Chieftains
STIRLING HIGHLAND GAMES CHIEFTAINS
The Stirling Highland Games committee appoint a Honorary Chieftain of Stirling each year.
When selecting future Chieftains for this honorary role, they select from one of Stirling’s famous sons or daughters that were born in the Stirling area and have gone on to achieve recognition at the highest level of their discipline be it business, sport, etc.
If you know of someone that was born in Stirling, has excelled in their sector and you would like to propose them for consideration as a future Stirling Highland Games Chieftain please get in touch.
The 2025 Stirling Highland Games Chieftain
The SHG Committee are delighted to announce our 2025 Stirling Highland Games Chieftain is former:
Scotland International Former Rugby player, Lyndsay O’Donnell.
LATEST NEWS
Stirling Highland Games to Host a Novice Heavyweights Training session
Stirling Highland Games is looking forward to hosting its first novice heavyweights training session in June this year. The President of Stirling Highland Games has been pushing for this kind of development for many years now, and having recently agreed to collaborative support from Active Stirling, it allowed him to push on with his vision
Congradulations to Jim Holburn of the Wounded Highlanders
Our President had welcome news this week that Jim Holburn, President of The Wounded Highlanders, was not only a finalist at this year’s Scottish Veteran Awards in April but had also won. Shortlisted in the category ‘Role Model of the Year’, the Stirling Highland Games committee were delighted to hear the news following the Award ceremony. Our
Exciting new Food and Drink area coming to Stirling Highland Games 2025 with EventScotland Support
Organiser’s Ceangail are thrilled to announce that EventScotland has granted funding to support the Stirling Highland Games in 2025. This generous grant will facilitate the creation of a dedicated food and drinks area, significantly enhancing the event experience for attendees and expanding opportunities for Scottish producers within the traders’ village. The addition of this new
Former Scotland Women’s Internationalist Lyndsay O’Donnell Named Stirling Highland Games Chieftain for 2025
Stirling Highland Games are celebrating with the exciting announcement that former Scotland Women’s rugby internationalist Lyndsay O’Donnell has been appointed their honorary chieftain for 2025. This prestigious role recognises Stirling-born O’Donnell’s remarkable contributions to international rugby and her ongoing commitment to inspiring future generations. Lyndsay boasts an impressive international career, earning 20 Caps for the
Stirling Highland Games Joins Stirling 900 Grand Finale Parade to Celebrate 900 Years of Royal Heritage
Stirling Highland Games is thrilled to announce its participation in the grand finale parade of Stirling 900, a historic celebration marking Stirling’s 900th year as a royal burgh. The event, set to be a spectacular conclusion to a year-long series of festivities, will see Stirling Highland Games proudly joining the community to commemorate this momentous
Plant a Tree in the Scottish Highlands!
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