What's On in the Cairngorms National Park in March 2011
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Events
26th-27th February
• Cairngorm Ski Club Annual Open Championships - CairnGorm Mountain. Saturday 26th Giant Slalom, Sunday 27th Slalom. Entry details from Race Convenor Keith Taylor boyski@lochmorlich.com
• See Strathspey by Heritage Diesel Railcar - Strathspey Steam Railway, Aviemore. 1 free child (under 16) for each adult return ticket. T: 01479 810725.
28th February-31st March 2011
• Art Exhibition - Aviemore Gallery, Rothiemurchus. Celebrating Scottish landscapes, lochs & mountains. Daily, 10am-5.30pm. FREE.
• ‘The Big Freeze’ Exhibition - The Day Lodge, CairnGorm Mountain. Photographs & video over the 2010 winter season, 10am-5pm, FREE.
• Creative Cairngorms Winter Exhibition - Speyside Heather Centre, Dulnain Bridge. Check for opening times T: 01479 851359
14th-18th March
• 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival - Various venues. The festival is a showcase for local school children. See listings for full details. T: 01540 662294.
19th-20th March
• Snowsport Scotland Scottish Children’s Championships - CairnGorm Mountain. For info www.snowsportscotland.org/page.php?section=snow_rcalendar
26th-31st March
• Creative Cairngorms Paintings & Craft Exhibition - Loch an Eilein Visitor Centre, Rothiemurchus. 10am-4.30pm, FREE.
Calendar of Events
Tuesday 1st March
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Fort William, 8pm www.strathspeythistlefc.co.uk
• Talk on ‘World Class Bird Images’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. David Cromack presents the pick of the entries submitted for the International Wildbird Photographer competition. 6pm, FREE.
Wednesday 2nd
• Horsey Winter Sports Day - Newtonmore Riding Centre. Join in & learn more about equestrian sports. Suitable for all levels. 10am-12noon or 3pm, £30/£15. T: 01540 670000.
• Kincraig Winter Talk - Cairngorms Christian Centre, Kincraig. Juliet Robinson MSC speaking about 'The Future of Red Squirrels – Is it Assured', in aid of Kiwoko Hospital in Uganda. 7.30pm. Donations welcome. T: 01540 651420.
• Winter Lecture Series - Mountain Café, Aviemore. Lecture by George McEwan. FREE. Food available from 7pm, £10 (booking essential), lecture starts at 8pm. T: 01479 812473 http://www.mcofs.org.uk/winterlectureseries.asp
Thursday 3rd
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 4th
• Talk on ‘Wild West Birding’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Illustrated talk about David Cromack’s birding highlights from trips to California & Arizona while Editor of Bird Watching magazine. 6pm, FREE.
Saturday 5th
• CairnGorm in Kilts 2011 - CairnGorm Mountain. Another world record attempt! 11am. Registration £5 www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/snow-sports/cairngorm-in-kilts-2011
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Fraserburgh, 8pm www.strathspeythistlefc.co.uk
• Live Music with The Young Rebel Set - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Supported by Iain Mclaughlin. 10pm, FREE.
Sunday 6th
• Ski Jouring & Sleigh Rides - Newtonmore Riding Centre. Ski Jouring subject to snow. Full or half day. 10am-3pm, £30. To book: 01540 670000.
• The Osprey Music Society presents Klouda Duo - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 7.30pm, £12/£10/£5/£2. For tickets T: 01479 831213.
• Live Music with Matt Norris & The Moon - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Supported by Washington Irving front man, Joe Black. 9pm, FREE.
Monday 7th
• Grantown Museum Talk - Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey. Talk by ‘Cairngorm John’. 7.30pm £3.50.
• Poker Tournament - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 7.30pm.
Tuesday 8th
• Cookery Demonstration - Alvie House, Kincraig. Learn about soups, fish dishes, chicken dishes & desserts with local chef Alan Frost. 10am-2pm, £45 per person. To book: 01540 651255
• Talk on ‘Wildlife Art’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Artist Brin Edwards gives an illustrated overview of the stylistic approaches to wildlife art. 6pm, FREE.
Wednesday 9th
• Horsey Winter Sports Day - Newtonmore Riding Centre. Join in & learn more about equestrian sports. Suitable for all levels. 10am-12noon or 3pm, £30/£15. T: 01540 670000.
