Strathmore & The Glens Rural Partnership
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Strathmore
& the Glens Rural partnership PRESS RELEASE BLAIRGOWRIE
& EAST PERTHSHIRE WALKING FESTIVAL With
this year’s Blairgowrie & East Perthshire Walking Festival just 5 months
away, the Festival Committee are satisfied that everything is in place. Indeed
so much so that for the first time, postcards have been printed and in the main,
distributed all over the country. Also, the brochures are just about ready for
collection and then distribution. The
festival committee, which is made up of volunteers, with the support of
Strathmore & The Glens, Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust and Perth
& Kinross Council has been working very hard since the last one finished and
have now put the final touches to the programme. We are also very grateful to
Tesco who have paid for the printing, Strathtay Scottish for their continued
support, Blairgowrie & East Perthshire Tourist Association for their
generous donation and to the Royal Hotel for their package deal for some of the
many participants. Full details on the Festival can be found on our website, www.walkingfestival.org
which has been put together by Nick
Cole. The
Festival which starts on the 29th September and runs through to the 4th
October has taken on a slightly different look this year. We have extended it by
one day and introduced rock climbing and mountain biking, this was done at the
request of some of last year’s participants. We have also put in some new
exciting routes, so you can have a nice relaxing historical walk around Coupar
Angus or you can take in a strength sapping 4 munros in Upper Glenshee. So we
are trying to cater for all and are able to do so by those participants who
filled in evaluation forms last year. These forms are very valuable to us in
many ways, telling us how the walks were, how our experienced mountain guides
were, what they liked or would like to see improved. Turning
to the entertainment side, we have the Provost’s Welcome night, Ceilidh, talk
by a mountaineer and mountain rescue leader, Games night, Quiz night and ending
with our usual Cateran BBQ, which this year will be held at the Altamount House
Hotel. I
am happy to say, that already we have had lots of enquiries and a few bookings,
so people are already thinking what they are doing at the end of the autumn. So,
watch this space for a regular update. |
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