Highland Games

Nethybridge is a beautiful Highland village and has many annual events including a Highland fayre and is featured as part of the Highland games calendar with such sport as the Highland Hammer Throwing and Tossing the Caber!

A full Highland Games listing is deatailed below:

CITY OF ABERDEEN HIGHLAND GAMES
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Event Date: Sunday 15th June 2003 (Always 3rd Sunday in June)
Location: Hazelhead Park, Aberdeen. Nearest town: Aberdeen. Airport: Dyce, Links to London. Railway: Take Taxi Or Bus To Hazelhead. Special event: British championship 100 metre sprint. Other Events:Putting Heavy Stone, Putting light Stone, Highland Dancing, Tug O' War, Heavy Events, Field Events, Track Events, Piping, Junior Races,Sack Race Pipe Band Competition Grade 1,11,111,1V. Drum Majors: Junior & Senior, Twelve or more Bands Massed Pipe Bands.
Convenors: Dancing - Mr C Mill, 20 East Hadden Street, Dundee, DD4 7LD Piping - Mr S Coull 55 Craigmarroin Gardens, Altens, Aberdeen AB1 4SG. Pipe Bands - Mrs R. Cruickshank, 64 Kaimhill Circle, Aberdeen. Secretary: Dorothy Anderson, Arts & Recreation Department, St Nicholas House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1XJ. Tel: 01224 522190 Fax: 01224 648256.

KENMORE HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Wednesday 2nd July 2003
Location: Nearest Towns: Aberfeldy, Pitlochry. Airport: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen.
Contact Mrs A Garnett, MacBeth Cottage, Kirkton, Fortingall, by Aberfeldy, PH15 2LL Phone: 01887 830 468

FORRES HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 5th July 2003 at 1pm
Location: Grant Park, Forres, Grampian. Nearest Towns: Forres, Inverness, Elgin. Airport: Inverness.
Special event: Pipe Band competition (Not Graded) Usual events: Heavy events, Solo Piping, Highland Dancing, Field events, Tug O' War.
Secretary: Michael W. Scott. 7 Fleurs Road, Forres. Moray. Grampian Arena Convenor Dave Harris, 17 Drumduan Road, Forres Moray Grampian. Tel: 01309 673289. mailto:michaelwscott@lineone.net

GLENGARRY HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 5th July 2003 at 1pm - First Saturday in July.
Location: Shinty Park, Invergarry. Nearest Towns: Glengarry. Airport: Inverness.
Events: Hammer Throwing, Caber Tossing, weight for distance and weight for height, track events, Highland Dancing, Pipebands, Hill race.
Contact: Mrs R J Stewart, 10 Garry Crescent, Invergarry, PH35 4HB. Tel: 01809 501238

GLEN MORAY ELGIN HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 12th July 2003 at 12.00pm.
Location: Morriston Playing Fields, Elgin. Nearest Town: Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Inverness. Airport: Inverness links to London
Special Events: Junior Heavyweight Championships. Usual Events: Track and Field events, Heavy Events, 10 Mile Road Race, Solo Piping, Highland Dancing. Pipe band Display, Highland Dancing Display, contacts Marion Allan Tel Elgin 01343 541856 or Freda Chalmers Elgin 01343 549225 email fredachalmers@aol.com

INVERNESS HIGHLAND GAMES
Date of Event: Saturday 19th July 2003 at 12am.
Location: Bught Park, Glenurquhart Rd, Inverness. Nearest Town: In Inverness Airport: Inverness.
The most spectacular Highland Games in the North of Scotland. Set in beautiful Bught Park ont he banks of the River Ness, the Inverness Games features all the traditional Heavy Events, Highland Dancing, Piping and traditional music.
Contact: Mr Gerry Reynolds, Town House, Inverness, IV1 1JJ. Tel: 01463 724262 Fax: 01463 712850 mailto:gerry.reynolds@highland.gov.uk

160th TOMINTOUL HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 19th July 2003 (Always 3rd Sat, July)
Location: Public Park, Tomintoul, Near Granton on Spey,on Route A939. Nearest Town: Tomintoul, Granton on Spey. Airport: Inverness.
Usual Events: Solo Piping, Highland Dancing, Heavy & Track Events, Tominabat Hill Race, Childrens Fancy Dress in Evening.
Contact: P.E.Grant, Monriack. 18 Main Street, Tomintoul, Tel:(44) 1807 580407.

