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August 2010 What's On in Highland Perthshire
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
see website for details.
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
A selection of 6 plays including;
Kiss Me Kate - Romantic, touching and
hilariously funny, with a classic Cole Porter score,
3rd/4th/9th/14th/19th/25th/30th
Noises Off - a hilarious classic comedy!
4th/7th/10th/11th/20th/26th/31st.
Rough Crossing - A wickedly funny
nautical comedy! 6th/11th/14th/23rd/28th.
Bus Stop - A bittersweet American
Romance. 2nd/7th/12th/21st/27th.
An Ideal Husband - Wilde’s sharp,
elegant, stylish comedy-drama explores the dangers inherent in a
life lived in the public spotlight is not to be missed!
5th/13th/21st/26th/28th.
Nana by Olwen Wymark -a scandalous tale of lust and
corruption. 18th/19th/24th/25th.
Tel:Box Office: 01796 484
626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Sundays & Wednesdays in August 11:30am
Garden Tours
Explorers Garden, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Led by experienced guides who bring Explorers to life.
£4 includes garden entry. Tel 01796 484626
www.exploretsgarden.com
Sunday 1st August 12.30pm - 3pm
Blair Atholl - Summer Market
Blair Atholl
Local produce, crafts, food etc watch this space for further
details
Sunday 1st August
Pitlochry in Bloom - Secret Gardens Day
Various places around Pitlochry.
Our annual Secret Garden Day when local residents and
businesses open their gardens, lawns and greenhouses for the
day. A great variety of small, large, new, traditional and
commercial gardens on show.
www.pitlochryinbloom.co.uk
Sunday 1st August 11am -4pm
Celtic Summer Harvest Festival
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay
Try ancient ploughing, sow seeds, and make corn dollies,
herb garlands, wreaths and baskets.
Cost to be confirmed Tel. 01887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
Sunday 1st August 8pm
Wolfstone
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The best loved Celtic Rock giants are twenty one years old
this year and to celebrate, they return to the Pitlochry stage
for another sell-out night. Expect a perfect blend of
traditional favourites and some popular new tunes. Box
Office Telephone - 01796 484626 Email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Every Monday from 31st May – 6th September
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall, wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish entertainment with the Vale
of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spectacle
from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 3rd August 10.30am – 12 noon
Slime Time – Suitable for families with 5-12 year olds.
Meet: The Hermitage Lower Car Park
Hunt in the woods for the smallest creatures and see how
they live.
Charge: Children £2; accompanying adults £1 Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 4th August 2.00pm
The Battle of Killiecrankie –
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Get to grips with the gory details of this gruesome battle.
Interactive battle talk (1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and a display of weapons
outside the visitor centre. Charge: Adults £3; Children £2
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Tuesday3rd August 7 - 8.30pm
SWIFT SURVIVAL WORKSHOP
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Make your own swift nest box and learn more about these
marvels of the sky. Meet at Atholl Estates Information Centre,
Blair Atholl Cost: £5 per box Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Wednesdays 4th & 18th August: 1.30pm
Hillside safari
Meet: 1.30pm Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Experience some of the varied plant and animal life on the
lower slopes of this famous reserve where pioneering
conservation work is restoring threatened plant communities to
the hill. Duration: 2½ hours. Cost: adults £5, children £2.
Bring: Walking boots, warm, waterproof and windproof clothing.
No need to book. For further info telephone 0844 4932 13.
Thursday 5th August 10.30am - 12.00 midday
MINIBEAST MAGIC
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
We look for bugs and beasties in their mini world.
Meet at Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair Atholl
Cost: £1 per child Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 5th August - Saturday 7th August 8am
- 6pm
Scottish National Sheepdog Trials 2010
Milton of Tulliemet, Ballinluig
"see the Scottish National team chosen from 150 dogs" All
welcome! contact Jane Anderson e.mail
janeanderson180@btinternet.com
Saturday, 7th August 2010 from 0930 onwards.
ATHOLL & BREADALBANE AGRICULTURAL SHOW & HIGHLAND GATHERING
Wade's Park, Aberfeldy
Agricultural Show from 0930 onwards. Confined Highland
Dancing begins 11am. Confined Heavy events 12 noon. Gathering
incl. Open Highland Dancing commences at 1.00pm Admission:
£7.00; Seniors £3; Children £2 (to be confirmed)
Clan Menzies Gathering; horse & pony classes; cattle, sheep and
Clydesdale horses; Confined & Open heavyweight events; carrying
of the Manhood Stone of the Clan Menzies; Tug-o-War; Confined &
Open Premier Highland Dancing; Piping; Weem Hill Race and more.
