family of four
at the Weem Hotel
a meal for 2 at Post Taste, Kinloch Rannoch.
download your treasure hunt form from
www.cyclehighlandperthshire.com or pick one up from most
accommodation providers/businnesses around the area etc.
Wednesday 9th April and Thursday 10th April
10.30am - 4.30pm
Watercolours: The Next Step with James Murdoch
River Room Pitlochry Festival Theatre
If you already have some experience in watercolurs but want
to learn more, this is the workshop for you. Tickets £88
Two day workshop, includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Limited spaces Telephone Box Office 01796 484626 E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Wednesday 9th April 2-4pm
Solo Handbell Ringing by Heather I. McLean
Dunkeld Cathedral
one of the country few accomplished handbell soloists.
Solo ringing is most unusual. It is fascinating to watch and
lovely to hear. Performances in Dunkeld Cathedral on most
Wednesdays throughout the summer, Also group ringing
occasionally. Contact Tourist Information Office, Tel: 01350
727688
Thursday 10th April 8pm
This is Scotland... and You're Welcome to It!
Castle Menzies, by Aberfeldy.
an evening of Highland Pertshire Music & Comedy with Alan
Brown. Licensed Bar
Tickets £6.Tel:01887 820982 or
www.broonsreel.com
Thursday 10th April 9pm - 11pm
Swing of the Kilts Scottish variety show/dance
Fishers Hotel, Atholl Rd Pitlochry
Accordionist and compere Tommy Newcomen, with singers,
dancers and musicians. A full show with general dancing.
Free admission Tel 01796 472000
e.mail:tommynewcomen@hotmail.com
Saturday 12th April, 7.30am – 10am
Dawn Landrover Tour
Blair Castle Caravan Park, Blair Atholl.
Take a tour into the hills and see the morning wildlife
including black grouse and red squirrels.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Tel 01796 481355 Cost: Adults: £25, Children:
£15
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
April Saturdays 10m – 4pm
Nature Detectives
Highland Adventure Safaris Dull by Aberfeldy
Description: Fun for all the family. Pick up a leaflet at the
safari reception, follow the clues and answer the questions to
enter the prize draw. Try your hand at pond dipping in our
discovery garden and come face to face with our largest land
mammal the red deer in our deer park.
Meet: at The Safari Lodge. Free Entry. Tel 01887 820071.
info@highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
Every Saturday 11am and 2.30pm
Once upon a Time... presents Story Time
Cafe Biba, Pitlochry.
Pitlochry's very own Mobile children's Bookshop and Story
Centre, Cafe Biba Atholl Road Pitlochry.
Book shop open all day till 3.30pm.
Saturday 12th April
Pitlochry Walking Group
Amulree and Loch Freuchie
visitors and local walkers welcome to join the group walks
between 5 to 12 miles. contact Brian on 01796 472335 or Heather
on 473210
Saturday 12th April and Sunday 13th April
10.30am - 4.30pm
Creative Writing with Hugh Scott
River Room Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Do you fell you have a book in you, but don't know how to
get it out? Bring pen, pencil and paper.
Two day workshop includes, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Limited spaces Tickets £88 Box Office 01796 484626
E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Saturday 12th April 2 - 3.30pm
Organic Farm Tours
Blair Castle's Home Farm
Experience the works of Blair Castle’s Home Farm on a trailer
ride tour, pulled by a farm tractor.
Fun for all the family, the tour will take in the managed
landscape and farm buildings surrounding Blair Castle. Children
receive an activity pack with crayons, and can have a sit on the
tractor after the tour. Adults £5. Children under 16 £3.
under 3yrs free. Tickets from 9.30am from Blair Castle Caravan
Park reception or Blair Castle Front Hall. Tickets to be
presented prior to departure. Tel: 01796 481355
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Saturday 12th April 8pm
Johnson & Boswell: Late but Live! with Standout Comedy
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld.
A new comedy from Stewart Lee. Starring stand up
comedians the two bilious bores take a quantum leap from the
late eighteenth century to the present day to re-launch their
books about their famed tour of Scotland. Tickets £10/£8
Tel: Box Office 01350 727 674
www.birnamarts.com
Sunday 13 April 2008 - 2-3pm
Big Trees in Diana's Grove
Meet: Blair Castle Car Park, Blair Atholl
Experience the tree giants of Diana's Grove. Charge:
£1 with Castle grounds ticket.
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Easter to 26th May (anytime to suit you)
Treasure Hunt
Pitlochry - Rannoch
Your opportunity to go around the 81Km Etape Caledonia cycle
route by car or bike and have a bit of fun too! To enter
the treasure hunt visit the businesses on the sheet and look for
an Image of Schiehallion the fairy mountain. Note the
letter on it and make a phrase.