• Winter Lecture Series - Mountain Café, Aviemore. Lecture by David ‘Heavy’ Whalley BEM, MBE. FREE. Food available from 7pm, £10 (booking essential), lecture starts at 8pm. T: 01479 812473 http://www.mcofs.org.uk/winterlectureseries.asp
Thursday 10th
• Quiz Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Saturday 12th
• Live music with Three Blind Wolves - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Supported by Adopted as Holograph. 10pm, FREE.
Sunday 13th
• Introduction to Carriage or Sleigh Driving - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-1pm, £15. To book T: 01540 670000.
• The Ski Club Leading & Scott Ski Testing Day - CairnGorm Mountain. Ski with a Ski Club Leader & test next season’s Scott skis. Braemar Mountain Sports will have ski mountaineering kit available to test. To book E: leaders@skiclub.co.uk with email subject ‘Register for Glenshee/Cairngorm Leading Day’. Meet outside the Cas Bar, Coire Cas Car Park, 10am.
Monday 14th
• Traditional Music - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 9am-3.30pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Poetry Reading - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 9am-3.30pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Police Championships Giant Slalom - CairnGorm Mountain.
• Night of Words - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. An evening of storytelling and poetry, comedy & song presented by John Rice. 7pm
• Winter Illustrated Talk with Ludka Aitken- Boat of Garten Community Hall. ‘End of the World: Beginning of Everything’ a small ship cruise to Antartica via the Falkland Islands, 7.30pm, £4.50
Tuesday 15th
• Gaelic Event - Newtonmore Primary School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 1.15-3.30pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Piping & Drumming Music Event - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 6pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
Wednesday 16th
• Junior Choirs & Vocal Solos - Kingussie High School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 6pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Dancing Event - Kingussie High School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 6pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Own a Pony Day - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-12noon or 3pm, £30/£15. To book T: 01540 670000.
Thursday 17th
• Piano & Instrument Solos - Kingussie High School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 9am-3.30pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival Adults Event - Kingussie High School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 6.30pm, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 18th
• Instrumental Groups & Solos - Grantown Church of Scotland. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 9am, £2. T: 01540 662294.
• Grantown Society Talk - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Talk by James Dunbar on the Churches of Strathspey, 7.30pm. Donations welcome.
• Comic Relief Night - The Haugh Hotel, Cromdale. Fun, fundraising, games & comedy including quiz, Pool & Darts competition & free buffet in aid of Red Nose Day.
Saturday 19th
• Yoga Morning - beallich, Cromdale. 10am-12.30am, £18. Booking essential T: 01807 510242.
• Newtonmore 10 Mile Race & 2 Mile Fun Run - Newtonmore Village Hall. Registration from 9.30am. 10 mile race starts 11am (over 16s), £16/£14 including entry to the Hangover Mile on 20th & FREE entry to the Ceilidh. 2 mile fun run at 11.15am, under 8s must be accompanied by an adult, £3. Enter on-line at www.born2run.co.uk
• Aviemore Ceilidh Dance - Aviemore Village Hall. Ceilidh dance to Graeme Mitchell. 8pm-midnight, £5.
• Live Music with DJ Paul Mackay - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 9.30pm.
• Newtonmore Ceilidh - Newtonmore Village Hall. 9.30pm, FREE for runners in the Newtonmore 10 Mile Race.
• Live Music with The Last Battle - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 10pm, FREE.
Sunday 20th
• Stable Day - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-1pm, £15. To book T: 01540 670000.
• Hangover Mile Race - Newtonmore. 11.15am. £2 or FREE if taking part in the Newtonmore 10 Mile Race.
Monday 21st
• Grantown Museum Talk - Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey. Talk by Hendy Pollock ‘Rails to Grantown’. 7.30pm £3.50.
Tuesday 22nd
• Talk on ‘Trinidad & Tobago’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Artist & Oriole Birding tour guide, Steve Cale, talks about the birdlife of Trinidad & Tobago. 6pm, FREE.
Wednesday 23rd
• Carriage Driving Day - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-12noon or 3pm, £30/£15. To book T: 01540 670000.
• Highland Schools Ski & Snowboard Race - CairnGorm Mountain. Giant Slalom course open to skiers & boarders in P6 or above & under 18 on 1st Jan 2011. For full details & entry form E: donald@snowsportscotland.org Race at 12.15pm, prizegiving from 2.30pm.
Thursday 24th
• Quiz Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 25th
• 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival Closing Concert - Kingussie High School. Part of the 54th Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival. 7pm, £5/£3. T: 01540 662294.