No track events other than a 3 lap race Website:
www.aberfeldyshowandgames.co.uk Contact name: John
Robertson, Jean Swanston Telephone: 01796 482376 or 01887 820666
(General information)
e-mail:
jrlogierait@btinternet.com
Saturday 7th August 7.30pm
Scottish Country Dancing
Pitlochry Town Hall.
Visitors welcome to join us on the dance floor or come along
to watch. Dancers £6.50 Spectators £2.00 Tel 01796 473488
Sunday 8th August 2 – 5pm
Iron Age Olympics
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay
Pit your strength, speed and agility against your friends
and family. Prizes for all age groups. Booking essential.
Tickets £6 Tel. 01887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
Sunday 8th August 8pm
One Night Of Queen
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
With sell out concerts in 2007 and 2009, don’t miss Gary
Mullen & The Works as they take to the stage once again with
fantastic lighting and effects, guaranteed to Rock You!
Box Office Telephone - 01796 484626 Email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Every Monday from 31st May – 6th September
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall, wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish entertainment with the Vale
of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spectacle
from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesdays 10th & 24th August:
Close Encounters: a walk for children all ages!
Meet: 10.30 am Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Enjoy a close look at some of the less obvious animals and
some of the plants that live on the lower slopes of Ben Lawers.
Duration: 2 hours Cost: adults £2, children £5. (Adults must be
accompanied by a child and vice versa). Bring: Wellies and
waterproofs. Meet: 10.30 am Ben Lawers NNR car park. For further
information telephone 0844 4932 136.
Tuesday 10th August 8.00pm – 9.30pm
Family Dusk Walk –
Meet: The Hermitage Lower Car Park Dunkeld
Find out about the elusive wildlife that frequents the
half-light between day and night. Charge: Adults £3; children £2
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 11th August:
An introduction to navigation.
Meet: 10.30amBen Lawers NNR car park.
Get to grips with the basics of how to use a map and compass
in the hills. Requires a reasonable level of fitness. Duration:
6 hours Cost: adults £12.50, children £7. Bring: Walking boots,
warm, waterproof and windproof clothing, food and map (OS
Landranger 51 or Explorer 378) and compass. Booking
essential, please telephone 0844 4932 136
Wednesday 11th August 2.00pm
The Battle of Killiecrankie –
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Get to grips with the gory details of this gruesome battle.
Interactive battle talk (1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and a display of weapons
outside the visitor centre. Charge: Adults £3; Children £2
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday11th August 2.00 - 3.30pm
WOODLAND TREASURE HUNT
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
A family event searching for clues and treasure. Meet at
Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl.
Cost: £2 per child Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 12th August 10.30am – 12 noon
Really Wild Art – Suitable for families with 5-12 year olds.
Meet: The Hermitage Lower Car Park Dunkeld
Create your own wild art in the woods. Charge: Children £2;
accompanying adults £1
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Thurs 12 August 10.30am - 12.00 midday
SQUIRRELTASTIC
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Find out more about our treetop friends. Meet at Glen Tilt
Car Park, by Blair Atholl.
Cost: £1 per child Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sunday 15 August 2010
Tay Bike Ride
Venue Kenmore to North Inch, Perth
Tay Bike Ride -The Ride to PerthA cycling day trip following
the course of the River Tay from Kenmore to Perth. This is the
opportunity for cyclists to play a part in the Perth 800
celebrations and to join others in an easy paced summer ride
through beautiful Perthshire.
The ride will take minor roads from Kenmore to Dunkeld
for lunch. After lunch the ride will continue down to the North
Inch in Perth, where there will be cycling-related events and a
buffet reception kindly provided by Perth & Kinross Council at
Bell's Sports Centre. There will be plenty of stops along the
way, to take in the views and to drink and get the breath back!
To minimise the amount of motor transport involved, cyclists and
their bikes will be taken by coach from the South Inch car park
in Perth to the start of the ride in Kenmore. The ride will be
led and marshalled by experienced members of ByCycle, the Perth
and Kinross Cycling campaign.
There will be an entry fee (details to be announced) which will
include lunch and transport to the start. Organiser
ByCycle, the Perth and Kinross Cycle Campaign Opening
times t.b.c.
Admission t.b.c (entry fee which will include lunch and
transport to the start)
www.bycycle.org.uk
e bycycle@hotmail.co.uk
Every Monday from 31st May – 6th September
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall, wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish entertainment with the Vale
of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spectacle
from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Monday 16th August 8pm
Hooray For Hollywood!
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
John Scrimger’s at the piano with his quartet, to celebrate the
best of American film favourites, with singers Linda Ormiston
and James Nicol
Tuesday 17th August 10.30am – 12noon
Brilliant Birds– Suitable for families with 5-12 year olds.
