Project and Event News

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 […]

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

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

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

This year, Scotland’s winter festival season is looking to kick off with a new hybrid St Andrew’s Day celebration involving an amazing selection of creative arts performances throughout the day, and the organisers are calling on everyone to get involved. Ceangail, based in Stirling, is the social enterprise behind this new venture and they continue

SHG Food and Drink We were delighted to welcome Chef Tony Singh to be part of this year’s food and drink episode on the Stirling Highland Games on-demand programme. You will find the menu he created and recipes on this page so you can try cooking these amazing dishes at home. These recipes are for

The Stirling Highland Games – one of the area’s leading cultural outdoor events – has been cancelled for a second year due to Covid. This year’s event was due to take place at Stirling Sports Village on 21st August, however, considering last week’s guidance from the Scottish Government, organisers have had to take the ‘sensible’

It was seen as Scotland’s largest St Andrew’s Day virtual gig this year, supported by 39 Scottish artists performing over 10 hours, and attracting viewers from over 30 countries around the world. Frontline Festival Scotland held its inaugural event on a day that is celebrated globally and is known to everyone as St Andrew’s Day.

This Monday we’ll be celebrating the very best of Scottish music with the Frontline Festival’s virtual fundraising gig. There are 39 performances by some of Scotland’s best-known bands, including Wet, Wet, Wet, Bay City Rollers and Hue & Cry. As well as up and coming Scottish musicians such as Ocean of You and Primes. Running

St Andrew’s Day preparations are well underway at Bannockburn House, near Stirling. The community-owned historic 17th mansion is preparing to host a virtual fundraising gig on Monday 30 November featuring some of Scotland’s best-known bands, including Wet, Wet, Wet, Bay City Rollers and Hue & Cry. Organised by Ceangail, the Frontline Festival aims to inject