• Talk on ‘Let’s Look at Raptors’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Steve Cale, wildlife artist & tour guide for Oriole Birding, talks about his study of raptors, their biology & the adaptations they have made to cope with their chosen habitats. 6pm, FREE.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Live music with Donna Maciocia, Paul Gilbody & Stu Goodall, 10pm, FREE.
Saturday 26th
• Cairngorms Farmers Market - Grantown Primary School Hall, Grantown-on-Spey. 10.30am-3.30pm. www.cairngorms-farmers-market.com
• Grantown Museum Coffee Morning - Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey, 10.30am.
• Newtonmore Riding Club Dressage Competition - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 1-4pm, £10. To enter T: 01540 670000.
• March Madness - The Haugh Hotel, Cromdale. Beach party with cocktails, food specials & Open Pool Competition at 8pm. £2.50 entry fee includes buffet.
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Keith, 8pm www.strathspeythistlefc.co.uk
• Live Music with Alfie - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 9.30pm.
• Live Music with Brokeback Jockstrap - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 10pm, FREE.
Sunday 27th
• Mounted Treasure Hunt - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-1pm, £15. To book T: 01540 670000.
• Talk on ‘The Art of Birds’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Talk by professional wildlife artist Steve Cale. Looking at some of the birds & landscapes that inspire his paintings from around the world. 6pm, FREE.
• Live Music with Brokeback Jockstrap - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 9pm, FREE.
Monday 28th
• Talk with Slideshow - Talla nan Ros, Kingussie. Nic Bullivant, Head Ranger of Cairngorm Mountain's Ranger Service, presents 'Nic's Long Walk - From Glen Clova to Torridon'. 7.30pm.
Tuesday 29th
• Cookery Demonstration - Alvie House, Kincraig. An introduction to baking basic white bread rolls, pizza, naan bread & chelsea buns with local chef Alan Frost. 10am-2pm, £45 per person. To book: 01540 651255
• Talk on ‘Discovering the Scottish Isles’ - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Starting in the magical Isle of Skye, wildlife photographer Nick Martin shows us the landscape & wildlife of the Hebrides & the Shetlands. 6pm, FREE.
• Live Music with The Vaccines - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 9pm, £6.
Wednesday 30th
• Badenoch Gardening Club - Newtonmore Village Hall. Pete Moore, RSPB, on the subject of 'Gardening for Wildlife'. Refreshments & raffle. 7.30pm, members free, visitors £2.50.
Thursday 31st
• Laggan Heritage Meeting - Laggan Hall Rob Ritchie will give a talk on the History of Newtonmore Highland Games, 8pm, FREE.
• Live Music with Abagail Grey - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 9pm, FREE.
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Day by Day in March
Every Monday
• Pilates - Wheatly Hall, Grantown-on-Spey. 10-11am & 11am-12noon, £8.50. To book T: 01479 872140.
• Cairngorms Runners Session - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 6.30pm. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Grantown Bridge Club - Wheatley Hall, St. Columba’s Episcopal Hall, Grantown-on-Spey. All bridge playing pairs welcome, visitors table money £3. 6.45pm. T: 01479 821453.
• Cairngorm Explorer Scouts - For girls/boys aged 14-18, meeting at various locations in Badenoch & Strathspey, 7.30-9pm. Further details: Jenny T: 01479 872989 or Mark T: 01479 873981.
• Cash Bingo - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 8pm (over 18s only).
• Live Music with David Hood ‘Tribute to the Decades’ - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 8.30pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Raymond Chuchuk - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Family Fun Bingo - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• Live Music with Erik Spence on Accordion - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30.
Every Tuesday
• Hatha Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 10-11am, £8. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Forever Fit Aerobics - Inverallan Hall, Grantown-on-Spey. 10.30-11.30am, £4. To book T: 01479 872140.
• Grantown Health Walk Group - Aganach Woods (car park near curling rink), Grantown-on-Spey. Short, social, low-level, led walk, weather permitting. 10.30am. T: 01479 841611.
• Nethy Bridge Health Walk Group - Nethy Bridge Community Centre. Short, social, low-level, led walk, weather permitting. 1pm. T: 07519569005.
• Hatha Yoga - Craig McLean Centre, Grantown-on-Spey. 6-7pm, £4. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Cairngorm Bridge Club - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. All bridge playing pairs welcome, visitors table money £3. 6.45pm. T: 01479 821453.
• Pilates - Wheatly Hall, Grantown-on-Spey. 7-8pm, £8.50. To book T: 01479 872140.
• Scottish Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 8pm.