111th DUFFTOWN HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 26th July 2003
Location: Mortlach School Sports Field, Dufftown, Grampian. Nearest Town: Dufftown, Elgin, Huntly. Airport: Inverness & Dyce Aberdeen. Special Events: Ben Rinnes 5 tops Hill Race, Overseas Visitors Race. Usual Events: Massed Pipe Bands, Track & Field, Heavy Events, Tug O War, Solo Piping, Highland Dancing.
Contact: A Brown, Ashville, Church Street, Dufftown, AB55 4AR Tel: 01340 820342. Dance Convener: A Milne, Kildonnan, Lower Cabrach, By Huntly. AB54 4EH Tel: (44) 1466 702266.

August 2003

60th ABERLOUR STRATHSPEY HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 2nd August 2003 at 11:00am. Always First Saturday in August.
Location: Alice Littler Park, Aberlour. Nearest Towns: Aberlour, Elgin, Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey. Airport: Inverness.
Events: Heavy events, Light and Field, Tug o' War, Highland Dancing (SOBHD) all ages. Solo Piping, Haggis Hurling (Overseas Visitors Only). Massed Pipe Bands. Childrens Races.Pets Parade. Evening: 6.30pm Fancy Dress & Massed Pipe Bands 10pm Marquee Dance!
Contact: Robin McBain, Rona Cottage, Allachy Terrace, Aberlour. Tel:01340 871307 mailto:robin@allachy.freeserve.co.uk

NEWTONMORE HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Saturday 2nd August 2003
Location: The Eilan, Newtonmore. Nearest Towns: Newtonmore, Kingussie. Airport: Inverness, Aberdeen.
Usual Events: Track and Field, Heavy Events, Hill race. Contact: 01540 673348.

ABERNETHY HIGHLAND GAMES First took place in 1880
Event Date: Saturday 9th August 2003 Always 2nd Saturday in August
Location: Playing Fields, Nethybridge. Nearest Towns: Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey. Airport: Inverness.
Events: Heavy Event, Piping Competition, Track Events, Highland dancing, Spectacular March onto the field of over 100 pipers in the grand massed bands display, followed by members of the Clan Grant Society who travel from all round the world for their annual gathering, Sideshows, Stalls and Catering Tents also add to the attractions. Spectators can make a full day out by joining any of the three steam trains which leave Aviemore for Boat-of-Garten, where a connecting 1950's vintage bus stops not only at the R.S.P.B. osprey hide but also runs through to Nethybridge for the games. Events start at 11am. with the official opening at 1.30 pm followed by the entrance of the massed pipe bands and parade by the Clan Grant and the athletes. Car Parking is free.
Contact: 01479 821091.
Email: mailto:n.sutherland@hient.co.uk www.nethybridge.com/highlandgames.htm

NAIRN HIGHLAND GAMES
Date of Event: Saturday 16th August 2003Location: The Links, Nairn. Nearest Town: Nairn, Forres, Inverness. Airport: Inverness
Features: Linked with Moscow Highland Games
Usual Events: Piping competition, Junior Piping Comp. Highland Dancing, Athletics and Heavy Events, Tug o' War.
Contact: Eleanor Somerville, 4a Grant Street, Nairn, IV12 4NN Tel:01667 458506 mailto:e.somerville@highland.gov.uk

GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY HIGHLAND GAMES
Event Date: Sunday 24th August 2003
Location: Heithfield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Nearest Town: Granton-on-Spey, Airport: Inverness, Links to London.
Special Event: 56lb Weight for Distance Championship, Usual Events: Highland Dancing, Solo Piping, Open Tug O War, Running, Cycling, Field and Heavy Events, Mass Pipe Bands.
Contact: Mrs E Watt, 32 Kylintra Crescent, Granton-on-Spey.Tel: 01479 873237.