At the recent Ceangail CIC Board meeting, the Chair reported that its longest-serving member had stepped down after 7 successful years with the social enterprise. It was back in 2014 when Ceangail had just started trading and had delivered its first event in Stirling, that Cat had volunteered at the Stirling Highland Games event. She …
It has been 3 years since the Stirling Highland Games event attracted visitors from around the world to the city, so it’s encouraging to hear their new Grandstand tickets are being snapped up by overseas visitors coming to Scotland. There is no question that the Stirling Highland Games organisers are feeling the pinch just like …
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Visitors will have the chance to browse high-quality crafts and sample a wide range of delicious food at this year’s Stirling Highland Games. The Games team pride themselves on the event’s unrivalled food and drink experience and the award-winning producers selected for the popular Traders Village Marquee. Creative traders from across Scotland will be showcasing …
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A team of injured military veterans are set to smash adaptive athletics world records at this year’s Stirling Highland Games. The group of five men and one woman from Wounded Highlanders – the UK’s only adaptive Highland Games team – are busy training for the event on Saturday August 20. Last August, they competed in …
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Visitors to this year’s Stirling Highland Games are being asked to `plant a tree’ and help breathe new life into Scotland’s native woodlands. The team behind the annual event are backing the Trees for Life initiative which aims to revive Highland forests through practical rewilding. They are encouraging visitors, athletes, suppliers, traders and other stakeholders …
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Former Scotland rugby player Ali McGrandles has been named Chieftain of this year’s Stirling Highland Games. Stirling-born Ali was a pioneer of women’s rugby in Scotland beginning her career at Stirling County aged just eight and going on to notch up 50 international caps. Ali, who played in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cups, is …
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Stirling’s leading culture sporting event is set to return later this year on Saturday, August 20th with some exciting new additions to the schedule. Even though a physical event, usually attended by thousands, hasn’t happened over the last 2 years because of the pandemic, Stirling successfully managed to fly the flag for highland games and …
Ceangail have been operating in Stirling since 2014, developing and delivering events in the culture sector. We brought Stirling Highland Games back to life, now Stirling’s leading cultural sporting event and will continue to lead on Highland games in the area. We created Caledonia Festival to encourage more people to celebrate St Andrew’s Day each …
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The Caledonia Festival, a hybrid event, will be showcasing some amazing grassroots and emerging talent as part of this year’s St Andrew’s Day celebration event. The virtual event being screened online during the day will include a line-up of artists, theatre and film clips from a fantastic mini tour of Scotland. This week the festival …
Caledonia Festival Announces LIVE Comedy Night in Stirling Read More »
Grassroots bands, comedians and performers are among the online and offline events which will be showcased at the Caledonia Festival on St Andrew’s Day. The newly named, Caledonia Festival will celebrate Scotland’s national holiday with music, comedy, talks, heritage and much more. To launch the event, the two presenters, Kathryn Wilson and Fat, will be …
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