Post by Marky on Oct 19, 2005 13:48:39 GMT
The Tartan Army is heading to Aviemore next June instead of Germany! The
Clan Gathering from Thursday 29th June till Monday 3rd July 2006 will be
a long weekend of fun, games and the usual "bonhomie" associated with
the Best supporters in the World! The gathering is being organised by 4
foot soldiers from different parts of Scotland with the vision and
organisation to produce a weekend of different events so all tartan army
foot soldiers and their girlfriends/wives and family and friends can
participate and enjoy themselves!
The event is during the second phase of the world cup which will be
beamed live to the tartan army on a giant screen...... the very
successful annual football tournament will take place on the Saturday at
Aviemore with a fun golf tournament at the new prestigious Spey valley
championship course on the Friday! The largest ever gathering of clans
since the Jacobite rebellion 360years ago will also stage their own
carnival highland games fun event on the Sunday! There will be bands and
music in different venues throughout the weekend..... A major concert
will be staged on the Saturday evening.... and a last night ceilidh in
the Aviemore Highland Resort on the Sunday evening....... the aviemore
highland resort will run a children’s programme over the weekend and it
is envisaged that being the start of the Scottish school holidays a
proportion of TA visitors and their families will stay on in the Spey
valley for several days......
Aviemore is in badenoch and strathspey is right in the heart of
Scotland’s largest national park and on the main A9 road, which connects
the highlands of Scotland with the central belt! The village has all the
facilities to host this event from extensive hotels, campsite, pubs and
restaurants plus excellent public transport links by train/bus /car.
The new MacDonald highland resort will host the event which will attract
approx. 2000 members and family of the tartan army, one of the
spectacles of the weekend will be the march from the main resort car
park to Aviemore football pitch with all the clubs/members in full
regalia being led down main street by the their own pipers/drummers...
The organisers are in discussion with some big named Scottish bands to
bring them to Aviemore it is also hoped to have some of the
management/players of the national team present.......
For further info.... visit the web site on www.tartanarmygathering.com
ORGANISERS.........
Don Lawson (Aviemore)
Tam Coyle (Glasgow)
Taffy Maclean (Inverness)
John Kaylor (Perth)