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Stirling Highland Games attended The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth on June 22 to receive their prestigious Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver award. The reception and presentations, hosted by Highland RFCA, formally recognised the support the 29 organisations give to the Armed Forces community. On the night, 25 organisations were on hand […]
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Stirling Highland Games was shortlisted earlier this year in the iGap travel guide awards and can now announce that our event was selected by the Judging panel as the winner of the Community Sports Event of the Year – United Kingdom category. The Stirling Highland Games President Matt McGrandles said, “It was fantastic news to
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Former Scotland cricket Internationalist Kathryn White has been named Chieftain of the 2023 Stirling Highland Games. Stirling-born Kathryn started playing cricket at the age of 10 following some taster sessions, delivered by Raymond Bond, at her primary school. She enjoyed the sport so much that she joined the local Stirling County Cricket Club, which was
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The much-anticipated Stirling Highland Games event returns this year on their usual weekend in mid-August. The committee is delighted to announce that it will be able to showcase even more creative arts for its visitors to enjoy on the day. Ceangail CIC, who organises the annual not-for-profit event, has been working away in the background
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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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THE ORIGINS OF HIGHLAND GAMES IN STIRLING. The history of the Stirling Highland Games is intrinsically entwined with that of Stirling Castle. The castle goes back to at least the early 12th century. Its prominent defensive position was strengthened and altered over the following centuries, with new buildings and fortifications being built. Given its natural