Great Prizes a 2 night stay for a family of four
at the Weem Hotel
a meal for e at Post Taste, Kinloch Rannoch.
download your treasure hunt form from
www.cyclehighlandperthshire.com or pick one up from most
accommodation providers/businnesses around the area etc.
Wednesday 16th April 2-4pm
Solo Handbell Ringing by Heather I. McLean
Dunkeld Cathedral
one of the country few accomplished handbell soloists.
Solo ringing is most unusual. It is fascinating to watch and
lovely to hear. Performances in Dunkeld Cathedral on most
Wednesdays throughout the summer, Also group ringing
occasionally. Contact Tourist Information Office, Tel: 01350
727688
Thursday 17th April 8pm
The Edinburgh Quartet
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld.
Scotland's premier string quartet. Tickets £12/£10
Tel: Box Office 01350 727 674
www.birnamarts.com
Thursday 17th April 8pm
This is Scotland... and You're Welcome to It!
Castle Menzies, by Aberfeldy.
an evening of Highland Pertshire Music & Comedy with Alan
Brown. Licensed Bar
Tickets £6.Tel:01887 820982 or
www.broonsreel.com
Thursday 17th April 9pm - 11pm
Swing of the Kilts Scottish variety show/dance
Fishers Hotel, Atholl Rd Pitlochry
Accordionist and compere Tommy Newcomen, with singers,
dancers and musicians. A full show with general dancing.
Free admission Tel 01796 472000
e.mail:tommynewcomen@hotmail.com
Friday 18th April 7pm
**Silents Are Golden** - An evening of silent film
Aberfeldy Town Hall
The main event will be a showing of Buster Keaton's "Cops".
Also extracts from Keaton's 1928 film "Steamboat Bill".
There will be an extract from "Battleship Potemkin" possibly the
most iconic of all silent movies, and an extract from "The Thief
of Baghdad". Douglas Fairbanks at his athletic best.
Musical accompaniment from Gordon Murch and his son Iain.
Tickets £5 on the door. Bar available all evening.
Friday 18th April 7.30pm
Pitlochry Theatre Foyer.
The Gordon Gunn Band
Three very distinguished musicians in their own right, they
represent the very best of Scotland’s vibrant cutting edge
traditional music scene.
Gordon Gunn (fiddle) and Brian McAlpine (piano) are also
familiar faces from the Highland ‘Supergroup’ –Session A9. An
evening NOT to be missed! Tickets £12.50 Telephone Box Office
01796 484626 E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
April Saturdays 10am – 4pm
Nature Detectives
Highland Adventure Safaris Dull by Aberfeldy
Description: Fun for all the family. Pick up a leaflet at the
safari reception, follow the clues and answer the questions to
enter the prize draw. Try your hand at pond dipping in our
discovery garden and come face to face with our largest land
mammal the red deer in our deer park.
Meet: at The Safari Lodge. Free Entry. Tel 01887 820071.
info@highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
Saturday 19th April, 7.30am – 10am
Dawn Landrover Tour
Blair Castle Caravan Park, Blair Atholl.
Take a tour into the hills and see the morning wildlife
including black grouse and red squirrels.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Tel 01796 481355 Cost: Adults: £25, Children:
£15
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Every Saturday 11am and 2.30pm
Once upon a Time... presents Story Time
Cafe Biba, Pitlochry.
Pitlochry's very own Mobile children's Bookshop and Story
Centre, Cafe Biba Atholl Road Pitlochry.
Book shop open all day till 3.30pm.
Saturday, 19 April, 2pm – 4.30pm
Explore the Hidden Glens
Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair Atholl
Join a landrover taking you up one of our stunning glens to
explore the landscape, history and wildlife. Cost: £25
Adults £15 Children
Booking required. Tel. 01796 481355 to book.
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Saturday 19th April 7.30pm
Return of the Kings - Tribute To Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Not 1 but two tribute treats. With Live Screen Action
and illuminated backdrops, this amazing concert will also
feature the Still Taking Care of Business Band. As seen on
ITV1.
Tickets £14 - £16 Telephone Box Office 01796 484626
E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Saturday 19th April 7.30pm
Return of the Kings - Tribute To Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Not 1 but two tribute treats. With Live Screen Action
and illuminated backdrops, this amazing concert will also
feature the Still Taking Care of Business Band. As seen on
ITV1.
Tickets £14 - £16 Telephone Box Office 01796 484626
E/Mail
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Sunday, 20th April 11am - 4.30pm Booking
recommended
Annual Celtic Food & Drink Festival
The Scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore.
Savour the slow cooking of the past inspired by underwater
discoveries of Iron Age food remains. Sample spit roast beast,
smoked fish, breads, wild soup, herbs, wines, real ales, and
cordials. Family hour: 11am -12: cook your own crannog pancakes!
Tickets valid all day. Archery, pot-making and more while you
wait to taste. Crannog tour included.