• Live Music with David Hood, ‘Tribute to the Decades’ - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 8.30pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 8.30pm.
• Scottish Music with Ronnie Douglas - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. Cash prize, free stovies, 9.30-11pm, £1pp.
Every Wednesday
• Pilates - St Johns Hall, Inverdruie, Aviemore 6-7pm & 7-8pm, £8.50. To book T: 01479 872140.
• Dynamic Yoga - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 6-7pm. £5. T: 07588 856505.
• Ashtanga Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 6.15-7.15pm, £8. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Homecoming Ceilidh & Highland Feast - Carrbridge Hotel, 7pm. £20/£10.
• Scottish Night - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge. Dinner served from 7pm, entertainment from 8pm. £19.95/£9.95.
• Cairngorm Snowboard Club - Glenmore Lodge Dry Slope. 7-10pm, £3 www.cairngormsnowboardclub.co.uk
• Live Music - The Garth Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. Fortnightly folk roots live music sessions, 8pm.
• Live Music with Kenny Nairn - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with Gilly & Graeme - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music - Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 9.30pm.
• Music Quiz /Disco - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 10pm.
Every Thursday
• Ladies Riding Club - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 9am & 5.30pm, £12. T: 01540 670000.
• Kingussie Health Walk Group - Badenoch Centre, Kingussie. Short, social, low-level, led walk, weather permitting. 10am. T: 01540 661330.
• Pilates - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 10.30-11.30am £8.50. To book T: 01479 872140.
• Carrbridge Health Walk Group - The Old Bridge, Carrbridge. Short, social, low-level, led walk, weather permitting. 11am. T: 01479 841749.
• Newtonmore Health Walk Group - Wild Cat Centre, Newtonmore. Short, social, low-level, led walk, weather permitting. 1.30pm. T: 01540 672006.
• Chinese Buffet Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 6-9pm, £9.95/£5.50.
• Life Drawing Class - Ossian Hotel, Kincraig. 7.30pm. To book T: 07974689651.
• Live Music with George Gordon - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 8.30pm.
• Pub Quiz - Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel. £1.00 per person, cash prize for the winning team, 8.30pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Nigel Dison, Vocalist & Guitar - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Karaoke with Alfie - Ben Mhor Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 9pm.
• Live Music with Graeme Mackay & Duncan Farquhar - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9.30pm.
• Karaoke - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm.
• Live Music with DJ Stevie - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore, 10.30pm-3am.
Every Friday
• Hatha Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 10-11am, £8. To book T: 01807 510242.
• The Wee Bogees Baby & Toddler Playgroup - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Open to all. 10am-12noon. E: theweebogees@gmx.com T: 01479 831204.
• Kids Pool Party - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 5-6pm. £3 including children’s tea.
• Cash Bingo - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 8pm (over 18s only).
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 8.30pm.
• DJ or Live Music - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm to late (4th Chris Grant).
• Live Music - Gillies Cellar Bar & Bistro, Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm (Keith Mair 11th, 25th & George Gordon 4th, 18th).
• Scottish Music with Ronnie Douglas - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with Gilly - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music - Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 9.30pm.
• Live Music with DJ Jon - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore, 10.30pm-3am.
• Live Entertainment - DJ at 2 Hoots Nightclub, Winking Owl, Aviemore, till 3am.
Every Saturday
• Saddle Club - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm, £12. T: 01540 670000 (Sat 26th 10am-12noon session only).
• Live Scottish Music - Active Cafaidh, Aviemore. Featuring young local Feis Rois musicians. Selection of locally produced small platters, fondues & whisky cocktails available. 4-6pm. FREE entry.
• Whisky Tasting- Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 6.30pm.
• Homecoming Ceilidh & Highland Feast - Carrbridge Hotel, 7pm. £20/£10.
• Live Music with George Gordon - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore. 8.30pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Kenny Nairn - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. 8.30-11pm.
• Quiz Night - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• DJ or Live Music - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm-late.
• Decades Disco - Gillies Cellar Bar & Bistro, Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. Music from the 70s 80s & 90s. 9pm-midnight.
• Live Entertainment - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music - Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 9pm.
• Pop, Chart & Party Night with DJ Gordy Peters - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore 10.30pm-3am.
• Live Entertainment - DJ at 2 Hoots Nightclub, Winking Owl, Aviemore, till 3am.
Every Sunday
• Cairngorm Runners long distance social runs - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park. 10am www.cairngormrunners.org
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel. 8.30pm.
• Ceilidh Night - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. 8.30-11pm.
• Karaoke - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm.
