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We are once again delighted for Lesley, as her film All Quiet on the Western Front has been nominated for 9 Oscars this weekend. Stirling Highland Games looks to honour a famous son or daughter of Stirling each year with the honorary role being our Highland Games Chieftain. Lesley, at that time, with 3 world […]
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The Stirling Highland Games committee were delighted to hear that our 2016 Stirling Highland Games Chieftain secured 7 BAFTA Awards including the best-adapted screenplay. Now a 5x world champion triathlete, Lesley had been working for 16 years on bringing the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, to the big screen. Together with her screenwriting
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Stirling Highland Games found out that last year’s Chieftain, Alison McGrandles, was at Murrayfield Stadium at the weekend to watch the Scotland v Wales match. It was a special occasion as Scottish Rugby welcomed the 1993 trailblazing Scotland team, that she was part of, to BT Murrayfield marking the 30th anniversary of their first international
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Stirling Highland Games marked its return to a live event by hosting new world records and becoming the first Games to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. Four world records – for shot put and hammer throwing – were broken by the Wounded Highlanders team of injured military veterans competing in Stirling’s adaptive heavyweight
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PROUD sponsor of the upcoming Stirling Highland Games, Specsavers invited a local heavyweight champion for a health check ahead of the event. The local opticians, located on Murray Place, welcomed Stuart Anderson for an eye examination and OCT scan to help ensure he was in tip top condition ahead of the Highland Games which are
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It has been 3 years since the Stirling Highland Games event attracted visitors from around the world to the city, so it’s encouraging to hear their new Grandstand tickets are being snapped up by overseas visitors coming to Scotland. There is no question that the Stirling Highland Games organisers are feeling the pinch just like
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Visitors will have the chance to browse high-quality crafts and sample a wide range of delicious food at this year’s Stirling Highland Games. The Games team pride themselves on the event’s unrivalled food and drink experience and the award-winning producers selected for the popular Traders Village Marquee. Creative traders from across Scotland will be showcasing
AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS SET TO IMPRESS VISITORS AT STIRLING HIGHLAND GAMES Read More »
A team of injured military veterans are set to smash adaptive athletics world records at this year’s Stirling Highland Games. The group of five men and one woman from Wounded Highlanders – the UK’s only adaptive Highland Games team – are busy training for the event on Saturday August 20. Last August, they competed in
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Visitors to this year’s Stirling Highland Games are being asked to `plant a tree’ and help breathe new life into Scotland’s native woodlands. The team behind the annual event are backing the Trees for Life initiative which aims to revive Highland forests through practical rewilding. They are encouraging visitors, athletes, suppliers, traders and other stakeholders
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Former Scotland rugby player Ali McGrandles has been named Chieftain of this year’s Stirling Highland Games. Stirling-born Ali was a pioneer of women’s rugby in Scotland beginning her career at Stirling County aged just eight and going on to notch up 50 international caps. Ali, who played in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cups, is
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