Meet: The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore. Tel. 01887 830583.
www.crannog.co.uk
Sunday 20th April 7.30pm
Dunedin Consort - director and organ soloist John Butt
Dunkeld Cathedral
Bach the Arranger - programme includes Bach's arrangement of
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Vivaldi's Organ Concerto and Bach's
Cantata BWV 213. Come and hear "Scotland's leading
performers of Early Music" winners of the Classic FM Gramophone
Award 2007 Baroque Vocal Category for their recording of
Handel's Messiah. Tickets £10 (conc £8) £5 students -
available on the door.
Easter to 26th May (anytime to suit you)
Treasure Hunt
Pitlochry - Rannoch
Your opportunity to go around the 81Km Etape Caledonia cycle
route by car or bike and have a bit of fun too! To enter
the treasure hunt visit the businesses on the sheet and look for
an Image of Schiehallion the fairy mountain. Note the
letter on it and make a phrase.
Great Prizes a 2 night stay for a family of four
at the Weem Hotel
a meal for e at Post Taste, Kinloch Rannoch.
download your treasure hunt form from
www.cyclehighlandperthshire.com or pick one up from most
accommodation providers/businnesses around the area etc.
22 June 2008 11am-4pm
Gardens Open - Bradystone House
Murthly
True cottage courtyard garden converted twelve years ago from
derelict farm steadings. Ponds, free roaming ducks and hens and
many interesting shrubs and ornamental trees. Admission - £3
Contact - Scotland's Garden Scheme Telephone - 0131 226 3714
Email:info@sgsgardens.co.uk
Web
www.gardensofscotland.org
Wednesday 23 April 2-4pm
Solo Handbell Ringing by Heather I. McLean
Dunkeld Cathedral
one of the country few accomplished handbell soloists.
Solo ringing is most unusual. It is fascinating to watch and
lovely to hear. Performances in Dunkeld Cathedral on most
Wednesdays throughout the summer, Also group ringing
occasionally. Contact Tourist Information Office, Tel: 01350
727688
Thursday 24th April 8pm
This is Scotland... and You're Welcome to It!
Castle Menzies, by Aberfeldy.
an evening of Highland Pertshire Music & Comedy with Alan
Brown. Licensed Bar
Tickets £6.Tel:01887 820982 or
www.broonsreel.com
Thursday 24th April 9pm - 11pm
Swing of the Kilts Scottish variety show/dance
Fishers Hotel, Atholl Rd Pitlochry
Accordionist and compere Tommy Newcomen, with singers,
dancers and musicians. A full show with general dancing.
Free admission Tel 01796 472000
e.mail:tommynewcomen@hotmail.com
April Saturdays 10am – 4pm
Nature Detectives
Highland Adventure Safaris Dull by Aberfeldy
Description: Fun for all the family. Pick up a leaflet at the
safari reception, follow the clues and answer the questions to
enter the prize draw. Try your hand at pond dipping in our
discovery garden and come face to face with our largest land
mammal the red deer in our deer park.
Meet: at The Safari Lodge. Free Entry. Tel 01887 820071.
info@highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk
Saturday 26th April, 7.30am – 10am
Dawn Landrover Tour
Blair Castle Caravan Park, Blair Atholl.
Take a tour into the hills and see the morning wildlife
including black grouse and red squirrels.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Tel 01796 481355 Cost: Adults: £25, Children:
£15
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Every Saturday 11am and 2.30pm
Once upon a Time... presents Story Time
Cafe Biba, Pitlochry.
Pitlochry's very own Mobile children's Bookshop and Story
Centre, Cafe Biba Atholl Road Pitlochry.
Book shop open all day till 3.30pm.
Saturday 26th April
Pitlochry Walking Group
Loch Skiach
visitors and local walkers welcome to join the group walks
between 5 to 12 miles. contact Brian on 01796 472335 or Heather
on 473210
Easter to 26th May (anytime to suit you)
Treasure Hunt
Pitlochry - Rannoch
Your opportunity to go around the 81Km Etape Caledonia cycle
route by car or bike and have a bit of fun too! To enter
the treasure hunt visit the businesses on the sheet and look for
an Image of Schiehallion the fairy mountain. Note the
letter on it and make a phrase.
Great Prizes a 2 night stay for a family of four
at the Weem Hotel
a meal for e at Post Taste, Kinloch Rannoch.
download your treasure hunt form from
www.cyclehighlandperthshire.com or pick one up from most
accommodation providers/businnesses around the area etc.
Wednesday 30th April 2-4pm
Solo Handbell Ringing by Heather I. McLean
Dunkeld Cathedral
one of the country few accomplished handbell soloists.
Solo ringing is most unusual. It is fascinating to watch and
lovely to hear. Performances in Dunkeld Cathedral on most
Wednesdays throughout the summer, Also group ringing
occasionally. Contact Tourist Information Office, Tel: 01350
727688
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