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And we are off, OFF to Inveraray Highland Games tomorrow… www.inveraray-games.co.uk/ Weeks have been spent making the clothes and getting everything just right so we have enough to sell and enough to show as samples, along with fliers, magnets and enough food to feed an army as my two helpers (my wee lads age 9 & 6) come on a wee mini adventure with their mum. If it was not for these two troopers we would not get so much done. Inveraray is in our back garden of Argyll, living on the Isle of Bute it is just up the...

Welcome to Bute Highland Games What better way to indulge yourself in the pure flavour of Scotland than to experience at first hand the magic of a Highland Games set on a beautiful Scottish island? The wonderful and haunting music of pipe bands; the supreme expertise and skill of highland dancers; the prowess and strength of heavy event athletes and wrestlers; the enthusiasm and energy of track runners; the sheer endurance of road race competitors and an opportunity to see just what shinty is all about! This text was taken from the Bute Highland Games Website www.butehighlandgames.org  The History of...

Come to the 2016 Cowal Highland Gathering and be part of one of the biggest, most spectacular Highland games in the world. The dates for the 2016 Gathering will be the 25th, 26th and 27th August.Join around 23,000 people who visit every year to soak up the unique, friendly atmosphere and stunning Highland location. Cheer on the competitors as they battle it out for championship titles. Watch Highland dancing, pipe bands, wrestling, heavy athletics, solo piping and drum majors or enjoy ceilidh music, children’s entertainment, a fun run and local food. There’s something for all the family. And don’t miss...

We have a great team of Brand Ambassadors and Marketeers - here are 3 of the young team having a great day at the Bute Dance Festival.  

The First Gourock Highland Games – 1956The first Gourock Highland Games was held on Saturday 21st July 1956 to celebrate the official opening of the new playing fields at Gourock Park. It was considered that a Highland Gathering would have a wider appeal, particularly to women and children, than a sports meeting. The playing fields were opened by Scottish Rugby’s John Bannerman, and the Games were presided over by Chieftain Colonel Duncan Darroch, Laird of Gourock. Indeed, the Darroch family presided over the Games for the next thirty years or so. Eight pipe bands competed and the West of Scotland...