SHG News

Stirling Highland Games event organiser, Matt McGrandles is delighted to announce that EventScotland has awarded funding through its National programme to help develop the growing cultural and sporting event for the Stirling area.“We have some big plans for this year’s event,” Matt explained. “In addition to providing a highly successful competition for athletes we want […]

Stirling Highland Games is delighted to announce Lesley Paterson as its 2016 Games Chieftain. Event Organiser Matt McGrandles said, ‘The more I look into this part of the highland games, the more it amazes me the number of hugely successful people we have from Stirling and Lesley is a shining light in that respect. I

Stirling Highland Games Event Organiser, Matt McGrandles is delighted to support and work with Resource Efficiency Scotland through a pledge to develop an environmental policy, engage staff about recycling at the event and encourage the use of public transport. Resource Efficient Scotland believes that by joining the Pledge and successfully achieving the actions you will

Stirling Highland Games is a traditional highland games event held annually in Stirling on the 3rd weekend in August and is calling on all Scotland Food & Drink traders to be part of our 2016 highland games. As well as delivering our traditional competition events such as Heavyweights, track and field, tug o war, wrestling

Stirling Highland Games advertises through the Stirling News to help promote the games to as wide a local audience as possible and we are delighted with the new design from Tartan Ink. With so many people on the doorstep we invite all locals to head along on the 15th August and be part of this

One of Scotland’s most respected sportsmen has been unveiled as Chieftain of Stirling Highland Games. Olympic silver medallist and lifelong Stirling resident, Michael Goodfellow, will officially open the event at 12 noon on Saturday 15th August 2015. Michael was first introduced to curling by a family friend and since then has had much success as

Stirling Highland Games are delighted to be part of the Junior Games programme next week over at Stirling Sports Village. The Junior Games give opportunity to 1000 S1 pupils from all of Stirling Council’s secondary schools to try a sport and we are delighted to hear there is huge interest about our activities. Event Organiser,

Stirling Needs its Highland Games! After 2 year’s of cancellations, the new organisers were delighted to welcome visitors from 18 countries around the world to this year’s Stirling Highland Games. We believe its paramount importance that the Stirling Games continues to grow year on year as it attracts visitors to the area which not only

Some of our young people attended Ceangail’s Core Skills in Events training prior to the Stirling Highland Games event. Developing an understanding of events was a key part of this year’s taster training programme for young people, supported by Stirling Council Youth Services and delivered by Ceanagil CIC. As part of the training programme Young

VisitScotland produces ultimate guide to country’s Highland games Ever wondered who holds the world record for haggis hurling? Or which Highland games can lay claim to the biggest bowl of porridge? To answer these and many other fundamental questions, VisitScotland has produced its first ever Highland games guide, which details 72 events taking place throughout