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Aberdeen's Highland Games

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Aberdeen's Highland Games

Aberdeen's Highland Games will be celebrating it's 50 year at the 2010 games. The event takes place in the Games Field at Hazlehead Park and always on the third Sunday in June (20th June 2010).

The Games are an integral part of the Grampian Games circuit and delivered under the auspices of the Scottish Games Association. 

The event opening times are 10.00am to 5.30p.m.

Entry Prices: 

 Adult £6   

Child £3  (17years and under) (under 5years FREE )                                      

Family (2 Adults & up to 2 Children) £15         

 

Traditional Highland Games

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The event delivers a traditional programme of Highland Games including Scottish 725kg Tug-o-war Championship, heavy and light events, track and field events, dancing, pipe bands and solo piping competitions.

Entry to traditional events

  • Pipe bands enter via the North of Scotland Branch RSPBA.
  • Heavy Events and Novice Heavy Events enter on the day at the Games Arena.
  • Dancing enter on the day at the Dance stages.
  • Light Events enter on the day at the Games Arena.
  • Solo Piping enter on the day, see signs on entry. entries close 1 hour before event.

Dancing, solo piping, heavies, tug-o-war Scottish Championship 725kg, light events (90 metres,400 metres,800metres, long jump, triple jump, high jump) all enter on the day.

Heavy Events

Putting Heavy Stone (22lbs)

Putting Light Stone (16lbs)

Throwing Heavy Hammer (28lbs)

Weight for Distance (28lbs)

Caber Toss

Throwing the Light Hammer (16lbs)

Throwing 56lbs Weight Over the Bar

Prize monies: 1st £40, 2nd £30, 3rd £20, 4th £15. (some competitions will pay out to 5th place others to 6th place, see programme on the day)

Novice Heavy Events

Grampian Games Qualifying Championships for Heavy Events (sponsored by Glenfiddich Pure Malt Scotch Whisky) Championships open to competitors 17-25 years of age at start of session.

Novice light hammer

Novice light Ball

Novice 28lb weight for Distance

Novice 56lb Weight over Bar

Novice Caber Tossing

All competitors are required to pay their own entry fee into the games, competition entry fee is free.

Only registered competitors will be permitted to take part in official events, be awarded points towards S.H.G.A. leagues and be entitled to collect prize money, trophies or medals being presented by the S.H.G.A. Unregistered athletes are not entitled to any cover under the S.H.G.A.'s personal injury Insurance scheme. Please note competitors most have their own insurance cover.

Registration to the S.H.G.A can be accessed through printing a form from www.shga.co.uk . A special one event fee is available as well as a full years registration. 

Family Entertainment Arena

A family entertainment programme is being developed to enhance your Games experience through special displays, demonstrations and activities that will take place throughout the day within various areas of the Games venue.

Activities that took place in 2009 are listed below, we look to enhance these for the 2010 games.

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Trade stalls

Trade stalls will be selling food, gifts, arts & crafts and clothing. There will also be local charities giving you the chance to catch up with what they have been involved in and even trying your luck with their various fund raising activities. Applications for trade or charity stalls are now available (Closing date 25 March, 5pm).

Traders: we are looking to create themed marquees (health and wellbeing, arts and crafts, Scottish produce (food), Family and Clan History and children's activities). Please email dparrott@aberdeencity.gov.uk to register your interest.

Catering

A wide choose of  catering suppliers will be in attendance on the day.

  • Ice cream/ dessert facility 
  • Fast food
  • Scottish speciality foods
  • Coffee kiosk
  • jacket potato
  • Donut unit 
  • Other unique catering provision
  • Beer tent

 Catering provision tenders, to express an interest and be placed onto the tender list. Submissions deadline is the 12noon on  Thursday 11th March 2010. Please email stating catering tender application within the subject heading to: dparrott@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Accommodation

Check out the various Highland Games offers available from the Aberdeen City and Shire Hotels Association.

 Additional Links

For additional events and activities Locally and Nationally see links below.

For further information please contact Daniel Parrott:

Telephone: 01224 523842

Email: dparrott@aberdeencity.gov.uk

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