Dunoon highland games 2012


















With the hottest gig of summer just over six months away, Cowal Highland Gathering CHG has revealed the line up for its fourth Friday night gig. As family days out go, this was one of the best. Thousands of people from across the world gathered in Dunoon today for the finale of the celebrated Cowal Highland Gathering.

The crowds who gathered in Dunoon were treated to a feast of top quality Highland Dancing, piping and heavy athletics as well as a variety of other Visitors have been pouring into the town over the last few days in the run-up to what is one of the most eagerly awaited events in the Scottish calendar.

Today they joined crowds of Our live feed is now LIVE! Click the link to watch online. Final preparations are now being made to ensure the three-day extravaganza lives up to its billing as one of Once again we have a stellar line-up with the adjudication panel coming from Scotland, England, the Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for ceilidh music lovers? Look no further. Today they joined scores of For the last few years, the hugely popular heavy athletics disciplines have featured competitors not just from the UK but also Iceland and Germany — Once again we have a stellar line-up with the adjudication team coming from Scotland, the USA, The event — which hosts both the Scottish and World Highland Dancing Championships — is the biggest and most popular highland dancing competition on the Great news, party people!

The Gig at the Gathering, sponsored once again by Argyll Ferries, proved a major hit with locals and visitors alike in , and organisers are The Dunoon-based company has Tickets for the Cowal Gathering will go on sale online at www. To buy your admission and seating tickets, click the link on the website which will take you to the order pages.

Once your order is complete you will receive an email Many will have travelled World class Highland Dancing or world class piping? Heavy athletics or traditional wrestling?

World famous mountain bike stunt team or one of The charity, which was founded in , provides vital financial support to small charities and communities groups across the west of Scotland that provide a wide Greenock-born Martin Compston — who burst onto the big screen in in the lead role of Liam in Sweet Sixteen — is making the 5, mile trip from Los Fancy enjoying top class ceilidh music, a cask ale bar, whisky and gin tasting and a hog roast BBQ all on one night and in one place?

If so, the new Gig at the Gathering, sponsored by Argyll Ferries, is the place to be on the evening of Friday, August Tickets for the Gig are already being Once again the adjudication team comes from the four corners of the globe, heading to Dunoon from Scotland, Canada, The crowds who gathered in Dunoon were treated to a feast of top quality Highland Dancing, piping and heavy athletics as well as a variety of other entertainment Some 30 shops around the town are currently displaying one of the trophies which will be presented at This year, Among the issues being finalised this week in the run up to the famous Cowal Highland Gathering CHG is the draw for the pipe band competitions, which was published today.

Some 26 pipe bands have signed Taking place on the last weekend in August, 23, people are expected to attend the annual event in Dunoon, Scotland, widely recognised as the Due to high entries in the 12 and 13 year old competitions we have had to move the 12 and 13 year olds from the afternoon on the east stand to the morning.

We have also moved the 8,9,10 and 11 year old from the morning in the east stand to the afternoon. Anyone who has ordered morning tickets for Every primary school pupil in Cowal will receive a voucher when they return to school next month, which entitles them to free Councillor Len Scoullar, Provost of Argyll and Bute, will accept the salute from the massed bands as well as present the trophies in the prestigious Runners across Scotland are being urged to sign up for one of the most challenging 5km races in the country.

The race, which is sponsored by Argyll Financial If your surname happens to be Cowell, where better to host a family reunion than the famous Cowal Highland Gathering? In fact, nearly 20 of them are gearing up to make the trip to Dunoon at the end of The judging team for this year has just been announced, and once again it has an Tickets have just gone on sale for one of the most popular events of the Cowal Highland Gathering extravaganza.

People hoping to start their weekend with a bang at the celebrated Family Ceilidh on Friday, August 29 are being urged to buy their tickets now. The line-up of bands for the event, announced today, promises not only to excite existing ceilidh music fans but also generate Entry forms for the solo piping competitions on the Friday of the Cowal Gathering will go live on our website www. Links to the entry forms will be available from that ime on the competitor side of the website.

Closing date for entries is An Australian teenager is preparing to travel nearly 11, miles to fulfil her dream to dance in Scotland. The Clan has wowed audiences CHAS provides the only The quartet includes a Cowal Highland Games fan all the way from Canada as well as a 10 year old local girl from Sandbank. All four spotted the trophy hidden in the smoothie bar in the competition artwork Thousands of people from across the world flocked to Dunoon for the three day extravaganza, both as competitors and spectators.

Those competing included highland dancers, pipe bands, 97 solo From the hundreds of dancers and The thousands who gathered in Dunoon were treated to a feast of top quality Highland Dancing, piping and heavy athletics as well as a variety of other Please note that we have just received the running order for the Scottish Championships on the Friday. Unfortunately due to the number of dancers in the 12yr and 13yr age groups it has been necesarry to change the timings of these competitions.

The 8yr, 9yr, 10yr and 11yr competitions will still Cowal Highland Gathering is delighted to announce that it is to hold two masterclasses with Stephen Creighton, the lead drummer with the award winning St. Entry to the first Cowal Highland Gathering Hill Run opened yesterday Thursday 1st August with an online form available on this website. Cowal Highland Gathering wish to remind competitors that the closing date for entering the Highland Dancing and Solo Piping competitions is the 1st July.

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