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Make your own bird feeder, bird cake and flying bird.
Charge: Children £2; accompanying adults £1 Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Tues 17 August 2.00 - 3.30pm
BUMBLEBEE WALK AND WORKSHOP
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Find out why bumbles are so important, and help out your
local bees by making a nestbox.
Meet at Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair Atholl
Cost: £5 per box Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Tuesday 17th August 8pm
Don Nicolson
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
A local singer-songwriter destined for great things, Don was
a huge hit on the BBC’s Upstaged series and more recently at
Perthshire Amber, the Dougie Maclean Festival. His songs sail
straight from his heart to yours! Box Office Telephone - 01796
484626 Email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Wednesdays 18th August: 1.30pm
Hillside safari
Meet: 1.30pm Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Experience some of the varied plant and animal life on the
lower slopes of this famous reserve where pioneering
conservation work is restoring threatened plant communities to
the hill. Duration: 2½ hours. Cost: adults £5, children £2.
Bring: Walking boots, warm, waterproof and windproof clothing.
No need to book. For further info telephone 0844 4932 13.
Wednesday 18th August 2.00pm
The Battle of Killiecrankie –
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Get to grips with the gory details of this gruesome battle.
Interactive battle talk (1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and a display of weapons
outside the visitor centre. Charge: Adults £3; Children £2
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Thursday 19 August 10.30am - 12.00 midday
FUNGI FROLICS
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Find out more about these weird and wondrous organisms. Meet
at Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl. Cost: £1 per child
Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Saturday 21st August 7.30pm
Scottish Country Dancing
Pitlochry Town Hall.
Visitors welcome to join us on the dance floor or come along
to watch. Dancers £6.50 Spectators £2.00 Tel 01796 473488
Sunday 22nd August August 8pm
Ceilidh in the Foyer
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Dance to the East Neuk ceilidh band Scotch in a Box. £6.50
or £9.50 with Supper. Box Office Telephone - 01796 484626
Email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Every Monday from 31st May – 6th September
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall, wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish entertainment with the Vale
of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spectacle
from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesdays 24th August: 10.30am
Close Encounters: a walk for children all ages!
Meet: 10.30 am Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Enjoy a close look at some of the less obvious animals and
some of the plants that live on the lower slopes of Ben Lawers.
Duration: 2 hours Cost: adults £2, children £5. (Adults must be
accompanied by a child and vice versa). Bring: Wellies and
waterproofs. Meet: 10.30 am Ben Lawers NNR car park. For further
information telephone 0844 4932 136.
Tues 24 August 7.30 - 9.30pm
DUSK WATCH
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
We go searching for creatures of the night. Meet at
Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl
Cost: Adults £2, Children £1 Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
26 Aug 2010 to 29 Aug 2010
Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country Fair
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl
Blair Castle International Horse Trials is a four-day
extravaganza of all things equine, including top class
international three-day eventing, show jumping, Highland Pony
and Hunter showing, the National Pony Society Scotland Finals
and Pony Club Games.
The event also incorporates a thriving Country Fair over the
weekend, with displays such as falconry, dog agility, gun dog
training, vaulting and more.
Rounded off with almost 200 trade stands for shopping and
browsing, plus plenty for kids to see and do, the event has
something for all the family.
Plenty of corporate opportunities are available, ranging from
advertising and class sponsorship, associate sponsorship and
hospitality through to title sponsorship of the event.
To find out more about Scotland's leading equestrian event,
Blair Horse Trials Office Telephone - 01796 481543 Email:
info@blairhorsetrials.co.uk Web
www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12 noon - 5pm
BIRNAM HIGHLAND GAMES
Recreation Park, Little Dunkeld
Adults: £6.00. Children: £4.00 Family ticket £16 (to be
confirmed)
Traditional Highland Games with running events, cycling and
heavy events. Don't miss the Scottish 800m footrace championship
and the World Haggis Eating Championship.
Website:
www.birnamhighlandgames.com Contact name: David Crawshaw
Telephone: 01350 720041 e-mail:
crawshaw990@btinternet.com
Saturday 28th August 12 noon -5.00pm
Birnam Highland Games –
Join the Countryside Rangers for some children’s activities
at the National Trust for Scotland stall. Charge: Free after
entry to games Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Sunday 29th August 8:00pm
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Aly & Phil have played Pitlochry for over 15 years now and are
always a sell out. Truly a modern phenomenon, this will be an
evening of fiddle, accordion and the best stories ever . . .
book early! Box Office Telephone - 01796 484626 Email:
boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Every Monday from 31st May – 6th September
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall, wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish entertainment with the Vale
of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spectacle
from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
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